DELAY OF SESSION.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1924, Page 3

DELAY OF SESSION.

MR HOLLAND’S PROTEST. I'm- TEL EG It A I’ll—'PEß TREKS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Fob. 29. Mr If. E. Holland, as Chairman of ihe Parliamentary Labour Party, sent a letter to the Prime Minister emphasising ihe. need for culling Parliament/ together, not later than May. The reasons given are:—-(IT General dissatisfaction oil tho qms’.ioi, of the basic wage as fixed by the Arbitration Court; (2) dissatisfaction in ihe public service particularly among railway and V. and T. Workers; GO urgent need for legislation affecting working fanners ami in connection with the moratorium; (!) general desire fot legislation dealing with the Dominion pen:,ions system in mr-ordn'ic- mtjt the promise of the -MiuiMor of Pen--ion.c ; (,->) ncet.l ior legKvhi’.cm etaking provision for uiuMnpioyoioot : 1 suability of Parliament being a.aerthd ample time for a discussion of the proposals adopted by the Imperial Conference. N!r Holland points out that the last session was short; that the present recess is abnormally long, and that 1 Parliament does not meet: till tl, o result will he that much important legislation will he crowded into a few davs at the end of the session, w i ll lone night sittings, when it will be impossible for worlt to he done m a thorough fashion.