POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 1

POLITICAL JOTTINGS.

WHICH IS lIORATI t.S

When the division-, were being taken ill tile Mouse in the small hours of Saturday mm-iiing. I.ahour nieiiiheis were heard to remark that the Govei it men t would have the same old majority of three. “They remind me," said the Prime 31 blister, "ol I lorntius ami Mis two companions who held the bridge. These three people have held the iort and I think they will he nhle to hold it for the halanee of tin- .session."

.Mr P. l-'raser: And I hope that at tile end of the three years they will {jet tile usual reward. THE MONKY .MARKET. Il is the inleiitioii of Mr I). Rmldo. (Kaiapoi) to ask .the Minister for Finance. whether, as the State Advances Department seems to lie unite unahle In give anv suhstantial assistan.se to the money-market to enahle applicants for niortpaces on farm land to renew loans, lie will state wlnit step's he intends to take to relieve the stringency which undouhtedly exists? RENT RESTRICTION. The Piinie Minister already has notified the House of- his intention, to bring down an Expiring Raws Continuance Rill shortly, and mcmlieis who are piirtieuhirly interested in the housin',' problem are of the opinion the measure will eontaiu a provision for continuing the present reiit-res-trietion legislation. AN INTERESTING QI'ESTION. line of the hie debates ol the session may he wasted ou the sjihjeet ot electoral reform if the siih;eet comes before the House in the form of proposed legislation. In the i ircilinslanees lliemhers will await with interest the answer the following ipie.stion hv Sir John l.nke (AA'olliiiglon North) will produce: - “AA'lieUier the Government intends this session to promote legislation to amend tile electoral laws; and. if so. what will he the nature of any pioposed alterations?' SO I.IMER SETTLERS. .Mr H. E. Holland (Duller' intends to ask the Minister for l.auds, whether any .steps have been taken to ensure that Mr Ewan Afi-Grcgoi will honour his undertaking; to the Ohingaiti soldier settlers in the matter of road access to their settlement., and to rccoun tlie Istate expenditure ill that connection? I,A NO YAI.EINO. Mr O. Duddo (Kaiapoi) will ask the Government whether they will bring in an amendment to the A aluation of Land Act to provide for a representative of the controlling local authority accompanying the ■Department Valuer when making valuation of lands for rating ami taxation purposes?

a VITAL PROBLEM.

AM- AY. 11. Field (Otako) intends to ask the Minister for Agriculture whether he will, without further delay, and before it is too late to save'much valuable land in the Dominion being taken possession of by noxious weeds, propound a new and effective policy, and. if necessary, improved legislation to deal effectively with the serious and vital noxious-weed problem in this young country; and whether he take steps to see that our legislation in this connection is satisfactorily administered? ,