WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1924, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES.

A DULL DEBATE. (SjiecitiJ to “Guardian’’.) WKLI.IXCTOX, .Inly !>. Ihe ilelnile on tin* uo-eoufidemv motion tabled by the Hon T. At. Will’ord so far bus been renntrkalile for its terrible dullness. Air K. Alastors did infuse a little life into it. but the spasm soon vanished. Air Willard's motion practically embodied the political programme of his Party, for by condemnin'' tlie* Government for its errors of omission and commission in respect to the catcfjory of political legislation, he implied that the Liberal Party had it been in power would have done or 101 l undone the matters scheduled. This appears to have had a somewhat: peculiar ell'ect, for it has practically mttzp.led Ihe Labour members none of whom have as vet spoken on the Wilfnrd amendment, and from what cim he gathered the Labour member s will continue la remain silent. That does not, however, preclude them from voline; lor the amelidniem. The Labour Parly, it is understood, will table another motion of want of ronlidence after Alt' Willard's motion has been deali with, and we are promised some political fireworks in the resultant debate. There is lints every prospect of the Address-in-Reply debate being drawn out until the close of next week and perhaps a little longer. There is now little hope of any adverse vote being carried, for thy pledges which held good last se-simi coniitiiie and will prove ell'ective when the voles are recorded. There is apparently nothing to lie trained from prolonging the debate, nevertheless it is a' well that the Opposition should mercilessly expose the shnrl comings of tlie Governtneni. That is their job. IT IK WINTER SHOW.

Wellington's renewed effort to run a Winter Show is likely to ntet'L with success. The Show was opened on Saturday under the most favourable conditions, with a large ntiemlnnee of prominent men. mtieli speech making and a banquet. The purely agricultural side of the Show is perhaps insignifieiint. Inn that was to be expected in connection wit It an initial effort, but the industrial seeiion is worthy of Ihe occasion and instructive in its scope. It i> iimlv liy :i '-lose study of sucti an exhibition ilml one realises the various industries that have found a home in New Zealand. Of course all the goods exhibited are not of New Zealand mnnutaclurc, but there are bundled-. of creditable produel ions of -New Zealand workers and craftsmen. The motor exhibition or Olympia as it is called is frankly an advortiomesiil for American motor ears, for these bulk largely in the show. The motor exhibit is really pood and as tin* values of these machines are tendin'' downwards |here are many hundreds nl people interested ill them. The question for cuii-idorntioli in a business city like Wellington is whether it would not hu preferable, instead o! holding ;i Winter Show and lavishly fnlhiwing the lead of other places, to iu-titule annual or bi-annual fairs, after the style of the Eui-nponii fairs, and restrictin': the goods to New Zealand manufactures, or to oil per cent New Zealand made. Tile public should lie able to null.'- purchases' through their retailor'. It is doubtful whether there is the business value ill the present system of industrial exhibits considerin': the amount of money that F spent.

WOOI. CO.M.MITTKK. The question of whether the Wool Committee should he continued in power is beino considered now. The Wool itlec came into oxisteneo in IP-JO. when IS.A.W.K.A. was established and was authorised under regulations framed in accordance with the Hoard of Trade Act. The function of the Committee was to regulate the (piantity ol wool to he ollered :it the various sales held in New /calami. At the outset while there was >1:11 a quantity of commandeered and holdover wool in the Dominion the need for regulation was recognised, hut when this old wool was cleared and new clips were being marketed, wool-grow-ers and many wool-brokers resented the operations of the Commit lee. fur thov could not understand why all the wool available •could not. he offered at a sale especially while prices were ascending. Cast season the Wool Committee’s position, was not all enviable one, and it is doiihtllll wlietliei some of the members will agree to continue in office merely to he kicked and cufiVd by disgruntled growers and brokers. The worst feature is that the Committee’s powers are derived from an Act of Parliament. There ia Wool Committee in Komlon and another in Australia and both are voluntary organisations. Apparently tlie idea of such co-operation is not known nr appreciated in New /.calami. However, some body must he set up to regulate the offerings, and no doiibf a Wool Committee will again come into existence this season.