POLITICAL JOITINGS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1924, Page 4

POLITICAL JOITINGS.

OX PARTY POLITICS. They liiul been told, statvd the Hon. G. .1. Anderson (Minister for Labour), in the course of the finance dehate that the Government had no. policy, lint that was not true. The Government had a clear and well-defined policy, and adhered to that policy ever since it came into power. its policy, said the .Minister, wn ■ “to keep New Zealand well to the fore: to see that everyone got justice and fair play; and, as far as humanly possible, to encourage by financial assistance all the primary industry in tin country.” There was no doubt about it, however, that the Liberal Party had no policy at all. The Labour Party had a policy, that of pure socialisation. Hut how it was to be arrived at. he (the Minister) had not the slightest idea. He doubted if the Labour Leader himself knew. Hut if he ever did realise that policy, it would have to be through a policy of confiscation ; because, if he paid for all the industries in the country, it would be utterly inlnos-ibiP to carry them on. lie v.oul'd have no capital to do it with. MR HOLLAND’S VOTE. 1 have never once voted for the Government on a no-eonfnlenee motion,” said Hr 11. K. Holland in the House last night, "and I never will. No vote of mine has ever been east to save tiie Government.” KP OR DOWN? Mr !!. .Masters (Stratford) said in tin House recently that there had I tee u an increase in railay expenditure * omparod with last year’s expenditure ol £0(1;-; The Minister for Railways sought to correct this statement lasi night, and said ilia# the laet was that there had been a decrease of £05.771. Mr Masters said lie had taken his figures from the Budget. Mr Coates said Mr Masters should have taken his information from a piper known as 111. Mr Masters: Does imt the Budget mean what it says' Mr Coates; Yes. but your need to look at 111. Mr Poland: Why not call it ILK.:' Mr .Masters: Can’t you roly on the Budget ? The lion d. A. Ilaiian said the House was very mueh in the dark respeeling matters of public limmcc. and tlie Minister for Public Works had admit led that there was confusion. If there was a Public Accounts Committee .'iicb things cauld he investigated, and members informed as to the position. ADVANCES AKTH(IIi ISATI I)NS. The Prime Minister stated in the House that up to the end ol .fitly over applications bad been authorised by the Advances Department, and in tiie iuse of SHI!) the monuy hud been paid over.

ITISI.HTI v FOR NKW ZEALAND. “'l’li,. gjo.l work in advertising New Zealand in other lands done by the Toiiri-t Department in recent yearlias not keen sufficient to make known lo tile people ol ( auada and America the wonderful scenic, sporting. anil health giving resorts ol the Dominion, says Mr W. Stuart Wilson, of Wellington, in a petition to Parliament. “Ibis insufficiency ol publicity has chiefly been due to lack of funds. From personal observation I am ipiite convinced tint there are hundreds of thousands ul people in llie-e two great denioerncicx with money In hunt who would gladly vi-it New Zealand for holiday and health purposes. In my opinion. Parliament should give a lead to chambers of couimer,■:•. progress leagues. shipping ennpanies and oilier organisations lor the purpose of making a big e.incciilrutcd national effort to bring people la le. lo vi.il oar v.oiidcrftil lands i:i tin- soaibern seas. II .-mb could be done. 1 am i■■ ulideiit that Parliament. and the people need have i:o fear in regard to the economic conditions when the moratorium i- lifted or when New Zealand's liorruwing policy in l.uiiduu is curtailed. Other countries spend large sinus of money advertising at t fact inns which ale not 1n he compared with what New Zealand has sl ow '! In Idol". I iv--peotfull'' pc. tti i :>11 ibe honourable Hen e ol llepic seiilaiivcs to give a lead ill the dirceiian indicated.”

Til K DlxliT TO Hit IT.A IN. ■') think lummy s ion will became cheaper." said the Prime Minister in the llon.-e. "and "lieu ii comes down to 1 pin; cent, it v iil lie the duty of tlm (oivernnmnt to raise money and pay olf the ili-ht we owe to the Imperial (oivernnmnt TAXATION' COMMISSION". 1 1. was stilted in the 1 louse hy the IVinm .Minister that the nicinlmrs m the Taxation Ciimini'sion had claimed no fee- and the only expense to the country would Im for travelling cxpeii-H-s etc. fie Imlieved it had hern a good commission. Mr Parry: There was no l.ahotir ■epreseula t ivc I here ! Mr Mar-spy: If llie (oivernnmnt had had a representative of l.ahotir. a repi'ese'niafive of business interests and a representative of fanners, did any one ever think llmv wn!ihl hav e agreed