REPLIES OF MINISTERS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1924, Page 1

REPLIES OF MINISTERS

WEI LIXGTOX. Aug. I E I! epli *.“ Min Lt.-r- to questions pl:u-<-d on the Order Paper in the House ~-f R- pi-i—,-ntat ivos during the week, were t:-' led to-d i.v. Among the replies were the following:

'flint the G: vernmeht i- eel a ware of any iiti'isiial in nciiiont cl ,-aoitnl f Australia from New Zealand. lim ex- , hang.- i at:’- are ot:,-rating •- > adversely that business of the kind imrt lee negligible. 'fhat instruction in bacon miring lor export doe- not I -rut e feature ol Uepartiimtil ! n- t ivil i-e-. it I ring , oit-id-ored ilesirah 1 ■ that fur llm pur > i-es oi lbe exp n t trad • baaeii curing should be carried "ill in i-r.ipcrly « |uivi>‘d and ii• • t ■ I Ira lories, where laeililies exi-l I "i lurnic.g out e u-olu- t ol agood and ii ll il- 1 :• hi a quality a- P lS *

Tlnt if • ii.-L'in 1 ■ are given w l-.-r M i- i e-iii!. to ( of'no ” the eradication of ii’.xia ;-' W -d- i n native lauds, t'e- nee-e-'-iry :mti n will be taken. but t here are lew - a-w in wl.b-h ,|„- ~„.,!ie:ibl- :!: "f til • A-t cm be utilised. That the nr I P.eilwav Cemmission will mil I with the ~,„•-Hon ~f the <ru st nt- tii’ii <>l new rail way Him-- , That iirraiu.emeiits have aifi-any been made to --et up a Soeeiul C-immittec e.l seient ilie ln ui to inv- sligate fully the existing ef . b-ervati.-.n. nil re.-ard m regard in belli meteorologv and Jiyilrn,,„7V the question ef what additional appaniius should be -I taine I for the Dominion will h- included in the ~f the e-ammitme's. enquiries, ami the wh. Ie matter will receive attention receipt of the tv on of the eom-

luil t ei-. That the qr-'-t ion <■! .•'.m-eiulimt the eetist it 'll ion of the Arbitration Court In tie- direction of doing away with permanent assessors, ha- keen considered, and that ir ha* not- been deemed advisable to amend Hie law as suggested. Thsit tin* cl cniiumt. mul it> causation, are oss.-iiually the same in New Zealand as in other parts of the world, l-'er this reason the Health Department i~ undertaking i:o invest igaiion into the subjeet of it* own. but keeping in close t-.-imh with various or-'Mtii'iitii.-ns overseas which have been specially equipped t > study the di-ea-o. Thati the Gavernment ha' on more than one om.-a-ion intimated that it would he prepared to make a substantial pavment to anyone discovering an effeetive destrover of blackberry which would he economically satisfactory. That the Health Department quite appreciates the nece-sity for dental treatment at primary schools, and the treatment of all sehot-l -hildren. both ill town and country districts, t- the end at which tile Department- aims-.- This is beit)’ r attained as rajii-lly as. possible, lot it will V-e seine years before a stilii- , iont service i- available to mec-t the nc-etls of tlm whole Doniinioli.