BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1928, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Australian Press Assn.—United Service LONDON. June 7. In the Commons. Sir B. Sassoon, in answer to a question, said the Air .Ministry did not intend to partake m the international expedition to determine the fiite of the Italia. There was no British airship commissioned, ami ho feared the geographical and other difficulties we ye too great for British machines to partake iu the search. Rose: ‘‘ls it iu consonance with the honour and .tradition of the British race not to take part in a search as long as there is hope ul- saving one human life. Sir I’. Sassoon said lie thought he had iiiad: 1 it (•’ear that he did not mean dointc so.

Bose: ‘‘When you ought to. Air ( liureliill told the questioner that under the rate relief scheme, agricultural lands and buildings would, benefit to the extent of live millions yearly. Air Lloyd George, referring to the Rating Ah) I nation Apportionment Bill said the Government's scheme wathoroughly bud. because while, there was a need for urgent I'cliel. it Lirried. The Minister of Health ought to have consulted the loeal'Umtlioi itics If Mr ( liiirchill were to ta.se over the whole ontdam relief, rating burden would be reduced throughout the country. This would lie J letter than discrimination between '>a=**.ls •classes of ratepayers. g| r |> Horne, supporting the l»U pointed out the basic industries were suffering greater ■ rate burdens than competitors in any other country. Ah- Wheatley said the Government was proposing t<> relieve, industry .with thirtv millions, which itself was dorivfrom industry. The scheme was obviously Iraudulent. Mr Churchill insisted on the impos-

sibility of discriminating between prosporbus and miprosperous industries Vo spread relief over sl.ous and houses would result in relief to pioductive industry being utterly inappreciable. When embarking on a course of relief liberation it was necessary to advance with courage. The Bill was read a second time >„ SOS to 140.