PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1929, Page 6

PARLIAMENT

A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

(By Telegrapn—Per Press Association.)

THE COUNCIL

WELLINGTON, November 5. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. Native Trustee Amendment Bill, Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill, Deserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill and Local Legislation Bill were reported from the Select Committees without amendment. Native Trustee Amendment Bill and Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill were put through their final stages and passed without amendment. Native Lands Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill was passed. . The Council adjourned at 2>.55 p.m. until 10.55 a.m. next day. THE HOUSE. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Mr H. E. Holland (Leader of the Labour Party) moved: “This House regrets the failure off the present Government to make provision for improving the salaries of public servants, a. great majority of whom have suffered considerable hardship owing to the unjust levy that was made on them in 1922, when the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act was passed, and this House recommends to the Government that an overhaul of salary schedules be commenced forthwith; that provision he made this year for a o per cent increase in the maxima of schedule scales up to £295 and also inclusion of stationary wages of railway servants and others; that the minimum adult wage for all branches off the service he established, and that all schedule scales be dealt with during the next financial year, with the object of providing an adequate living standard for all servants of the State. Furthermore, this House recommends, that to provide the necessary additional revenue to meet the foregoing proposal, a super tax be levied on all incomes of £I,OOO and over.”

Mr J. A. Young (Reform) moved an amendment, recommending the Government to expedite the statutory reclassification of salaries of public servants as ; each reclassification was due, and ther recommending that the Government make specific inquiry into the ’ minimum - adult wages paid to employ- . ees, with a view to placing low paid wage earners, on a fair and equitable j basis, and restoring as .far as practicable, the rate loss .made by those', receiving a salary not exceeding £295 per annum. The Government regarded the original motion as one of no-confidence. The motioh was defeated by 49 to 20. The amendment was accepted by the Government and carried on the voices. The House rose at 11.12 p.m. The vote on Mr Holland’s motion resulted as follows: Ayes (20): —Armstrong, Barnard, Fraser, H. E. Holland, Howard, Jordan, McCombs, McKeen, Martin, Mason, Mu’nro, O’Brien, Parry, Samuel, Savage, Semple, Sullivan, and Wright (two names missing) . Noes (49): —Ansell, Atmore, Bitchener, Black, Bodkin, Broadfoot, Clinkard, Coates, Cobbe, De La Perrelle, Dickie, Field, Fletcher, Forbes, HaJJ, Hamilton, Harris, Healy, Henare, Hogan, H. Holland, Jenkins, Jonei, Linklater, Lye, Lysnar, McDonald, McDouga.ll, MacMillan, Macpherson, Makitanara, Massey, Munns, Murder 1 ' Nash, Ngata, Ransom, Rushworth, Smith, Stallworthy, -Stewart, Sykes, Taverner, Veitch, Waite, Wilford, Wilkinson, Williams, and Young.

periods manufacturers wanted to cover requirements as quickly as possible. It was understood that the growers’ representatives fully appreciated the importance of the point, and promised to do what they could to have ample supplies put on the market when required. Australian wool-growers have talked much lately about a campaign in favour of ‘use more wool,’ but before they had fairly started the scheme, they resort to tactics to give their raw material an artificial value, and refuse to let it find a sound economic basis at a time when consumers desire to make provision against the season’s trade, thus, causing irritation. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter prices, after being maintained at a high level during the past month, are beginning to show an easier tendency, which is likely to be accentuated as cables from Australia and New Zealand report rapidly increasing production The first arrivals of new season’s Australian are giving general satisfaction. EGG TRADE. Small quantities of Australian eggs are now on the market and are meeting a fair demand, but the prices are not satisfactory owing to large supplies from other sources. Prices for Australians range from, las 6d to 17s 6d per 120.