ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3665, 14 July 1927, Page 3

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

END OF DEBATE.

FINAL SPEECHES.

The Address-in-Reply debate was concluded in the House of Representatives last night. Resuming the debate in the afternoon, Mr. J. Linklater (Manawatu) said that farmers’ co-operative meat w r orks w T ere being closed up one after another, due partly to the action of the proprietary concerns, and also the industrial unrest among employees. In a short time the proprietary establishments would own all the works to the detriment of the industry. The slaughtermen’s strike had disorganised matters. When the dispute was referred to the Arbitration Court, the latter had not taken into consideration the ability of the industry to stand an increased charge. Preference to unionists had had its day, and should now be abolished. The Main Higlnvays Act should be amended to place small boroughs in the same position as the counties with regard: to subsidies for main highway improvements. He favoured the development of the fiax industry. Herd-testing should be applied to all dairy cows in New Zealand, and the result would be a tremendous increase in butter-fat production. Thera* was necessity to look into the operations of the power boards. A lot of the inspection of motors and machinery on the farms was unnecessary.

The Minister of Labour (Hon. G. J. Anderson): There was a woman killed the other day. Mr. Linklater said she must have been killed after the inspector had visited the farm.

After other members had spoken, Mr. J. Mason (Napier), the mover of the address, replied and the address was agreed to.