CABINET SEEKS OUTSIDE HELP

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 30, 28 September 1931, Page 3

CABINET SEEKS OUTSIDE HELP

("Post" Special Commissioner). . •

conference held'5 im COMMERCIAL LEADER AND TXATION EXPERT CONSULTED Z SEARCH FOF FINANCIAL PLANj

WELLINGTON, Saturday." The week-end is providing a break; for members of the new Ministry; who have spent long hours in delib>; eration since their assumption of the Treasury benehes on Tuesda^ night last. "t A late" sitting of Cabinet last night was folldwed by a meeting today which lasted for two and a-half hours and it is understood that a portion of this time was devoted to conferences with Mr. W. D. Hunt, the well ltnown Wellington commercial leader who was chairman of the committee on unemployment, appoinfr ed during Mr. Coate's last Goverr£ment, and also with Mr. A. E. Fowler, formerly Commissioner of Taxes-; who was a member of the Commis.; sion which inquired into cases oi hardship arising out of the superland tax. It is stated that Cabinet has 'aL ready conferred with the present Commissioner of Taxes (Mr. E. J. R'. Cummings) , and the Secretary to tKe Treasury (Mr. A. D. Park). '£• Interviewed this afternoon, tljp Prime Minister, the Right Hon. G. W. Forbes, said that up to the presept Cabinet had been concerned with proposals to over come the financial difficulties of the country and a$l the evidence placed before the IntejcParty Economic Committee had be5fi available to Ministers. Cabinet h^d not yet had time to consider its leg-

islative programme. Questioned regarding the fate ojE the measures already before the House of Representatives, Mr. Forhes said he took it that those Bifts which had already received a me|sure of consideration would be gone on with. He referred particularl^to the Transport Licensing Biil •» and the Trading Coupo'ns Bill, both of which had been before select colrtmittees. _ £ Asked about the Broadcastin^ Bill, the Prime Minister said the future of that measure had not yet been considered. •»' . M ■' — >*