SPECIAL SESSION

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 141, 6 February 1932, Page 3

SPECIAL SESSION

(Press. Assn.-

its prqgf*amme PRIME-.MINIS^ER. OUTLINES IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSED MORE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX?

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.... CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. s The programme for- the efnergency session of Parliament to be-called-this month was outliried to-night by the Prime. Minister the Rt. . Hon. G. W.Forbes. . ' . :» -■«* ' The chief business -he statedj will .be (1) Ratificationpf the Canadian -trade' treaty. (~®) The amendment of the Arbitration -'Act on- the lines- mentioned ihi the Supplementary Budg'6t to secure -eompulsdfy conciliation- and volfintary arbitration! -(9) Further measures for uriemplpyment relief. ,(4) Further amendments ;to the Mprtgagor's 'Relief Act. -(5) Consideration qf th'e recommendations of the - Eco'nomy Oommission, ' ; ' : '* : ' No further supplementary budgets will be brought down, said 'Mr. ForT b'es, bilt the -financial' position; of the Dominion w-ill be indiCated. .The Q6,vei'nment' • will then be 'in- possession of figures showing its position for jhe last tWelve months, and will be able tp estimate what provisions. must be made to meet the requiremefits for the' coming year. ; , j If uffemployment.registrations con-; tinue to grow as at preserit,- said Mr. Forbes, extra provision will have to be made. No immediate increase, iq the general taxation is contemplpted lintil the figures and requiremerits for the coming -year are known.