SESSION RESUMED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 191, 6 April 1932, Page 5

SESSION RESUMED

("Post" Speclai '(jommissioner)

GOVERNMi^T'p PLANS outli^e qf. rrqgramme . " *in "financi'al" statement >7 itvjV'i / wajjes afip;"l^ter||st

An outline of the Goye^nmeptis ecpporiiy proposals, apd pf ihe furfhei* emierge^cy le'gislatiop fo * be puf fhrough 'this sessiqn,' wij} be pipde in a statement riow bcipg prepai'ed by the Minister of Finance', fhe ijop. W. Dowpie Stewarf," for preseptafipn fp the Hpuse of Represenfptives. In' the mai^jj fhe* :stafempp.t oyill sketch" fhe' Gpyerpmenf!§ infenfiops p the matter of curfailing public expenditure an'd geherally for thp financial and "economic rehabilitatipn of pominion and its policy concerning a possible "curtajlmenf pf wagps p tlie "Givil Service and reductions m interest and rents js being *awaited with copsiderable inferesF and' in some quarters with 'pdt a liftlp anx'ipty.' - " * ** It has hecomp more or less commop knowledge 'in political cireies fhaf a pfrpng* diversity of opinion has ocpurr ed i'n the "Ministry, particularly pn the 'subject o'f * a co'mpulsory reduction in interest rates,* arid *if is noyr heing suggested that less drastic nie'ans of produciftg the same or a similar resulf may be res6rte*d to by penalising lenders through' special taxation in orde'r to'induce them fo bring down liigh inferest rates in eorfforniity with* other fixed charges. Jfeductions ^ecpssary The Pfirpe ]^imster,s"fhe Rt. Hon. (L Epfes, is* sfili" firm'in |jis ponteption' that inferest pn^rent' yebjiptipxis a?e'necessary*tp*enspre t|ie*easing o|* fhe' 'bf"'|ixed cbarge's geherally. Qnesfione^ on* tjie "subject to-riig'hf, Mr."Forj)gs .cdnfirm'ed" his eoriurient f o a regefitipn o'f tbe stg,f e-

ment made previously hy him. "I stafed recenfly," he said, "that no cldss jn tSe conimunity^ would ' escape the" sacrifices necessary. That statement holds good." . There is a general expectation that the Goverriment will embody'wage reduction proposals in fhe Civil Service in ifs rehabilitation proposals, but the belief is'gpimng' ground tbaf, i'ri view pf 'Ihe cilis that "are "being made 'ori wages and'* sabaries for' the relief *of unenjplpyxrient' and other purposes, a graduated cut' will' be adopted' 'iristea'd df a sfraigh't-out perceritage redfiction from ' to[p to bottom* of 'the 'se'rt. - "( iu 5. vice. Last Lap Gommenced Rarliamejit commenced ' to-day ttle last lap *of the present session, bnf it may be as long a Jap as the' first one, which yrent on for about five wpejcs. The Prime Minister bpld,§ to his estiniate thaf fbe business should b® ; concluded by the end of the presenf | month, brit fhis is regarded as a con- ! servatiye vie^y and muph wifl dependj on the factjcs a'dopfed by the jOpposi-! j fion and* on the riature of f|ie Legis- [ Jatiori, as jvell as on fhe ipetHod pfl its intrpduction. ! The secopd reading of tjie Unem-j ployment Aw§ndri}eBl l§ilJ Fas ari-: noupced in fbe 'House fbis afternpon, j while fhe Legislatiye Goupcil |s fapk}- ; ing the second reading of fbe Incjust- : rjal Qonciliafion and A^jlF^tion ; Amendmepf Rill. ' Tbe Miriisfer in change of Unem- 1 ploym,erit, fhe Rt. |Jpn. J. G- poafes, expec'ts fo have b.is Rill fhrpugh fhe |Ipuse in fbree* s£ four days, alloyrIrig a couple of days for fbe second reading. The debate will pfpbahly be interf upted on Thursday pr Fr jday fo enabJe tb$ pj;pmise4 financial" sfaf§ment fo be read. Tbere pahy be aftempts fo amepd fbe IndustriaJ" Cpnciliafipri apd Arbifrafipn ' Ariien'dmenf jneuhure jn fhe flpper Hou'sp, and it Fill not caqse surpyise if the Governnierit seeks fo jtnodify one or two of fhe prpsent prpvisibjis. S.uggjesfions fhaf fbe 'BfiU -wi'H be referred by fbe Counci} "tp a select committee "to "enable eyidence to be heard apppars fo be unfoiirided,' but fhe GoYernmepf y/i}l inf!roduep ap amen|menf fo proyide for* compulsory arbitrafipn in the case "pf 'w.omep ,workers.' " * '* "