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QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

CUE vMnY i-RODUCF. “.1 shall, bo pleased to-.con for with the .1.1 on. the Minister fur Railways as desired. 77 slated the Minister for Agriculture! (the Hon. W. Nosworthy), replying in Parliament to a question by Mrf H. Poland, ALP., who had given notice to ask the Minister whether he would immediately confer with his colleagues the Minister for Railways with the object of inducing the latter to agree to a reduction in railway freight on dairy produce, which was at present lad pier cent, higher than in 1914.

“The provision of free school-books to school children would involve so large an expenditure that the Government could not undertake it at present,stated the Al.ini.ster for Education in a printed reply to a question by Mr. G. Witty, M.P. “It should be noted (lie added) that, the majority of parents are quite well able to- provide books for their children, and that provision is also made for supplying free school books in all necessitous cases certified to by the headteacher. With regal’d To the question oj books-to be supplied at cost price by the Stale, 1 have lo say that, a-very large amount of work has been done by the department 'in preparation for such a plan, ami that the director is to report ns to whether a practicable scheme can be provided presently. ’ ’

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Shannon News, 3 August 1923, Page 4

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QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Shannon News, 3 August 1923, Page 4

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Shannon News, 3 August 1923, Page 4

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