A Parliamentary Notebook

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 132, 25 August 1927, Page 10

A Parliamentary Notebook

Summer Time Has Another R Un (THE SUN’S ParJiamentary fi fpon WELLINGTON. TchL, The Labour Party’s surDriT" clearing the way for the commffi,. 5 the Summer Time Bill last er produced a wrangle which lax,.?? nearly 12 hours without the u ** reaching finality even on the A 1 * title. All the old arguments ?° r ' traversed, country members of ? Government solidly blocking th. gress of the Bill. The House 5 ? journed at 7 o’clock this mornio, 4 resume at nine. 5 H iK S, Radio Company's Revenue “There is no possibility of a Radio Broadcasting Company Lpermitted to pay for its plant 0 m . revenue received by wav of w ! fees,” said the Hon. W. Noswms" Postmaster-General, to-dav. reolp ’ to a question by Mr. T. M. WUhJ? Mr. Wilford pointed out that with the paid-up capital of £sv plus debentures, £5,000, and si"' Government loan, £15,000, makinr * total of £26,300, the company wiij J! unable to pay the sum of £45? which on its own figures was the ' r J of the plant. IE 7K ilt Ex-Soldiers' Pensions Seeing that soldier members h friendly societies are having the! economic pensions reduced by th amount of sick pay they receive (rou their lodges. Mr. H. T. Armstrong asked the Minister in Charge of Hr Pensions, the Hon. F. J. Rolleston, 3 the Government would this session amend the law to remove the injustice “As economic pensions are desige-j to meet the shortage of income,” sail Mr. Rolleston to-day, “the Govern, ment does not contemplate any amerf ment of the Act, as it is unable a distinguish between the differed classes of income.” Joyriding Offences The question of penalties for thefti and other offences in connection win motor-cars will be further considerei by the Department of Justice, accord, mg to a reply given by the Attorney General, Hon. F. J. Rolleston, to-dayu a question by Mr. G. R. Sykes, fo terton. Price of Coal The recent increases in the whols sale price of household coal, charge! by certain West Coast coal companies, are justified, in the opinion of the D* partment of Industries and Con merce. This statement was made by thr Minister of Industries and Commerce, Hon. A. D. McLeod, to-day, in reply ti a question by Mr. P. Fraser, Wellinr ton Centra!. The Minister added that the Mines Department concurred j this view. New Zealand Timber “It is the definite policy of th Government to give preference to Nc» Zealand timber in its building opera tions,” said the Prime Minister, Et Hon. J. G. Coates, to-day* in reply tc a question by the Leader of til Opposition, Mr. H. E. Holland. “It is trusted that the developmc: now taking place on the part of tii millers with regard to a better syste of grading, seasoning of timber ill manufacture will enable a much large quantity of the lower grades tt classes of local timber to be utilisd in the Goverment’s activities.”