House to Consider Daylight Sittings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 537, 14 December 1928, Page 1

House to Consider Daylight Sittings

COMMITTEE SET UP VARIOUS QUESTIONS (THE S US'S Parliamentary Reporter j WELLINGTON, To-day. On the motion of Sir Joseph Ward in th* House this morning, a special committee was set up. to consider the advisability of holding daylight sittings of the House in future. The Prime Minister said that it would be a good thing for the country, but it would be necessary to examine the Standing Orders to see if the proposal could’ be carried out. The committee was to sit in the recess and to report to Parliament on or before August. 1929. The committee will consist of the Speaker, Sir Charles Statham, the Hon. G. W. Forbes, Sir Apirana Ngata, Mr. S. G. Smith, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Mr. Downie Stewart, Mr. P. Fraser, Mr. J. McCombs. Mr. J. A. Nash, Mr. H. K. Holland and Sir Joseph Ward. Answering a Question from Mr. D. G. Sullivan, Sir Joseph Ward said that the matter of providing work immediately for unemployed would receive his earnest attention and in reply to Mr. Parry, he said that he would also consider the tion of assistance to women and children. Mr. W. A. Veitch, Minister in charge of the Electoral Office, promised to inquire into a statement of the reason that poll clerks and deputy-returning officers were paid 13s 4d only a day, which was less than the basic wage. Answering a question by Mr. Coates, Sir Joseph Ward said the men who signed on contracts on Government relief works at 12s and 9s a day would have their wages raised to 14s a day, and the question of wages for city relief works would be gone into.