Mr. Speaker . . .

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 789, 9 October 1929, Page 1

Mr. Speaker . . .

j . I Session Queries and Asides THE SIX S Parliament or v Reporter WELLINGTON, Tuesday Since it has been thoroughly chewed over in its second reading:, the Land Laws Amendment Bill, which reached the committee stages today, has lost much of its pristine freshness, and in discussing it this afternoon members of Parliament were taking second helpings of rather stodgy cabinet pudding. The afternoon and evening, so far as speeches and business were concerned, were dullness typified. Treated as Joke The old ground was traversed, and the only new contribution to the debate was that of Mr. H. G. R. Mason (Auckland Suburbs), who treated the Bill ironically as a joke by the civil servants on the Minister of Lands (the Hon. G. W. Forbes). Metaphorically The emphatic and energetic member for Gisborne (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) worked himself into a fine frenzy this afternoon during the discussion on tho Land Bill. He assailed it as unfair to those who wanted to break in virgin country, and who already had land of their own. He said that the Minister of Lands was hitting the people in the country over the head with a bludgeon and cracking their skulls. The Chairman of Committees (Mr. S. G. Smith) here intervened, and ruled that Mr. Lysnar's utterances were unparliamentary and must be withdrawn. Mr. Lysnar withdrew the words and then convulsed the House by adding, “But metaphorically it’s true.” “Carriage” and “Airplane” Notice was given this afternoon by Mr. S. G. Smith (New Plymouth) to ask the Minister of Justice (the Hon. T. M. Wilford) if he would so amend the Police Offences Act as to include in the definition of “carriage” the word “airplane.” Interest Rates A request that the rate of interest in advances by the State Advances Office to workers and settlers be lowered to bh per cent, forthwith was made by Mr. D. Jones (Mid-Canter-bury) in a notice of question to the Minister of Finance (the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward). The profits of the department were such that the reduction could be given and a substantial profit still be left. Sir George Hunter's Illness Sir George Hunter (W&ipawa), who was taken ill suddenly in the House, is reported to be making a good recovery', and it is hoped that, he will be out and about shortly. Eight days’ leave of absence because of illness was granted the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare (Western Maori) and Mr. T. D. Burnett (Temuka) respectively.

Message to Mr. MacDonald An inquiry' as to whether the Government will allow a message to be sent from this Parliament to the Rr. lion. Ramsay' MacDonald wishing him success in his American worldpeace mission was made this afternoon by Mr. C. H. Chapman (Wellington North). ... Race Permits Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (Waitomo) gave notice to ask the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle) it he would take steps to eliminate the present two floating racing permits byallocating them to the one-day clubs most entitled to them. Relief Work Pay It is understood that the conditions under which the unemployed will be working under the Government’s scheme are 14s a day wages, and one guinea a week for accommodation. Waikato Requests Notice was given by Mr. F. Lye (Waikato) to ask the Minister of Public Works (the Hou. E. A. Ransom) if. in view of the unemployment relief scheme, the construction of a new railway station and yard at Morrinsville could be gone on with. The same member asked the Minister whether, before there was any expenditure on the Paeroa-Pokeno railway or the Taupiri-Morrinsville line, there could be an investigation as to whether a concrete road would serve the purpose better.