REPLIES TO QUESTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1918, Page 5

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS.

4M3 IN PABMA2p2®. i||| By Telegraph.—iftess, iSuJsociatioii/ '"■'•^a Wellington. jLasf. TJiffi. A supplementary order aaper issued, and includes the following rnJ-'M swers to questions:— ■ , With a view to preserving the plies of white pine for New Zealand quirementf, future Sales will hn to its use for New Zealand nmfe&f* meats. ! Where the Government" is preference of employment will be lo returned soldiers. Already MMiiijxi turned soldiers have received tnent iu the Public Service* ' * legislation i 3 being prepared fai with the possible operations of the lß*£'S Trust in New Zealand. ' 7 1 ? 9 of Trade 5s mating quiries into the increase in the price if footwear, and proposes to/ submit schedule for the standardisation of foot- J| wear, as to quality and price. ' >33 Replying to Mr. JfCallmn's qoestipn, ]!! whether the Liquor Restriction Act be amended so that justice can be dooavS to the lessees of hotels whose expired shortly after the passing of Act, but who had paid considerable mtmtfM for goodwill, entitling them to reseWtiv'S without any further payment on' tintM! account, Mr. JMassey states it is not can- ' f§ stdered advisable to bo amend tie to questions, Sir Joaert'vi Ward stated that consideration wiU'w'Y'P given to the advisability of giving trus-' tees, empowered to ,lend only on freß-4|| hold or some other specificaton of security, additional power of .'lentiing owl; war bonds and certificates. ,'haj Replying to Dr. Thacker, Sir Joseph' 1 .'!! Ward said that Presa Association mea-iivy sages are not paid for by the Govern- rf ment, but by the Press Association at J}* press rates. The Government, there-i ;'■/ fore, has no control as to what papers "'A they are to go to. ~ , 'B| Sir James Alien replied' to questions'. ftsjj as follow:' , 1 *'t/w| The Fourth Brigade was broken up "/"Pj prior to the present offensive. TSitu, .yl course Tjas due to military reasons, find "Vv* pot to any lack of reinforcements, ' As the United States is now doing all it can in the production of aeroplanes, no good purpose can be served by tiying\\»! to place an ordor in America for athfitt- Jjf sand aeroplanes for presentatioa to Imperial Government. 'j® The Government does not intend Mi" moving General Robin from the posißonp iy* of Commandant of the Forces. > ' Regarding the Natives, the inienljtojg lilnS to apply compulsory military service only one tribe, the members of wizSdh C 1 f have not voluntarily enlisted. ' $ There is no intention to release SWhiriM%vfe| from Somes Island. * ' General Godley is still in ffir&nte ift command of a corps, of which New 2Sek/- * land dvisions form part. General Hussd!' if is in command of the New Zealand <Brision- » ' i jfl All members of the Home Service, ifi. eluding the mißtajry police, wffl' the same separation allowance. ' It would Ibe unreasonable to expect the State to conthme payments to-wja-. tives where soldiers on active service sentenced to terms of imprisonment. Returns have been prepaid and > ! shortly will be issued, showing thej»'is .'_-Vs not a larger proportion of sickness deaths in the military eainps thstfi aiiioiig ; New Zealand's civilian population. ' No information is available whether the Imperial authorities intend to issue }' a medal for the Gallipoli campaign, but': $. the Australian and New Zealand Qat 4 ;"i ernments contemplate issuing a Gallipoli star. The question of putting hotels in New , 4 Zealand out of bounds and closing of hotels whilst troops are passing through ' t'~p ,towns on route to their homes or abroad. is being given consideration.," ''lM 'l'he Government lias no sympathy with Miss ißout's .actions in advertis- 1 ing certain goods for the use of sol:' Idiers. , 'y r , ■ The Hon. Herries/replied to a questifin V/ that Mr. Hiley's re-engagement !ha<l not ') been discussed by CabinEt, ; The Hon. W. Fraser replied that oW«, - i ing to the money scarcity there was likelihood of further hydiwloctrie tinder* - t&kings being gone on with antil the war, f 'l.'he Hon. Russell replied that it wuald i be impossible to regrade the Public Ser-' vice until the return of at least a number of public servants at present-.on- jSjj active service. v *-3 As the question of commissioner control Va one of policy, it cannot be oOh- ' •idered until after the war. ■ Passports are allowed by the Homo Government, and will bo issued only in oJ| cases of extreme urgency and wiVSs of/.-fe soldiers arc debarred from tliem. J The Hon. W. D. MacPonald states that experienced inspectors of the Mihes partment consider the inereksed ventila- 'M tion and improved methods of laying t{» dust are greatly lessening the spread 'fk of miners 1 phthisis. ■> f) .s| i'hen. Hon TVIj. Gtithrte, replying to a>' | (jneslio* whether tlie Government will praVent person* of aileri race as- 1 quiring freeholds, said one of the War "jl Legislation Acts deals With th r matter, and Government l s taking t"ho necelj- 'M sary steps.