QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1920, Page 7

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

BY TARANAKI MEMBERS: Mf. Masters is asking the Minister of Labor whether he will, when making the next allocation for houses under the Housing > Act, allocate a number to Stratford'! So far no hotfses have been allocated to that town, although the housing problem is very acute. Mr. tjawken is asking the Prime Minister whether he will bring in legislation to amend the Housing Act to give the same powers to Town Boards as are at present enjoyed by other local"bodies? Mr. Powdrell is asking the Government whether they will consider a measure whereby State opportunity could be offered, firstly, to our soldiers, and secondly, to our young men in New Zealand desiring a start in life, such opportunity being by way of a Government guarantee to private lenders, covered by a sinking fund or an insurance against risk, after same had been duly approved by a Government Board of valuers?

Mr. Powdrell is also asking the Minister of Agriculture whether, seeing the greatly increased rise in land values in dairying lands in New Zealand, and the many mortgages now on farms, through being many times sold, and as these mortgages represent profits by each seller, he will take steps to protect the present occupiers and owners now holding the land by moratorium. Mr. Jennings is asking the Minister of Native Affairs whether he will endeavor to get the Native land on the west aide of ICopaki Railway Station, Main Trunk Line, set apart as a township site ? The local body in the district has asked the Government to acquire this land, but nothing has been done. , Other Native lands adjoin small townships on the Main Trunk railway line in the Rohae Potae should be acquired, as the speculators are hungering for same. Mr. Jennings is also asking the Prime Minister whether, fn connection with the 1 distribution of a portion of the money available by the Home Government realised from sale of surplus wool, he will take the necessary action to have this money made available for small farmers at as early a date as possible? „ Mr. Jennings is further asking the Minister of Railways whether he will have the train connection between Waitara and Lepperton Junction; which was stopped during the war period, and which caught" the 11.40 a.m. train from I New Plymouth to Wanganui, again reinstated? Settlers between and Mokau-Awakino have, lie says, to either proceed to New Plymouth or motor to Lepperton Junction from Waitara to catch this terminal train. The eifgine and carriages are always available Waitara, and e tlioy previously connected with this train for years.