PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1920, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES*. THE COST OF LIVING ' '. / " $ £7 telegraph.—Pies« Association* Wellington, Last Night, , A number of petitions were presented liy C'hristchurch members praying "that ■ the House would take measures |o reduce the cost of living. A reque* wag made that they should be sent jp the butter prices investigation cotnmijtee. The Prime Minister said tlje cJomittee referred to would have a greaf leal to do without additional work, tmd he , suggested that -lie petitions be gent to the petitions classification committee which would decide the committee to deal with them. JAPANESE COMPETITORS. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington CeiHral) , gave notice of a series of question* re- ; ' lating to the employment of Japaneie vessels in the carriage of coal from Australia to New Zealand. He withed v to know the effect of the competition of these vessels with New Zealand owned and manned steamers. MAILS BY AIR. Replying to Mr. G. Mitchell (Welling- < ton South), the Hon. Sir He&ton Rhodes 1 (Minister of Defence) said he had been advised that there were no vacancies ill the Indian Army for New Zealand soldiers. Replying to Mr. D. ('!. Sullivan (Avon)* j the Hon. J. G. Coates (PostmMter-' :. | General) said 30 far no aerial mail services had been yet approved by tike Gov'ernment. A rough scheme of the pro- ; posed services were outlined in the Post ' j and Telegraph annual report. ,? I'