PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1922, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ' ANZAC DAY BILL PASSED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Anzac Day Amendment Bill was put through its final stages and passed without amendment. The Land Agents Bill was passed with amendments inserted by a select committee. The Council adjourned at 2.50 p.m. until 2.30 to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES USE OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS. PUBLIC SERVANTS’ SALARIES. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to Mr. C. Mackenzie (Auckland East), the Prime Minister said, payments by New Zealand on account of the League of Nations during the past two years amounted to £10.209. He could not agree with Mr. Mackenzie’s suggestion that the League was being superseded in international politics by other conferences. If, however, at a later date it appeared desirable, he would be prepared to move for a modification of New Zealand’s contribution to the expense of the League. The Primo Minister, replying to a suggestion by Mr. G. Witty (Riccarton) that in view of the fact that public service salaries were being subjected to reduction the annual statutory increases on salaries over £5OO should be suspended temporarily, said the Government already had this matter under consideration and he hoped legislation covering it would be ready for the House very shortly. The' Minister for Railways (Hon. D. H. Guthrie), replying to Mr. W. S. Glenn (Rangitikei) who complained of the high railway freight charged on frozen meat, which was 2i times as much as was charged on live stock, and weighed heavily upon inland freezing works, said freights’ were high because the upkeep of special cars required for the carriage of frozen meat was heavy, and as they could not be used for ‘any other purpose their service fok freezing works involved a great dt?al of running empty, both in going back to the works from ports and in frequent transfers from districts.

The remainder of the sitting was occupied by the debate on retreachments.