ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10402, 24 August 1911, Page 5

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Lasti Night. In answer to questions in the House of Representatives l this afternoon, Ministers stated that it was not intended to introduce legislation this year to extend the margin of difference as td the population quota, 60 as to' enable the Representation Commissioners to amend their proposals and adjust the proposed houndaries to preserve a community of interests; the Government will consider the question of setting up a Commission to investigate the increased .cost of living; no provision wouM be made in the new. Defence scheme for the upkeep of Garrison Band®; Garrison.- Bands under the oH Defence scheme now become Bands to Divisions, and become Regimental Bands; it was proposed to introduce this: session an amendment to the Education Act, .making it clear that teachers transferred against their will would have the .same right of appeal as if they were •dismissed; the question of allowing memibers of the education service who.are not at present contributors to the teachers' superannuation fund to have the right to become contributors as original members was now under (Consideration; the matter of the Mokau Block had already been before the Government; it was believed 1 that the recent dealings would prove satisfactory in every way, and before long a thriving settlement would he established; the question of assisting the development of an export trade in apples iby continuing *ibe guarantee of a penny per .pound ■ was being considered.