MR PAYNE'S LITTLE BILL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 25 July 1913, Page 4

MR PAYNE'S LITTLE BILL.

If'Mr John Payne, during his flight across the political oanopy, has done nothing more, he has illuminated Parliament with verbiage and Bills. Some of the latter have been arude and unworkable, but at! least one has appealed to the House as rational, and has passed its second reading. We refer to the Commercial Trusts Amendment)ect of this measure is to for rings and trusts to beTWffiStf to control the Bale'of ibaoon, butter, cheese, eggs and milk. Neither Mr Payne nor any of the members who supported the Bill adduced evidence to show that any of the articles referred to had been "oornered' by trusts or combines. Still, there is always a possibility of such a contingency arising, and for that reason the Bill, if placed upon the Statiute Book, would safeguard the interests of the community. Jf the framer of the Bill thinks that Ihe is going to bring about an immediate reduction in the proes of the articles named by him, we fancy he has over-estimated his ability as a legislator. The prices of bacon, better, eggs, and other farm produoe is regulated at the present time by the ineorable law of supply and demand.