LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 13

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

MEASURES PASSED. ..... WHIATGIOWIII AND eauorlone. (By reimapn.—Prou “We-I.) \VELLINOTON, mag. The Legislative Council met st i 1 am. The United Whentgrowers Bill was passed. The second reading of the League 0! Nations Sanctions Regulations oon—flrmation Bill was moved by the Leader or the Council the Hon. M. Fagan who said it was dineut to estimate at the moment the ei‘leot of the sanctions. Whether the sanctions were to he continued would be decided by the League Council when it met at Geneva on June 16, Hon. Sir James Allen did not think that Abyssinia had lost her territory because of the League's action. Had the League not been in existence Ab?!— sinia's position would probably hove been much worse to-dey. Pesoe might be brought about by conciliation among the nations. Dominion'o Position. Replying. lion. M. Pagan said the Government. had infomed the British Government. or its \‘iß\\'S. but the lGovernment thought. that as part and parcel of the British Commonwealth of Nations New Zealsnd must. rise or fall with it. The Government considered that there must be some reason on the part of Britain to continue sanctions as a hat-gaining point of some description. New Zealand did not want to embarrass the British Government by n division among nations that. stood behind the British Government. The Bill was passed. The debate on the Transport Lirensing Amendment Bill was resumod. The lion. E. B. Davis pointed out the danger'trom motor cycles as ter is accidents were convened. Push bicycles were also a denser. He thought no motor driver‘s license should be granted to anyone under :7 years of age. The Hon. J. Alexander sold as Bill meant the socialisation of mm and the elimination of private enter—prise as far as passenger services were concerned. some speakers 2nd indicated that the railway system must he made to pay at all costs, end the progress of the Dominion was to be slowed down to the pace at the railway system.