N. Z. R. S. A.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 34, 5 November 1920, Page 6

N. Z. R. S. A.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES No. 17. (1) To ask the Minister of Internal Affairs whether the money forwarded fro™ this Dominion to the Save the ChildJ Fund in England is being disbursed to, the relief of the starving children of Cen, tral Europb and by what machinery; ako the exact amount lying undisbnrsed in the aforesaid fund, and in the other fundj to which New Zealand has senf contrihu, tions together with a statement of the amounts that have been disbursed.-Mr Downie Stewart, M.P. Reply.— The Ilon. Mr Anderscn replied that monies remitted Jrom the Dominion to "Save the Chldren Fun," London. were being distributed for the relief oi starving children of CentraJ Europe by the headquarters of the Fund, which is ap, proved under the War Charities Act of England, 1916, assisted by the Allied Red Cross and other funds operating in th# famine area. The appeal was a world" wide one and no information was available as to the amount at present ra thn hands of the organisation. Eull partlc lars covering monies raised for other oversea funds were now being prepared for presentation to Parliament at an early date. (2) To ask the Minister of Defmf whether he will state on what date th» military censorship of letters coming to this Dominion will cease. (Note: Corresp>ondence which came from America and which was delivered here on the 2nd October, 1920, was opened and passed by the Military Censor. ) — Mr Howard, M.P. Reply. — -Then Hon. Sir R. H. Mhodes replied that the military censorship a utomatically ceased when the War Reguta tions Cqntinuance Act, 1920, becam# operative on the 6th October. (3) To ask the Minister of Defenco whether he will, during the recess, bring before Cabinet . the question of amending the War Pensions Amendment Act so that dependent sisters of deceased soldiers who are residing in Great Britain may he Pra* vided for. — Mr McCallum M.P. Reply.— The Hon. Sir R. H. Rhodes » plied that the question of providing that War Pensions should be available to 0 pendent sisters of deceased soldiers siding outside of New Zealand would submitted to Cabinet as requested by 4 hon. member. (4) To ask the Government whether roturned soldiers and other dairy farmeri who, through lack of butter factories their districts to which to send their u ter fat are making their own hutter^ supply to grocers and for town ™ Sumption will participate in the a °wa to be made by the Government out o Cosolidated Fund to equalise local w export prices ?— Mr Field, M.P> Reply.— The Right Hon. Mr Prime Minister, replied that the qu - is under investigation at the presen but it is pointed out that under pr ^ equalisation arrangements it has no ^ necessary to subsidise the sa e o and milled butter. Makers of this ^ by forwarding to cool store co ^ the export values of such u ^ prices for first-grade dal^ 4(j pe# butter were £13 ls 4d and cwt. respectively.