DAYLIGHT BAKING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 212, 8 September 1927, Page 9

DAYLIGHT BAKING.

MR McCOMBS GETS SURPRISE'

LABOUR

.»• ATTITUDE 1

"VERY CONTENTIOUS MEASURE." *' jc (By Telegraph. — Parliamentary BeporterJ t' WELLINGTON, Wednesday. ' A measure providing for baking in daylight hours was first on the list when the House met to-night to consider private members' bills. Its author, Mr. McCombs (Lyttelton) moved without ' demy that it be read a second time pro forma and referred to the Labour Bill* Committee. He had consulted tbe Minister of Labour on the matter, he explained, and the Minister had agreed. "Seams a Waste of Time." Tbe Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister of ' Labour), however, did not take up this i complacent attitude when be rose to discuss the motion. The position was. be • said, that such a bill, whether read a second time formally or not, would certainly need to go before the Labour Bills Committee, as it was a very contentious measure. At the same time there was a > lot of work before tbe Labour Bills Committee, and this bill would bring a lot of bakers from all over tbe Dominion to give evidence. Therefore be would like to have a vote of the House whether the bill should be sent to tbe committee. i "It seems to me a waste of time" The Minister has taken me by sur- ' prise," said Mr. McCombs. He saw the • Minister a few days sgo, when be raised no objection whatever. If tbe Minister • had changed his mind be should have been advised. The bill was based on . similar lines to a bill introduced some years ago, and the principle of daylight baking had been tried with great success in many countries. A Misonderstaadinj. . Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) said the Minister bad evidently broken his arrangement with tbe member for , Lyttelton, and tbe House was entitled to an explanation from him. A deputation had waited on the Minister urging daylight baking, when the Minister expressed sympathy with the men's demands. Under these circumstances i they had expected legislation from the 1 Government, but that bad net come, t The Prime Minister, Mr. Coatee, said 5 if any understanding had been arrived eat by the Minister of Labour and the • member for Lyttelton to refer this bill » to the Labour Bills Committee, then that , arrangement would be carried out. It • was sometimes difficult for a busy Minister to grasp all tbe requests made to i him, and in this ease there might have t been a misunderstanding. In that event ■ he was prepared to give tbe member I, introducing tbe bill the benefit of the doubt. If no understanding had been

arrived at lie would vote against the ML He did not think New Zealand eoold accept this bilL Mr. Anderson said be had discussed the bill with Mr. McCombs, but he could not recollect that he had agreed it should Co to the Labour Bills Committee direct. He understood he bad said he would look into tbe matter, but if the Souse passed the second reading be bad no objection to the bill going to tbe Labour Bills Committee. Tbe second reading waa agreed to en the voice*, and tbe bill waa referred to the Labour Bills Committee.