PARLIAMENT'S WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 198, 22 August 1930, Page 3

PARLIAMENT'S WORK.

SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. TAXING LEGISLATION PASSED. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. A substantial advance was made today in the programme of work to be completed before the Prime Minister leaves for Londo'n. The House, in a sitting that ended at 1 a.m., passed the Land and Income Tax Amendment and Annual Taxing Bills. No changes were made, and it was a singular feature of the second reading discussions that less was said of what was included in the measures than of the supertax on land passed last session, which is now repealed. The Government sprang a surprise on the House at the opening of the sitting by announcing that Canadian motors, tyres and accessories are to be placed in the general tariff, which means increasing the duty from 10 to 35 per cent.- This is interpreted as a substantial weapon in the tariff bargaining shortly to open with the Canadian Government. The Prime Minister intimated that at Friday's sitting the House would deal with some classes of the Estimates, and rise early, e'nabling members to spend a good week-end, after a strenuous fortnight. He thanked members for their co-operation in the dispatch of business. Child Labour. The Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health, informed Mr. W. E. Barnard (Napier) to-day that he considered that the position relating to child labour referred to at a meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday was serious. It was engaging the earnest consideration of the Government, and instructions had been given for still more active steps to bring to an end such an unhappy-state of affairs as was reported. Loans on Leasehold Security. Inquiry has been made of the Minister i'nCharge of the State Advances Department by Mr. W. J. Jordan (Manukau) as to whether the Department has decided not to advance loans on leasehold security. Mr. Jordan said that recently an applicant for a loan on a property held under lease from the Auckland Hospital Board, and another applicant for a loan on a property leased from the Education Department, were refused advances, the reason give'n being that the security was not satisfactory. The Minister promised to look into the matter.