NEW TURN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 10

NEW TURN.

"REFER BILL BACK."

i I\j[R. FORBES' PROPOSAL &M | || -DETERMINED OPPOSITION. If MOVE CAUSES SURPRISE. |i| (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) H \ WELLINGTON, Wednesday. |t| '.The Opposition attack on tlie Induslh trial Efficiency Bill, took a more determined form to-night after tlie -dinner H adjournment, wlien 'the Leader -of the #| Opposition, Mr. Forbes, moved an amendm mpnt to the second reading motion |]| with the object of referring the bill. | | to the Government for the purpose reconstruction along the lines of dealing only with specific or particular industries. , . : [The amendment came as a surprise to Government "members', and it reopened tlie debate, those who had already being enabled to speak again. However; the only previous speaker who hdd another turn was Mr. W. J. Poison (National, Stratford), and when he sat dawn the House divided on the amendr ni|nt, which was lost by 42 votes to |Mr. T. D. Burnett (National, T<|muka) moved the adjournment of the dejbate, and the -House rose at 10.30, after the Prime Minister had intimated thkt the second reading debate on Finance Bill (No. 2) would be the order fo| the day for 2.30 on Thursday. Britain's Teeming Millions. |klr. L. G. Lowry (Otaki), who was the ouly Government speaker, said there was a desire that New Zealand should absorb some of the teeming millions in| Britain, but immigration could not bei considered until the Dominion placed own internal' economy in-order. Industry could produce more tinder supervision than? under private i.enierprise. It was hoped that by a regulated system of licensing industry wquld be so organised that a lot of misery, fear and greed -would be • abolII ifilied. Si i f JMr. H. G. Dickie (National, Patea) ji r said that if the Government gave 100 iJ! per cent support' to an industry and it iII g ot into difficulties, the Government ' 1 might have to come in and save its J ; oTi|n people from destruction. Criticis[l § inj: the constitution of the bureau, he f | r said the whole "box and dice''; of thenw :'i would not know as much as one good UI > business man. The bill would lead„.to Ph ! stagnation .instead- of efficiency., ; i I I Tit can't be disputed- that there is) i 1 [ necessity y ifor reorganisation v in: J ihany i I industriea'"in- this country," said Mr. ■ | wT A. Bodkin (National, Central Otago). "If the Minister is anxious to reorganise industry, and if he has any I knowledge of the world at all and any knowledge of . industry, he will know; that he ean't drg&xle-Mdustfy itt, this or' anv other country unless he_ gets thf goodwill of those engaged in industrS-'? ; The bill went further than legislation introduced in England,- ;he_ said. Tiue maximum representation any indus- | 3 try could get on the. proposed bureau, I the particularindustry was being ! | considered, was' two. He ventured the ! j opinion that tliere., had not been one ! j 1 application to the Department of Indusj I Strifes and Commerce, except with a view ! /to f price fixation or control of industry. jI ; j Industry Tied Hand and Foot, iI ' Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (National, Waif tonio) said that every industry would ; | hand a.nd-foot. " Who had,aske<l i foij the hill? . . "''Wi.r' Member: The; manufacturers. : Mr. Broadfoot K_"Now'i the secret is out?" He ventured- the opinion that all the manufacturers were pf the unanimous opinion that this bill should be made law. Were they going to have this lerJfslatioii thrust on the people of the Dominion just because one small section wairted it ? Industry would become the tool of big capital and the small man '.would not be able to stand up to the case .which big capital could bring forward. They had to beware of overrationalisation. Appeals, instead of being made to the Minister, should be to an independent tribunal., Mr. H- iS. S. "Kyle (National, Kiccarton) said that when he was in Australia- : recently he told the people there -to beware*of what was being done in New Zealand and that New Zealand was a good country to keep out of. Over 'there they were scared of what was beipg done here. Mr. Poison said that many . manufac"Jturers had taken the view that the bill should be delayed. He supported the amendment so that the business people should have an opportunity of. appreciating the measure. ... X v- '. -,