TO CORRESPONDENTS

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18138, 30 July 1924, Page 8

TO CORRESPONDENTS

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1 petition was prc-to-day on U Island (nut && desire that, the RfcJSU-* into thC D °- itff" jntieA from <» e P enny ?^ r be redoced „ Tier lb on the duty is too &xes the people of the prcßen f -to <* out 50 per cen t j, a j the freight in sh«7 ®!*° ® g an Francisco and ft®® gouth Is iand be fr#k IBIS vrfth the freight to the o° the grounds that as **** rtftlind p»7 s 3 lar S® 8 entitled to some contt'iSWi*. that Wellington derives K the trade through eteamere at that port, fte ooint out that the South of the calling of W® 1 and ha« to pay 50 per f fc* W Ltr* ft freight, whereas both Wel- <**■ lnflcland enjoy this P"vifour steamers per month Maui i that the question of the the steamer Ngakuta for fjTiit was under considthe Government. Prothe ship would cost **Lt deal of money, and it was a •££l for tho state to consider * hefind that money and find steamship service to the IsJggdl

Mj Sttpenuminrtiwl- - Hon. B. F. Bollard to-day moved far leave, to introduce the Local ■ Superannuation Act ff&t the value of superannuat.on Sjiteen pointedly brought under pub-. StS since , the railway strike S actuarial report on the financial riilion of various schemes brought SfT&ree by local bodies should be fcide 'He wondered how long the S'ontiiid®. tie schemes were going HSW °P on t0 make contributions t. Way of State subsidies. A uiriilM investigation should be held un tile Government should take some deps in regard to national and social Lyjnar thought that the schemes a they wfoted to-day were a too severe dfllnWnthe Government. He urged adjustment should be made iSore. they broke down under their urged the Minister to inclause in the Bill to the effect tlat Ktperann'nation under the measure Zld not affect the Old Age Pension. Thi Hon E. F. Bollard, in reply, said ait the Bill was short. It.consisted rf oil? two clauses. One clause was h&H# With"ihe intention of giving wwr teithe contributor and to local to-redoee the retiring allowance s-Trtrder tb, increase ; the annuity to a of a contributor. Wie&ncf d'ause amended the exin' order that there should. ffinetlon in the amount of retirutfiiltwsnce on account of compensaunder the Workers' Aet. The Bill was introal&jpd a,first time. BilL ' Maui Pomare asked l||rt6-.withdraw the Medical Prac(Mflißs Leave was granted. WgXtadi Bill War Funds Amendment Bill (S» S«n. I 'Wr Downie Stewart) was. in- - wdread a first time. i , L ,, M • ■ .