POLITICAL NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18147, 9 August 1924, Page 13

POLITICAL NOTES

(man. to **nra rasis.") WELLINGTON, August A Baihray Commission. Replying to a question in t.'w Hct»i" of Representatives to-day by tins Leader of tho Opposition, the Miinnroi Railways staled that the report of the Commission on the demands a£ the railway servants was not yet conspired. The Commissioners had postponed consideration on gome vif.i! point* threo weeks ago because they ha.! diS;enlty in coming to a conclusion rcfariing them, and meantime th? work 'f the Arbitration Court bad been moin:ing up. Tho Commissioners wantc! tiorc timo to consider the point* th*. had not been agreed upon. He added thnt he did not tfitnk i would bo many days before the Co»missioners camo to a final ronr'saion. The report wonld then be submitted to Cabinet, which would dfid-' whr«i it would be made pnblic.

Gaming Bill. Replying to Mr Witty to-day. M* Massey said tho Gaming Bill waa ne* a party measure. Past fc«'l shown that the matter was ecntrowrsial, and he believed it was a* emutrovcrsial as ever. If the Hoes* desired it he would be v<?rj glad to agr»e to Mr Witty's suggestion that the Bill should be referred to a special Mtnaji?tee of the House. To this eemEutt#*> the petitions presented to Parliament could be referred, and evidence co«H be taken if it was deemed advisable.

A Trade Union Grioranc*.

ister whether it was within hh kaowledge that some trade union twrrt&ries had been instructed by tba Cm»ueioncr of Taxes, uador Section 163 of the Act, to supply to the l>eparti»ei(itf the names and addressee of reemberg of the unions. He said he had read t&e section in question, and did not thiafc it gave power to ask for *«eh a ret mm. The Prime Minister replied that &? believed that something of the sort in operation last year. He was strong - )y of the opinion that there was pow*r under the Act, and the best thing that the trade unions could do would he t» comply with tho request.

Adyertising Hew Zealand. A petition hafe been presented tv Parliament by W. Stuart Wilson, aslt ing tho Houso to give a lead in the matter of advertising the Bernini©?? overseas. "The good work in advertising New Zealand ia other lands dwe* by the Tourist Department ia recant years," states tho petitioner, "haa w* been sufficient to make known ta tM people of Canada and Ameriea tile wonderful scenic, sporting, and bealtftgiving resort* of the Dominion. Tfei* insufficiency of publicity has eatety been due to lack of funds. From personal observation, I am qait* eowriueed that there are hundreds of thousand* ef people in these two great democracies, with money to bum, who would gl*4ty visit New Zealand for holiday a*>£ health purposes. In my opinion, Parliament should give a lead to Chamber* of Commerce, Progress Leagnee, trnpping companies, and other org*Bi«»tions for the purpoee of making a Mr concentrated national effort t« *»**»* people hero to visit oar ■wondeTfsl lands in tho southern aeac. If «o«u could be done, I am confidant that Fa*' liament and the people need *****£ fear in regard to the txmvmt emm> tions when the moMtoriaia U »«#% *r when New Zealand'* to*""*** Vf«? in Landon is curtailed. Otb« «m----tries spend large sun. of »«*£ ***t* tising attractions which «» *£j%* compared with what New Zeataai l«s to show."