CONTROL OF N.Z. MEAT EXPORTS

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27165, 8 October 1953, Page 12

CONTROL OF N.Z. MEAT EXPORTS

SCHEME STILL UNDER DISCUSSION MINISTERIAL REPLIES TO QUESTIONS (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 7. An assurance that, before any new meat export control legislation was passed, adequate opportunities would ■be provided for discussion of its terms, was given in the House of Representatives today by the Minister of Agriculture (Mr K. J. Holyoake). 1 Replying to a question by Mr B. V. Cooksley (Government* wairarapa), the Minister said he was of the comment and criticism from sbme sections of the community on proposals for a bill which had been promoted and circulated by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board to replace the present Meat Export' Control Act, 1921 -?.2. A copy of the board’s proposals had been presented to the Government, but those proposals were still the subject of discussion between the board and the Government, said Mr Holyoake. All interested parties would have :’ull opportunity of making representations and submissions on any bill introduced into the House as a result of the present discussions, Mr Holyoake said.

Control of Tourist Hotels The Minister in charge of Tourist and Health Resorts (Mr W. A. Bodkin), replying to Mr C. L. Carr (Opposition, Timaru), said that no decision had been made to hand over tourist hotels to a corporation. “I believe it’s in the air.” said Mr Carr, discussing the Minister's reply. He invited the Minister to say whether the suggestion was a possibility, or whether it was intended or contemplated by the department to agree to such a move.

Air-mail Stamps “There is no.need for air-mail stamps, ordinary postage stamps serve all necessary purposes,” said the Post-master-General (Mr W. J. Broadfoot), in reply to another question by Mr Carr. The Minister said that to cover the full range of air-mail postage rates by special air-mail stamps would necessitate almost as many values as were in the normal postage stamp series. Such duplication would be inconvenient to the Post Office, generally wasteful, and quite unnecessary, said Mr Broadfoot. Mr Carr, discussing the reply, said it was a pity New Zealand could not have air-mail stamps. Philatelists would welcome their ’introduction, but the reply by the Postmaster-General condemned the suggestion out of hand. <le asked the Minister to give further consideration to the question.

QUALITY OF COAL

Compulsory Screening Not Proposed MINISTER REPLIES TO MR CARR (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 7. It was not proposed to take legislative power to deal with the screening of coal at private mines, said the Minister of Mines (Mr W. Sullivan) in a written reply, circulated in the House of Representatives today, to a question by Mr C. L. Carr (Opposition, Timaru). It was rarely that a specific complaint could be tracked to the source, the Minister said. The co-operation of the South Island Federated Coal Merchants had been sought, and the department’s district managers had been instructed to investigate thoroughly the question of stone in household coal, and to take any necessary action to rectify the position Discussing the reply, Mr R. M. Macfarlane (Opposition, Christchurch Central) said that it was possible to get “quite a fireworks display” from some coal. That type of qoal could be a positive danger, and it seemed apparent that some explosive material must be in the coal. A - Hudson (Opposition, Mornington) said open-cast coal particularly contained much dust and dirt He felt that .the Minister should do something to see that all coal was properly screened. K “We are paying top prices for coal, and in many cases we are getting rubbish,” he added.

PARLIAMENTARY DAY

(From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, October 7. The House of Representatives spent most of this afternoon discussing Ministers’ answers to members’ questions, and tonight the second reading, debate was held on the New Zealand Loans Bill. The bill was in the committee stages when the House adjourned at 10.30 p.m. When the House met it stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for. Mr W. S. Glenn, who was member of Parliament for Rangitikei from 1919 to 1928. Mr Glenn died yesterday. Amusement Tax Amendment Bill, which exempts from amusement tax amateur and some professidhal sporting fixtures and amateur entertainments, was introduced and read a first time. There was some discussion on the report of u Public Petitions Committee, which recommended that the Government should consider all aspects of urban farmlands rating. This evening a report from the committee stages on the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill was considered before the House moved on to the Loans Bill debate. When the House resumes at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow local members* bills will be debated before discussion on legislation is continued.