The day in Parliament

Press, 5 August 1983, Page 4

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington Thirteen petitions were presented when Parliament sat at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. All but two of them asked the Government to reject the Transport Amendment BUI (No. 5). The petitions against the bill were from: Thomas Varnam of Howick and 55 others, presented by Mr C. J. Moyle (Lab., Hunua); R. S. Doherty of Pahiatua and 41 others, presented by the Associate Minister of Finance, Mr Falloon; Pauline Booker of Manurewa and 162 others, presented by Mr R. O. Douglas (Lab., Manurewa); Ann Cheney of Dunedin and 198 others, presented by Mr R. M. Gray (Nat., Clutha); William Watson of Wanganui and 328 others, presented by Mr C. R. Marshall (Lab., Wanganui); Mr J. P. McMechan of Dunedin and 283 others, presented by Mr S. J. Rodger (Lab., Dunedin North); lan Swift and 272 others, presented by Mr F. M. Colman (Lab., Pencarrow); B. J. Cook and 189 others, presented by Mr E. E. Isbey (Lab., Papatoetoe); Mr N. M. Woodgate of Eastern Hutt and 78 others, presented by Mr T. J. Young (Lab., Eastern Hutt); Mary Bryant of Petone and 93 others, presented by Mr J. J. Terris (Lab., Western Hutt) and Brian Eagle of Mount Roskill and 158 others, presented by Mr P. B. Goff (Lab., Roskill). Mr C. B. Townshend (Nat., Kaimai) presented the petition of Sheryl Brown of Tauranga and 2553 others asking the Government to make it compulsojy for children under . eight fpto be adequately res- " trained in private vehicles.

The petition also asked that the restraints be made to New Zealand safety standards and that their retail price be reduced. Mr G. T. Knapp (Social Credit, East Coast Bays) presented the petition of Ross Newdick of Mairangi Bay asking the Government to change the Sale of Liquor Act to allow wine sellers’ licences to incorporate ales, wines, and spirits. Annual reports were tabled from: the Ministry of Defence, the Liquid Fuels Trust Board, the New Zealand Government delegate at the Internationa] Labour Organisation conference in Geneva in 1982, the Higher Salaries Commission, the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council, the Mount Albert Licensing Trust, the Commission for the Environment, the Testing Laboratory Registration Council, the National Research Advisory Council, the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, the Inland Revenue Department, and the Government Statistician. Mrs Whetu Tirikatene-Sulli-van (Lab., Southern Maori) gave notice of her intention to introduce the Maori Language Bill. Members moved 10 notices of motion and Ministers answered 13 questions. The interrupted debate on the Broadcasting (Television Advertising of Liquor) Bill resumed. The bill was introduced without a division and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. Mr M. J. Minogue (Nat, Hamilton West) reported back from the Road Safety Committee the petition of Kiri Elderidge requesting “most favourable consideration” be accorded to it The petition asked that the law requiring truck firms to secure loads be strictly enforced. Mr Minogue reported also ‘Ton the petition of Mr H. E. A Wright and 1958 others asking

for the construction of an overhead traffic bridge at the Lincoln. Road railway crossing in Christchurch, with “no recommendation.”

Mr R. M. Gray (Nat., Clutha) reported back from the Health and Welfare Committee that the petition from Bruce John Brindle for the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate treatment procedures at Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Rotorua be given '‘consideration.”

The Apprenticeship Bill was reported back from the Labour and Education Select Committee with amendments, and set down for a second reading next sitting day. The Statutes Revision committee reported back two further bills, the Trustee Corporation Bill, without amendment, and the Law Reform (No. 2) Bill, with amendment. Both were set down for second reading next sitting day. The 5.30 p.m. adjournment interrupted debate on the report back from the Statutes Revision Committee of the Insurance Companies Law Reform Bill.

When the House sat again at 7.30 p.m. second readings were given to the Auckland Centennial Memorial Park Amendment Bill and the North Shore Drainage Amendment Bill. The Budget debate resumed, with Mr R. L. Bell (Nat., Gisborne) continuing his interrupted speech.

He was followed by Mr D. F. Caygill (Lab., St Albans), the Minister of Social Welfare, Mr Young, Mrs Ann Hercus (Lab., Lyttelton), Mr R. M. Gray (Nat, Clutha), Mr T. A. de Cleene (Lab., Palmerston North) and Mr Roger McClay (Nat, Taupo). Mr McClay’s speech was by the 10.30 p.m. adjournment and the debate will continue.