PARLIAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 69, 1 October 1928, Page 11

PARLIAMENT

TODAYS PROCEEDINGS )USE OF REPRESENTATIVES 'he Hou'so of Representatives met at ) p.m. Ir. W. A. Voitch (Wanganui) asked Minister of Justice if ho will this lion introduce legislation giving jusi to the Police Force-in the. matter superannuation. 'he Hon. F. J. Rollcston replied that would make, a full statement on the stion to the Houso in the course of next day or two. ' , . HANDLING OF BASIC SLAG. Ir. W. E. Parry (Auckland Central) ed the Minister of Labour what the 'eminent's intentions were in regard the recommendations of the Special imittee set up to inquire into the dling of basic slag. ' he Minister (the Hon. R. A. Wright) I that the report of the Committee been received by the Government, tho recommendations were given ct to legislation would not be nccesr, as. there was already power- to ;e regulations. He was awaiting a artmental report as to certain de3, and would place everything beforo met for consideration as early as lible. SUPPLEMENTARY ROLLS. [r. Veitch asked the . Minister in ,rgo of the Electoral Department if md been arranged that no supploitary roll was to bo printed and isI until after the writs ' had. been ed, and if so, how it was proposto obviate the inconvenience that :ld follow. ; ' , • ho Hon. A. D. M'Leod replied that •as not intended,to make any depar- > from the usual practice. The plementary roll would close on the on which the writs were issued and ;ld bo available within seven days ir that. It was not thought content to issue more than one supplotary roll. They were following the o practice as they followed during last election, and so faT as. he knew •c had been no complaints regarding ; system. MORE BILLS, Main Highways Anlendmeht. Bill introduced by Governor-General's sage, also a Crown Lands Settlet Amendment Billr, • , ach Bill was read a first time. UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM. penmg the discussion on the Public •ks Statemont, Mr. ,W. E. Parry ckland Central) raisod the subject anemployment, remarking that it sared to have become a permanent iguant growth. The Government doing nothing:whatever to remedy Tho unemployed ;army in Auckland ay. was at great as if not greater i what it , was at this time year. "All tho evidence that have to-day," said Mr. Parry, ints to the fact this canker has aanently established its fruits- in national existence. . . It will bee a constant running sore in our onal existence." , r. Parry argued that not hundreds, thousands of people had been suf-. lg as' tho result of unemployment his country during the last few s, and ho disputed which Mr. e3 had quoted on the subject. The aployed bureaux wero not a corroct x of tho unemployed situation. ' 10 Prime Minister: "What would r. Parry: ."The Prime Minister. what would be? He will haye to, gurate some, better ' machinery." r. Coates: "Wo have to multiply by two anyway." . • r. Parry said, tho Prime. Minister stated that, unemployment was not conconrof the Government! Well, were not the, Government's concern 10 concern was it? Tho Govern-' ; had dono nothing to meet the ;ion, oven" though it had spent 0,000. What would that sum r? Fifteen hundred men for two s at 12s a [ day. That was very II provision to make. ..'.') (Proceeding-) „'■'.. ,i