HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 2, 2 July 1929, Page 11

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met at <2.30 p.m. _ Mr. W. L. Martin (Raglan) gave notice to ask the Minister of Agriculture whether steps were being taken to increase supplies of phosphate from Nauru. Mr. E. J. Howard (Christchurch faouth) gave notice to ask if any indications can be given as to when Christchurch is to have a new railway station. '.' Mr. B. Semple (Wellington Bast) gave notice to move for a return showing, the number of men employed on standard works on Ist November last, how. many standard works, had been started since then, and what was the Government's definition of relief works Mr. H. G. E. Mason (Eden) gave notice to ask what steps were being taken to deal with the number of derailments of goods trains. Mr. W. H. Field (Otaki) said that he would ask the Postmaster-General whether steps would bo taken to allay the feelings of Taita people in respect to the threatened removal of the Taita Post Office. Mr. W. E. Barnard (Napier) gave notice to ask- whether the wives of deserting husbands could apply for family allowances.. Mr. Semple gave notico to ask the Prime : Minister whether the Government intends to give effect to the unanimous findings of the National Industrial Conference convened by the late Government. Mr.. Barnard gave notice to ask the Prime Minister whether loans would be authorised to enable fishermen to repair their boats. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) gave notice to ask whether any progress had been made in regard to reciprocal payment of pensions throughout the Empire. Mr. Barnard (Napier) gavo notice to ask the Minister of Eailways whether second-class passengers would be placed in front of trains going to Napier and behind the first-class carriages on the journey to Wellington. Mr. Barnard stated that the practice now was to place the second-class carriages in.front of the first-class carriages when travelling both ways. Mr. C. H. Chapman (Wellington North) gave notice to ask whether the allowance for the widows of superannuated Civil Servants would be increased. Mr. Fraser was given leave to introduce the Eent Eestriction Continuance Bill. He said that there was still urge) t need ft legislation, as tl c position tad not improved since last session. Eents had increased, and he wanted the Minister of Labour to go into the matter. The Labour members would help in any inquiries. Something of a .permanent nature, as embodied in the Board of Trade Act, was required. The matter was important to many hundreds of families. The matter should not be allowed to go by default when Ist August arrived, as many people were, being threatened with increases in rents." Mr. W. Parry (Auckland Central) said there was an urgent need for continuaneo of the legislation. The pre-| sent advances to workers legislation had not reached a large section of the industrial workers. . (Proceeding,).