PARLIAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 45, 21 August 1930, Page 11

PARLIAMENT

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

HOUSE OF.REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. to-day. - Captain Rushworth (Country Party, Bay of Islands) announced that he in■'tends' to ask tho Prime Minister, whether the Government will introduce, this scssoin amending legislation that will bring the main highways un- , tier the jurisdiction of Parliament. The Rev. Clyde Carr (Labour. Tim"aru) gave notice to ask the Minister of Health whether he proposed to take - _uy action this session to givo effect •to' the remit passed at the Hospital ■ Boards' conference at Palmerston North, towards making adequate provision, for a voluntary medical inspoe- ' ti'on'bf persons over 40 years of age. " -'Mr. AY. E. Barnard (Labour. Na■<pier) intends to seek leave to introVdnco the Destitute Persons Amendment ■■■'-■ Tlie'Minister of Labour (Hon. S. G. ! Bhiith)';_'ave notice to introduce the 'Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. CHILD LABOUR. . •"-. Mr.;■• Barnard asked the Hon. the "'Minister of Health whether he had : noticed in to-day's '' Dominion" • a 'report under the heading "Child Labour;'-' 'of statements made at a meeting of the Wellington Education Board, in which, under the sub-heading of "MalfoVmed Children,' it was report- ' cd: "This kind of thing was not peculiar to Wellington, it was remarked by a speaker, for at Napier children were put at 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning carving two big cans of milk up as many "as "200 steps to deliver it. They then went, to school, and it was not "surprising that the teachers said it was impossible to do anything with them. The, physical instructor said 1 hey were becoming malformed, roundshouldered, and flat-chested through : carrying the milk cans." Mr. Barnard asked.whether the Minister would have these serious charges inquired into. V ■ The 'Minister (the Hon.. A. J. Stallworthy) said he considered the posi- - ti.pn referred to was quite serious, and ; assured him if. had engaged the earnest consideration of the' Government. Instructions had been given for still :,,more-active steps to be taken to bring to an end such an unhappy state of ; affairs as was reported. ).-'- • Mr. Barnard: "Does that mean that ".-the Minister will take some action in the, matter?'' ' ■ Mr..-Stallworthy: "Yes." - The Electric Power Boards and SupV_>ty '-Authorities' Association Bill, sfanding in the name' of Mr. J. A. Nash (Reform, Palmerston) was introduced and read a first time. (Proceeding.)