HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 13

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met.at 2.30 p.m. • Mr; A. S. Richards (Labour, Roskill) asked, tho Minister of Finance whether he would take steps to prevent relief workers being evicted by. his Department.: .;..'-.' . Mr. Coates said it was regretted that steps could not be, taken to prevent evictions being effected, as the State Advances Office, had certain obligations to.'meet. Every opportunity was given tenants in distress to make representations, and every possible leniency was being shown. Mr. H. Atmore (Independent, Nelson) gave notice to ask the Minister of Agriculture whether the Government representative in London has sold apples forwarded so that growers had missed the benefit of the increased exchange. . Mr. W. E. Barnard.(Labour, Napier) gave notice to ask the Minister of Employment whether, in view of the admitted inability of many people to pay rent, he would take steps to prevent summary evictions under the Distress and Replevin Act. ! The Minister of Employment (the Hon..A. Hamilton) replied that the matter was under consideration by the Government or was on the stocks.; He promised that the question would be brought up at the next meeting of Cabinet. .; - Mr. F. W. Schramm (Labour,. Auckland East): We will help you to pass the Bill. Mr. Barnard: Pass it this session. Mr. Hamilton: I did not say that.