SUMMER RECESS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 10

SUMMER RECESS

Parliament has adjourned until Wednesday, February 13, and the motion on this- subject, moved by the Prime Minister this morning and carried by the House of Kcpiesentativcs, provides that, if deemed nccessaiy in the public interest, the Government may fix an earlier date on which Mr. Speaker may call members to Wellington for the transaction of business. The general objection to summer sessions was voiced by Mr. H. Q. E. Mason (Labour, Auckland Suburbs), who, while not opposing the motion, asked if the Prime Minister could give an assurance that when members did arrive on February 13, they would not be kept waiting about doing formal business while the Government was making up its mind, or getting its legislation prepared. The Prime Minister replied that he recognised the desire of members that there should be no unnecessary delay, and he gave an assuranco that business would be proceeded with immediately the session reopened. The Government hoped that it might be able to prepare the business in time to meet earlier. Recognising the inconvenience to members of a session early in the year, the Government would endeavour to get through the work with the utr most dispatch. TRIBUTE TO MB. COATES. Befoie the House finally adjourned at 12.15 today, the Prime Minister answered questions as to the business for the early session. He considered that the work done during the session which was closing was extremely important, though it had been, delayed mainly through the extensions of time which had to be given to important Koyal Commissions. He wished to pay a. tribute to the work which had been accomplished by the 'Minister '< of Finance (the St. Hon. J. G. Coatea). There had, been the Tariff, which opened up the whole of , that big question, and financial Bills and the Companies Act, and other measures. _ He waa sure the House would agree with him that Mr. Coates had shown.a good deal of tact and ability in the way in which he had put those measures-through. The most important legislation for the coming session would be the Loan Corporation Bill, said Mr. Forbes. It had not been possible to deal with so far-reaching'a proposal in any hurried way.' While the Government was anxious to do something in the direction of giving effect to the rpcommendations of the Dairy Commission in regard to ~ the rearrangement of mortgages, it felt that it was part of a general scheme in which the whole community was interested, therefore any piecemeal legislation would not' be satisfactory. There would also be legislation arising but of the Native Affairs Commission relating to the reorganisation of the' machinery of land settlement and the Native Department Mr. W. E. Parry (Labour, Auckland Central): What? about the General Election? , The Prime Minister: I am not in a )osition to bo. able to. state, the. date. , (Laughtci.) Ample, notice will be given! to members. J. •- ' . -. r • ' .1 The Pi ime Minister ended by con-1 iveying Christmas good .wishes to members. . , Mr. M. J. Savage (Leader of the Opposition) took the opportunity of reminding the Government that tne staff of. the House should be considered in view of the adjournment and the early lesumption. He heartily reciprocated the Piimo Minister's Christmas'greetings.

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