PARLIAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 106, 6 May 1936, Page 13

PARLIAMENT

B' r TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS

-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. today.

.. Mr. A. S. Eichards (Government, Ros- ' kill) asked the Minister of Labour whether he would have immediate in- ' a quiries made into the many dismissals taking place of trained employees - .earning from £2 to £3 10s weekly, ■ and their replacement by juniors at L \ salaries from 10s to 15s weekly by ;..,..,,s6me firms in New Zealand, with a ---view to stopping this practice where -,:_•;—Possible. Mr. Richards said that the 1 . ; ; : ;practice was becoming widespread in ~ ■'..,; Auckland, in the hope that it would ..,'".„ overcome the new conditions likely to ..., come about with the operating of the . : awards in the future which some em--1 :' 7'ployers fear. "I shall be glad to arrange for my ■-■■ = •-- departmental officers.at Auckland to ■■•' inquire into the position in that city," "'..; said the Minister (the Hon. H. T. Arm- ■ -"■•strong),: in reply. "These inquiries ;<;;-'will be facilitated if Mr.' Richards will -■".-•"•"■ furnish me with the names of any firms ,-- who are known to be adopting the practice complained of. I may men- /■■' r "tion that awards at present in force m. o usually fix a proportion of 'juniors to .'•.^seniors that may be employed, and this provides a safeguard against wholesale dismissal of senior workers • 'and their replacement by juniors."

TOLICE HEAD. "-■""■ •"■ Mr. H. S. S. Kyle (National, Riccar- • ■ ......ton), in an urgent question to the I-.-.... Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. .. .. Savage) asked whether in view of the uneasiness in the Police Force on account of there being no official head since the retirement of the late C0m- ....... missioned on March 31, would he make "V- "■-an early decision about an appointment ~.: '~.. to.- this important position. '..." The Minister in Charge of the Police .; Departmer (the Hon. P. Fraser) re- ■■'" "plied. He said that the Commissioner , .of Police (Mr. Wohlmann) did not re- ( i.'X ire until June 31, as he was granted F .r".:,\ hree months' leave of absence prior :„, ~'_ to m' s retirement. A new Commissioner ■could not be announced until after the . completion of Mr. Wohlmann's leave. ■' 'In the meantime, the Secretary to the -'"-Department; Mr. R. F. Madden, had ~ -»een appointed Deputy Commissioner ; ...; Ml:- Fraser added that there was no ■ ■evidence of any uneasiness in the r"■ Police Force.

GUARANTEED PRICES. _ Urgency was accorded to the passing of the Primary Products Market- -■.: Speaking to the amendment propose! ::■::, by. the Hon. A. Hamilton (National --Wallace), Mr. W. J. Poison (National! •■:':.btratford) said the farmers desired to •■•-•run their own business in their own ■ -way. The farmers were looking to ,a.-;an extension of the co-operative move-o.-.'.ment which had been built up over ." the years. The Government was put-',-'-tmg forward a crude unstudied plan ■ -.supported by a lot of word-spinning. ■--.No one knew what the guaranteed price was going to be. ■■■", T '-rV! e Leader of the Opposition: The v ,-,-_, Minister of Agriculture knows .-..-:■ Mr. Poison: I don't think he dons -...He is not m the confidence of "the junta that controls the destinies of th" „. .Labour Party at the present time.