PARLIAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 11

PARLIAMENT

TODAY'S SITTING

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Legislative Council passed the Imprest Supply Bill this afternoon.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon.

Mr. R. A. Wright (Independent, Wellington Suburbs), in a notice of question, asked the Minister of Finance

(the Hon. W. Nash) whether, in view of the house shortage, and with the object of encouraging private enterprise to erect additional houses, the Government would give thk country an assurance that during its term of office no further legislative restrictions would be imposed upon prospective house builders.

In a notice of question to the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), Mr. H. S. S. Kyle (National, Riccarton), asked whether his attention had been drawn to a report that the crew of the coastal steamer Canopus had refused to take the ship to sea because of the alleged presence of a rat in the fo'c'sle, and whether this action met with the approval of the Government.

Mr. W. T. Anderton (Government, Eden), in a notice of question to the Prime Minister, asked if he would consider providing protection under the Fair Rents Act to flat dwellers. Mr. Anderton said that flat landlords were extracting extortionate increases of rent from workers who dwelt in flats.

Notice of the following question, addressed to the Prime Minister, was given by Mr. W. P. Endean (National, Parnell):—"ls the reason why the Government of New, Zealand Will not grant the freehold of State houses to State tenants the fact that the policy of the Government, as recently affirmed at the last Labour conference, is the socialisation of the means of production, distribution, ah 4 exchange, excluding all possibility of the tenants.obtaining the fee simple?" (Ironical laughter from Government benches.)

Mr. W. J. Poison (National Stratford) gave notice to ask the of Marketing whether he would inform the House of the date of arrival at Auckland of the ten tons, of oranges recently thrown into the sea at that port, and also the date on which they were finally so disposed of.

• Mr. Poison also gave notice to ask the Prime Minister whether his xstatement last week that they must not make one man an institution on the air was an indication of a change ol policy in the Broadcasting Service, or whether an exception was still to be made of Mr. Scrimgeour, "the chief Government radio propagandist;" The House adjourned at 2.45 until 7.30 this evening, when the Address in Reply debate will be opened by Dr. D. G. McMillan (Government, Dunedin West) and Mr. B. Roberta .(.Government, Wairarapa). (Proceeding.)