MEAT CONTROL BILL

Evening Star, Issue 20863, 5 August 1931, Page 5

MEAT CONTROL BILL

CLOSURE EFFORT FAILS AGAIN [l’er United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August L The interrupted debate on tho second reading of Air W, D. Lysnar’s Meat Export Control Amendment Bill was continued when the House resumed at 7.30 p.m., and the Reform members again spoke in opposition to tho measure. After speeches by Alcssrs F. Waite (Clutha), A. Harris (Waitcuinta), and A. E. Ansell (Chalmers), Mr T. Makitanara (Southern Alaori) rose and intimated his desire to move tho closure. Tho Speaker said he was afraid that as tho House had rejected the closure motion late on Friday afternoon la/ could not at this stage sanction '-a similar motion. Tho debate was then resumed by Air A. Hamilton (Wallace). A division was reached at 8.45, when Mr Hamilton’s amendment to the effect that tho Bill bo read a second time six months hence was rejected by 31 votes to 23. The division was as follows : —For the Amendment (23). — Ansell Alassey, W. W. Bitchener Nash, J. A. Burnett Ransom Coates Samuel Cobbe Stallworthy do la Perrello Sykes Forbes Waite Hamilton Ward Harris Williams Kyle Wright Linklater Young Alassey, J. N. —Against the Amendment (31). —- Atmore APDonald Barnard APKceu Black Alakitanara Broadfoot Alartin Chapman Alunns Dickie Alunro Donald Nash, W. Fletcher Ngata Healv O’Brien Holland, H. E. Parry Jordan Poison Juli Savage Langstoue Smith Lye Taverner Lysnar Wilkinson APCombs Cheers from the lobby into which Air Lysnar and prominent supporters of the' Bill had gone indicated that tho amendment had suffered defeat, and the announcement of tlm voting was greeted with applause. The result of tho division left Mr 11. AI. Rnshworth’s amendment providing for tho second reading on August 12 before the House, but Air J. A, Nash immediately rose to move a further amendment;—“That the Bill ho road a second time on October 11.”

Air F. Langstoue (Waimarino) interjected: Why don’t yon make it November 5.

Air Nash: 1 would he pleased to make it November 4 if i knew the gentleman would be about. Continuing, Air Nash said he iclt compelled to move the amendment because of the danger involved in the Bill.

Further opposition to tho Bill was interrupted approximately at 10 o’clock when Air Makitanara again sought to submit a closure motion, but tbo Speaker-declined to accept it. Shortly afterwards Air W. J. Jordan lAlauukau) drew attention to tho fact that there was nob a quorum present, and the bolls were sot ringing. Tho return of two or three members to the House, completed tho requisite number, and tho debate was then continued until the rising of the House at 10.30 p.m.