PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21092, 3 May 1932, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (Per United Press Association.] ■V WELLINGTON, May 2. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. The National Expenditure Adjustment Bill was received from the House of Representatives and read a second time pro forma and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. Hon. W. E. Collins asked the Loader (Sir James Parr) what steps had been taken in regard to tho motion, carried last year, objecting to the use' of the term Australasia. Sir James Parr replied that on November 11, 1931, tho following resolution was passed by the Legislative Council:—“That in tho opinion of this Council the Government should instruct the High Commissioner —(1) To take such steps as may be necessary to draw tho attention of English publishing houses, particularly those which are responsible for the issue of standard works of reference, to the fact that New Zealand is one of the great selfgoverning dominions of the British Empire; that it is not and has not for some ninety years been governed from Australia (from which it is separated by 1,200 miles of open ocean), and that the term ‘ Australasia,’ as including Australia and Now Zealand, is both obsolete and geographically misleading, and (2) to request those houses, when referring to the Commonwealth and the dominion collectively, to use tho phrase

‘ Australia and New Zealand.’ ” A copy of the resolution was forwarded by the Prime Minister to the High Com missioner for New Zealand, London, with a request to give effect to the terms thereof, and a reply had now been received from the High Commissioner stating that action had been taken by him in the direction desired, and that the terms of the resolution had been conveyed to forty publishing firms in Great Britain.

Replying to- a question, the Mmistei of Education (Hon. R. Masters) said that art unions arc not encouraged for taxation or revenue purposes, as this form of public finance is considered unsound. The matter of issuing further permits is at present under consideration by the Government. Hon. G. J. Carrington asked the Government whether it will take into immediate consideration legislation to provide machinery to break up unlawful associations which are dangerous to the State. Mr Masters replied that if the existing Jaw should prove ineffective to deal with unlawful associations the provision of further legislative machinery would receive consideration..

Hon. Mr Carrington also asked the Government whether, m view of the activities of the Communist leaders in New Zealand, it will take into immediate consideration legislation on the lines of an amendment to the Immigration Act recently introduced into the Senate of the Commonwealth Earl lament of Australia in order to provide for the deportation of undesirables. Mr Masters replied that details of the legislation recently introduced into the Commonwealth Parliament had not yet reached the Government. There was power under the Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Act, 1919, to deport any person who is dissatisfied, disloyal, or likely to bo a source, of danger to the peace, order, and good government of New Zealand, provided that such person is not permanently aresident in New Zealand, or has not been permanently resident therein for at least twelve months. The question of introducing further legislation on the subject was receiving consideration. Tho Council adjourned at 2.40 p.m. until to-morrow.