PARLIAMENT

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 320, 22 July 1925, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDIN' GS. HO USE OF representatives Wellington, July ‘2l. The llpuso met at 2.30 pm. today. Sir John Luke (Wellington North) presented - a petition asking that t lie Religious Exercises in Schools Bill bo not pressed. ON U X EMPLOY MEN T. Mr It. McKoen (Wellington South) asked the 'Prime Minister whether, in view «f the unemploymerit in Wellington, he would take steps to provide money lor works. Mr McKeen added that unemployment in Wellington uas so acute that yesterday the Mayor had had to commence relied works. The Prime Minister said that lie would want to know what the uork was. Mr McKoen: Roadmaking and levelling the sand dunes at Lyall Ray. The Hon. J. 0. Coates: That is obviously' city work which could be done out pi the c'CV luiids. He add cd that the Government had to fpmrd against 'grants lot work that was not of • .national importance. • CN’LA’. •

Mr E. A. Wrigii'f.AWellingtoii Suburbs): The are providing the money,.' Mr Coates: Then it i£ a matter of subsidising tlie rates .of'the W ellington City Council. (Laughter). Mr E. J. Howards (Ch r isle mire h South): Any hone for’ Christchurch ? Mr Coates: There fe' ‘every hope, I think. This morning T authorised £2OO or £3OO extra, which will absorb another 20 men within a day o r two.

Mr W. E. Parry (Auckland Central): What about Auckland? Mr Coates: Strangely enough Auckland has made no ‘application. They have adopted a policy of seßreliancc. THE COAL QUESTION. Sir John Luke asked Air CViaios whether any steps ■ would be taken to see that shortages bf coal did not occur during the carj-iage of coal from the Taupiri mines. Dealers had complained to him d,l shortages amounting to as much as 22c" t. pci truck, and they were finding docility in carrying ou.t.their engagements. The Prime Minister said he wan'd inquire into the complaints had been received. yoR was accepted on certificate lio.o t mines, but he did not 'think .m. i losses would have occurred as mentioned. However, lie would tee \ l-’at could be done to onsure that full weights were delivered to the sealers.