PARLIAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 July 1924, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

— + NOTICE OF NEW BILLS. THE COOK ISLANDS. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) mi „ WELLINGTON, Jnlv 18. 2.30 p m° USe 01 Ke l )rese ,Natives met at i\ouce of intention to introduce the given Kestrich° J i 1 A nderson), Jiegis- “ tHe Amendment Bill (Mr W F Massey), Medical Practitioneirs’. Bill SS"v?| lr I>ol “ are L. Local AuthoriKil'i uat] on of Land Amendment Bill (Hon. R. F. Bollard). Gamin* fv!!f U r me V b Blli ® on - F. Bollard,” uai luinds Amendment Bill (Hon. W D. tote wart). iP e , Government Insurance Act fhi w inen . t - 8,! .‘ was ’ 011 the motion of , °'V kj* r Rhodes, introduced foi Hu f lu ' s f' tnue ; ,J i' he Bill provides 1 °t the accident indepartmenranCh t 0 the fire insurance ?,'* ¥' Foumre laid the reSn the talde C °° k Department ' Mr T. M. Wilford (Leader of the Opposition) complimented the Government on the appointment of Judge A.vson as commissioner at these isan s. His tact had been instrumental •MoMJ.v reducing friction between the white traders and the native proin C Neu 'V tle the price we m New Zealand had to pay for Raraougan fruit was altogether extortionfi*;. i e . oonsMered there was no attempt being ( made by the Government ell rtt Pen ? nt !° the P e °Ple tir to tell the people why it could not be done He thought the Tourist Department was lagging far behind in public lequirements so far as these islands were concerned.

Mr M. J. Ravage (Auckland West) entirejy agreed with Mr Wilford in all he had said regarding Cook Island fruit, ieople were paying at least 50 per cei i,L r< ' th- n luey should pay. £>ir M. Pomare, in reply, sa id good progiess was oeing made with roading in Karatonga, and with the establishment of an adequate water supply. I erhaps more might be done in the matter of nuiieng tourists to visit the islands, where the climate was salubrious. A shipment of tomatoes would arrive in New Zealand in a few weeks rrom the islands. These tomatoes were the result of experiments made He hoped that as a result of this enterpii&g- rs-e\v Zealand would havo a r6gular supply of tomatoes in the winter. Discussing the delivery of fruit in the Dominion, lie said the policv of the Government was to- see that there was tail allocation between the north and the south.

Tliet Hon. R. F. Bollard, in movin* the second reading of the Local Legislation Bill, explained that the Bill had been introduced last session, but could not be passed owing to pressure of other business. Jt had been brought down again unaltered, except for the omission of one clause.

lhe Bill procides machinery by means of which local bodies may obtain minor locai legilsation without recourse to the Washing Up” Bill, and their (ratepayers and others interested may have full notice of what is proposed to be enacted and opportunity to oppose it if they so desire. The Bill provides that a local authority shall submit its proposalsJn concrete form to the Minister for internal Affairs in order that they may be considered by the Government. Objections must be made in writing to the Minister, who must forward particulars to the local authority concerned in order that both pairties may appear before tne Parliamentary Committee. The only difference between the present Bill and that of last session is the omission of the clause providing that no application shall be received by the Minister after the first two months of the session have expired.

The Bill was read a second time and referred to the Standing Orders- Committee.

The Copyright Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hon. C. J. Parr and read a second time without discussion. Sir M. Pomare, in moving the second reading of the Sale of Food and Drugs Amendment Bid, explained that the Bill was intended to bring the law up to date in regard to securing the purity of articles 'offered for sale and to prevent deception. The Bill was read a second time-without- debate. The Extradition Amendment Bill, which was introduced bv the Hon. C. J. Parr, provides that stipendiary magistrates shall, without further appointment, be commissioners for the purpose of the principal Act, section 3 of which is (repealed. Bribery is added to the list of extradition crimes. On the motion of the Minister, the Bill was read a second time without dis-

cussion. The House rose at 9.50 p.m. till 2.30 p.m.. on Tuesday.