PARLIAMENT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 November 1924, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

EX-SOLDIERS ON THE LAND. PROFIT-SHARING SCHEME,. ’ POWER FOR COMPANIES. V (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLIIN GTON, N ov. 4. The House of Representatives met at noil to-day. The Honey Export Control Bill was put through all stages. The Egmorit N ational Paris Bill was also put through all stages with machinery amendments. The Master and Apprentice Amendment Bill was put through committee stage with an amendment made bV the Labour Bills Committee. The Bill whs read a third time and passed. The Hon. A. D. McLeod, moved the second reading of the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Amendment Bill. Provision is made in the Bill by which the Dominion Revaluation Board is empowered. to .deal with any application for revaluation which was receivel too late but which was in course of , transit to the Dominion Board within the tiijae prescribed. Provision is made whereby the Dominion Board can, in the 'case of mortgages given as security for improvement, stock, etc., the amount owing under a mortgage arid direct that any part of such mortgage can be. transferred, to the suspense account free of interest for any period not exceeding three, years. ■ . * Provision is also made whereby in cases of the . realisation •of securities under power of sale the Minister for Lands, on the recommendation of a land board, may write off such an amount as represents excess of a mortgage debt over the amount realised, and thus free a mortgagee from any further liability under the personal covenants of his mortgage. Provision, is made whereby values of buildings on settlement land leased to discharged soldiers can be reduced as from July I, 1921, or from the date of a lease, whichever date is later. Power is given whereby discharged soldiers who Eold small grazing run leases of Crown and settlement land can obtain extensions of their leases for any' period, not exceeding ,ten years. SHARES FOR WORKERS. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill (No. 3) was passed without debate. The Minister explained that the Bill gave unions the right of appeal in cases where they had been fined-for breaches of the Act. The Companies Empowering Bill was read a ; second time without debate. The Minister explained that before any scheme under the Bill could operate the Arbitration Court must certify that the scheme is favourable to the workers taking up labour shares in the company concerned. <■ On the third reading of the Bill, Air J. A. Young (Hamilton) said the present Companies Act admits only the right of capital to profits, but the Bill admitted that labour, under; certain conditions, should be entitled to 1 share in the profits l and management of a company. He hoped it would bring' about closer relationship between capital and labour. Mr Massey said he had seen a similar scheme working satisfactorily in Yorkshire woollen mills. 'He 1 was pleased when he first saw the draft of the present Bill, for the proposal would make for. better relations between master and men both in primary and secondary industries. LABOUR NOT ENTHUSIASTIC. Mr H. E. 'Holland (leader of the Labour Party) did not think the Bill would materially alter things at all. The Labour Party was not, opposing lit, but it was not enthusiastic about it/ The originator of the scheme was an idealist, and that was what was at the back of the proposal. Mr. Holland was unable to take the same view as the Premier had taken regarding it. ~ M r „ W. A. Veitch (Wanganui) said that for once he found himself in complete agreement with the Premier. Mr Massey: Proof that you are becoming wiser. (Laughter.) The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister ror Labour) believed the scheme was the outcome of idealism, and would be successful so long as a manager was of an idealistic temperament and put his energies iii the direction of making the effort a success. The leader of the Opposition (Mr T. M. Wilford): What about '‘casual labour ? Mr Anderson: The Bill does not apply to casuals. Mr Wilford: That is the point. Mr Anderson: It is an advance on what we have at present-. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Hon. C. J. Parr moved the second reading of the-British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Amendment Bill, which, he explained, was intended to meet the case of Samoan . natives who were anxious to become ‘ British subjects. The Bill was read a second time without debate, and passed all stages. At 11.5 p.m. the House rose -until 11 o clock to-morrow morning. -