POLITICAL NOTES

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 16 July 1925, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES

COUNTY REVALUATIONS

WORK IN 1 ARAN A Kl>

KEEPING A PROMISE. v±iy Telegraph.—special lo The Scar.) \\ SJI Uui V ±'J. File revaluation ui seieau itu'ai.ala was miieny <.u*ou.woeu in tne iiouotj cpguay, unen -ui,- cAHTigan Vi'ace a) asiveu cue x'Vuue -viuuster, who, a*, ne saiu,iiau. untier xaiveir u>‘ cany out ms predecessor's promises, wnen ho would, gee- cue rtaweiu County' revalued. iVtr. Corrigan .stated that the late Air. Maosey haul made thus promise to imn when the valuation estimates weie oeing passed last session. * Air. Coates : **l certainly will carry out the promises- 5 of the late • Prime Alinister, and for your information, L may state that the revaluation of the Hawera County is in process now, and tlie new values will. be available for the year 1926-27. .... Mr. Masters: “Will the same ‘apply to tlie promise, that W-ha ng’amomonn, County be revalued ? ” Mr. Coates: “I am afraid we cannot value simultaneously, but if a promise was mad© it will be kept. Mr. Corrigan: “The promise . was that Hawera should be first.” (Laughter) . Mr. Hawken stated that the promise was that Hawera, Elthani and Waimiate "West would be valued this year, and he thought the whole promise should ibe carried out. He had correspondence showing that the people of the three counties were anxious to have the valuations completed in the three counties by March 31. AN EXTENSION OF BORROWING. Air. Corrigan asked the Alin is ter for Finance whether he will make provision to find moneys for local bodies who have anticipated loans already authorised. Air. Nosworthy replied that it was beyond l the resources'!of the State Advances Office and other lending departments. The Government has no loan fund for advances to local .bodies, and the Government's capital requirements for its direct needs do not permit of further extension of the borrowing policy. APPOINTAIENT OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 1 ; ;•-

The member for Patea, in the course of his address-in-reply speech, flatly accused the Monasters of .showing political preferences in administration. He quoted as one instance his attempt to secure the appointment of justices of the peace in his electorate. He submitted to the Minister for Justice 16 names, six being Reformers and ten Liberals. Every Reformer was appointed, except one, who refused, but not one Liberal" was made a J.P. He did riot think this was fair to the electorate, which -was 90 miles long, and be would defy anyone to say that any man nominated. did not bear the highest character. Sir O. J. Parr. Minister for Justice, exolained that Mr. Corrigan had "submitted 21 names, and was personally informed tliat never in his experience as a Minister for Justice had such wholesale appointments been made.. He was told that the list must be reduced to four or five, and consulted him as to the reduction. Final selection rested with Cabinet and the. Under-Secretary for Justice. The Minister added that he knew nothing of the political opinion of any person in tile list. ' COMPULSORY CREAM GRADING. . “No decision lias been reached, butthe question is to be gone into ap an early date,” states the Minister for Agriculture in reply to a request from Mr. Nash (Palmerston North) to introduce legislation this session for compulsory grading of cream. at all dairy factories. “This system, says Mr. Nash, “has already been introduced by numerous companies, but they are unable to enforce it unless this is made compulsory by Act of Parliament.” . NURiSEB’ SUPERANNUATION. ’ ’ “A Bill providing for. the superannuation of hospital nurses is at present in the bands of the Crown law draftsimen,” states the Alinister for Health in reply to Air. Sullivan (Avon). DENTAL ATTENTION FOR CHILDREN.

The fact that children attending private schools, are not eligible for State education and dental inspection and treatment was referred to by Mr. McKay (Hawke’s Bay), who'asked the Minister for Health whether he would make provision, as early as possible, for every school child in the Dominion up to standard two to have free dental treatment and periodical dental inspection. Children attending' private schools were not allowed to attend the Minio. and he held that all children .■’•hon'd be entitled to the same rights in this matter, a>3 the future of the country depended upon the health of its growing citizens. For this reason alone dental clinics should be entirely under the control of the Health Department.