POLITICAL NOTES

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 August 1925, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES

JOTTINGS FROAI PARLIAMENT.

G ENER A L ELECT'D >N S

AN UNANSWERED QUERY. FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER. WELLINGTON, Aug. 18. Although he obtained a statement from the' Prime Minister that the main rolls would be closed as from July 31, and they b© would printed and' available to the public immediately afterwards, Air. Witty, liiccarton, did not suceed in drawing the head of the Government regarding tne date of the general election. “That is quite another point,” replied Mr. Coates with a smile; “the printing of the rolls will not include that information.”

VALUATION ANOMALIES.

Information was furnished in the House by Mr. Field (Otaki) that in very many eases Government valuations of lands tor the purpose of State advances were considerably lower than valuations recently made for taxation purposes. * Mr. Field gav e notice to the Minister in charge of the Department that he would require him to say whether he did not think the v aluations should be the same for taxation as for loan purposes. WHEAT-GROWERS’ AGHEEMENT. The necessity for providing wheatgrowers with an adequate guarantee to induce them to grow sufficient wheat for the Dominion’s requirements was the point of a question tabled by Mr. MaoPherson (Oamaru) to-day. An immediate answer was given by the Minister for Agriculture, who said that he bad met the growers last year, when it was understood an arrangement .would probably be made in the future, and it- was tentative on what was done this year. Until the time came, nothing could be done. “The Government,” added Mr._Nosworthy, “are not in the habit of breaking promises to wheat-growers or to anybody else.” Mr. MacPherson : The n it may be too late Mr. Nos worthy: It is not too late according to the understanding I have with them. The Minister added that the growers were trying to carry out their agreement with the Government, but the only thing which had stopped them was bad weather. ..Bringing up this question in the House when he had an understanding with the wheatgrowers was, in his opinion, beating the air. , _____