POLITICAL NOTES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 July 1928, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES

ITEMS FROM THE HOUSE ROTORUA-TAUPO RAILWAY WAS IT INVESTIGATED? (By Telegraph—Special to The Star.) WELLINGTON. July 5. “Has the project been mad© the subject of investigation by the Bub lie Works Department, the Railway Department. Agricultural and other Department? concerned?” asked Air H. G. R. Masonu (Eden) in the House to-day, when referring to the Government’ey.eported decision to proceed with the construction of the Rotcrua-Taupo railway immediately. In addressing this question to the Prime Minister. Mr Alason pointed out that an investigation of the ,lines suggested would be in conformity wiitn the policy announced by the Railway Department, which set forth an investigation upon which the Government had in this case decided ro act. The Prime Alinister’S reply will be given when Alinisterial answers to.members' questions are circulated in a fortnight or so. THE, ONE-ARAIED MOTORIST. Following the refusal of the Christchurch municipality to issue motor, driving, licenses to one-armed moftcOi sts/Mr D. Jones (Ellesmere) has asked the Minister of Public Works if he will amend 1 the motor regulations so us to remove restrictions on one-arm drivers. Unless this is done, added Air Jones, it will be a great injustice to a number of ouch men who have driven lor years without accident. ’ FREIGHT ON FERTILISERS. That freight on fertilisers from Great Britain. Nauru and other countries should be paid out of the •Comsodidated Fund bv the Government was the suggestion made to the Prime Mini,star by Mr A. Bell (Bay of Islands). He pointed out that this would to some, extent equalise the position as between primary and secondary industries, and would also be of inestimable value in encouraging the development of second and third-class land, ft would, help to render productive out deteriorated land. The cost of the scheme was estimated bv Air Bed at £500,000 per year. "The Prime Minister promised to have the scheme fully investigated. FARMERS' CREDIT. The Prime Minister is being asked by Air J. R. Hamilton (Awarua,) if in considering the hardship to farmers who cannot find sufficient mony?y to buy stoek, the Government will instruct district rural credits boards to adminiisteir the Act in the spirit in which it* was intended, and lend' to farmers, the full limits under their powers.