PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 September 1928, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

ITEMS FROM THE HOUSE CARRIAGE OF MEAT IMPROVEIMEINfrB TO WAGGONS (By Telegraph—Special to The Star.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 5. The question of having improvements made to the insulation of refrigerator waggons is at present receiving attention of the Railway Department’s technical officers and. in this connection the chief mechanical engineer is visiting Wanna, and will inspect the coid air blast system in operation, there, stated the Prime Alinister. His attention bad been called to newspaper reports that the captain and chief engineer of the steamer Arawa say that meat loaded by the Wairoa Fanners’ Co-operative Aleat_ Cb., Ltd., froin truck® equipped with a cold air blast system was equal to best conditioned meat loaded from any of the wonlts on the east coast. HIGHWAY BOARD. SUBSIDIES..,, Air J. Rl. Hamilton (Awarua) asked the' Alinister of Public Works whether lie could state whether county councils Could only look for the £3 for £2 subsidy to roads adjacent .‘to boroughs, if they were prepared to tar-seal or tar macadam such roads. The Hon. K. S, Williams, Alinister of Public Works, replied that the £3 for £2 subsidy on made adjacent to boroughs was payable on bituminous or cement concrete roads, or any other type of superior paving approved by the board. SAWMILL AVORiKERS’ WAGES. The request was made to the. Minister of Justice by Air T. E. Y. Seddooi in the House to-day, that the Bankruptcy Act should be amended eo that the wages due to a sawmiller’s employees. should ‘he protected up to a month in .the case of an employer’s bankruptcy or insolvency. This matter, explained Air Seddon, was urgent and he hoped there could be legislation during Hie present session. The Hon. F. J. Rolleston replied, that. both, the Bankruptcy - Act and the Clompaxiie® Aict protected salaries and - wages by giving them preference over other claims in the case of bankruptcy or insolvency, subject to payment of winding up or petition expenses. The question of whether salwmiUers should come under the same conditions in re-, gard to wages as to the coalminers enjoyed under the Act of last session was a matter for the Minister of Labour, with Whom he would consult.