PARLIAMENT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 9 October 1928, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. F l NANCI AL MATTERS. (By Telegraph—lress Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 8, In the House of Representatives tonight tlie amendments madfa by tne Jdegiisoative Uouncii in the Motor Venicies insurance (third party niisks) Bill and. in tne , Municipal. C'o.poi.atnons Anisncunent i>ii! were agreed to.. Tile Prime Minister intimated that there would be brought down later oil a jsmai'l amendment to the Industrial Uunu.iiia.tion and Arbitration Bill, validating the agreement come to between the .snieepovvneirs and. shearers. The I.C. and A. Act provided only for a three years’ agreement, whereas those concerned desired to enter into a five years’ agreement on a sliding,scale, i.e., as prices advanced wages vvou.d increase, and as prices fell wages would be reduced. The House then went into committee ,i s-.pply to consider the* Supplementary Estimates. WELLINGTON, Oct. 9. After the Telegraph. Office closed, Mr \Y. A. Veitcli and Sir Joseph Ward attacked clause 29. of the Finance Bill, removing the statutory limitation of retiTiiiipri allowances, under thp superannuation Acts, as being cal ieulatod to destroy th© whole scheme of superannuation. -- . : Hon. IV. Downie Stewart, in reply, said the. matter had been submitted to the Government Actuary, ana he reported strongly in favour of tlie change which was being made, and it was on his advice that, the clause had been inserted in the Bill. Mr Stewart understood! the proposed change would not detrimentally affect the lower paid men, but if the Prime Minister would agree to: hold the clause over till the next session for further investigation he would have no objection. The '.second reading was agreed to, but in committee Sir Joseph Ward and Messrs' W. A. Veitoxi. and H. B. Holland maintained their opposition to clause 29. -removing the £3OO limitation upon superannuation allowances. The 'Prime Minister, after consider-, ahlo discussion, withdrew tlie eftaivse till .next wessiou, though he ais'suued members that the svctu a,Ties advised that the present -position was very unfair to high, salaried officers-. The Bi’-l was then reported as amended, read a third time and passed. The ReHiigious, Charitable and Education Trust Amendment Bill was -also out through the committee stage, rend a third time and passed. The House rose at .4.25 a.m. till 11 a.m. to-day.