BUDGET DEBATE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 257, 13 October 1932, Page 7

BUDGET DEBATE

ENTER MR. HOLLAND

GOVERNMENT SEVERELY CRITICISED.

EXPENDITURE COMMISSION’S REPORT CONDEMNED.

(From Our Special Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Oct. 13.

Interest was added to the Budget debate in the House of Representatives lust night by the entrance into the debate of the Leader of the Opposition (Mr H. E. Holland). Mr Holland did not submit any adverse motion, but he severely criticised the administration of the Government and paid special attention to the recommendations of the National Expenditure Commission, which he alleged could not substantiate its report on the evidence submitted. He said that the report was absolutely valueless so far as New Zealand was concerned.

The rest of the evening was taken up by contributions from the backbenchers of both parties. Earlier m the afternoon, a lively discussion took place on the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, in which Mr J- McCombs (Lyttelton) sought to {repeal the provisions of the Act passed during the short sessio-i this year. The first of the Government's legislation, the Local Authorities Sinking Funds Bill, which is aimed to prevent local bodies from withdrawing their sinking funds from the common fund of the Public Trustee, made its appearance and was read the first time.

In the Legislative Council the debate on the second reading of the Religious Instruction in Schools Enabling Bill was commenced.