HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 2 August 1922, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

QUESTIONS ANSVTKEKt),

\>r- fi-A-Kri'i'ir—PKKSS ASSOCIATiO^ > WELLES TGTON y Awg, A. 5 ;itf Ho-uye uf Kepresewtatives m«t aA Ji: reply to Mr. T. W. Rhodft< iii-wames), th« Hon. G. X Anderson -■i.i the Labour Departmeji* was at pjyse&i eo^ideriJig- tlie ad visibility of ;:jjpeaiT.ng; against the decisions of the U'ilwigton magistrate who ruted that as Aisz-aw Bky. was n<st a public Miklay, out a Sunday, employers wen? not obliged tee pay wages- k/t that daw;, if it was fotsnd the decisiun was correct then legislation would be introduced.' to put the maajser right. In reply to Mr. T. M. WiTfbrd (Leader of tihe Opposition), the Hon. ■; J G. Coates said the nevr Vancouver and San Fraatcisco mail contracts were not yet completed. There -sras- a HifreJi with regard to the length of 31ie extensron, but as saoix as arrangements were^ concluded" hV would be? pleased 1 to- lay the- conditions on the tabfe of tfteHouse. In the meantime he could say the1 price was a considerable reduction on tne previous contract. ' | 'THo Hbu^e went into conrmfftee- on the- Surveyors'" Institute and' the Board' ■ of Examiners'1 Amendment Bill, wliich : was- passed wfthout amendment. !