N.Z. PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1933, Page 5

N.Z. PARLIAMENT

MINISTERS’ PAY

PENSIONS AND RELIEF WAGES

(Per Press Association — Copyright,

. WELLINGTON- December 1. In the House of Representatives yesterday the Hon. At. D. McLeod (I n d„ W.airarapa)} drew attention to a letter in the correspondence columns of the “Dominion,’’ Wellington, strongly protesting against any increase being m a de in the salaries of Members of Parliament, and asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the widespread rumours, he would state to the House whether he had been app.i’oachd by any group of Members during the present session urging that salaries be inc r eased, or a sessional bonus be paid to Members. The Hon. G. W. Forbes said there ‘ wi a _ s no - foundation in fact for toe report that Members of the- New Zealand Parliament f had moved for any (bonus, or payment, in addition to their present honorarium.. “The suggestion may properly be regarded as a mischievious attempt to promote discord,” he s a id. Reporting on the Hire of Filing TBrlHv (Mr J. A. Lee),.the IndUstries'-andijConi- • merce Committee • expressed -the"opinion that an exhaustive inquiry , into thkyfilm industry in all it's 'bearings shoWid be undertaken at the earliest possible date. The committee pointed otto in th amount of evidence; 'offering, ana;' the limited time at the committee’s dir;- . pos-a.l, that it was .impossible to' Under- A take this irnuirv during the present (session. Jt therefore recommended tfiat an inquiry should bfe made by the. Gov-

ernment, and. that, pending such' - inouit’y, the Hire' of Films B. : l! should hp not. allowed to’ proceed this'session. Tho. report ■ was adopted. ,

Progress with the' he’d

up bv an amendment moved to* Mr W. lE. Parry. (Lab. Auckland. On-M). to a formal motion to enable consideration of Departmental votes to be re'-meo.

Mr Parry proved that, in the. opinion of the House, the time had'arrived fethe Government to take int o .favourable consideration the restoration of ruts in pensions. He rs'aid the' Prime Minister seemed to be vary optimistic"abnuf t’m future, and the, rise in-wool prices was being taken as a sign of returning mvsperitv. Thus it- wa* ' .most yoppevturo that pensioners should be reinstated to, '•> at'least, their former position; '.- - ' v=- • After lengthy disenssmn jlr Parry’s amendment w?,? .defeated by 38 votes ■- to 25, Messrs H. M. Rnshworth (Country Party, Bay of Islands), A. M. Samuel (Govt. Thames),. A... J. Stallworthy (Govt,, Eden), and T. Tirikatenc (Govt., Southern Maori), joined the Labour member's in voting .for’; it. wh’lo Messrs .1. C<>r»»olly - ~H, Mid-danLv-bury), D, McDougell (G0v.1:., .Mntaunj,.;. H. AHmo.re find., Nekon). and 0. A Wilkinson (Tnd., ’Egmont), paired i V

support of it. ; 1 •. Speaking.cn the formal iriptm-. >;fy> enable d'scusS’on on.-the Vr D. G. Sullivan (Lab,. th. P Unmp'oyment. Board’s rs-to penally with reopect to single miner’s camps.

Mr J. O’Brien (Lab., Westland), strongly criticised. the rednrti.cn in • t Ue > rates of relief, pav. and idili-in land the reductions had, in com- c?so~, amounted to a.s much as 53 c<"-

“Unless these .eon clit.pns are he said, *‘T am going' to AAV* efers that may eompel me < l ,o 1-eve but I would rather .V on* .of thb Fi-i than remain in it and see rat°s of 'relief oav like these continuing to cnerate.” - c b

Labour members continued to unemnloyn->or>t vnMl the tim« for the adjournment of the Housfi|'.;st midnight,

The Speaker (*he Fon. S ? - 03“*’'; 3 Rtathaml. explained that. u’vW itig orders, the House would irF-o committee to deal wi*h the to-morrow. Without the usual fpry.nl motion be’ng submitted to the H n rr,e, it would not he possible to resume the debate on the ouestiou.