SHOPS & OFFICES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1936, Page 5

SHOPS & OFFICES

OVERTIME PAY MEASURE BEFORE PARLIAMENT. (Per Press Association—Copyright). WELLINGTON', May 28. YYTien the Rouse resumed discussion on the committal of the'Shops and Offices Amendment Bill, Mr S. G. Smith thought the bill wa s a little less harmful than other Labour measures, that preceded it, but there were still one or two clauses which he thought the Minister would be well advised to modify. The Hon A. Hamilton doubted if clerks in solicitors’ offices and banks would be any better off under the bill than they are at present, and thought they would lose some of their privileges..

, The Hon H. T. Armstrong, in reply, said ho did not think any previous Minister had made as many amendments to a measure as he had. Provision for limiting the payment of overtime to employees receiving less, than £3OO a year had been found to be an anomaly, and had been removed. The second reading was carried.

The Rt. Hon M. J. Savage then moved the second reading of the League of Nations (Sanctions ’Regulations) Confirmation Bill.

He said the measure was purely a machinery,measure, and it was pat through all stages and passed.

Urgency was accorded the passing, of the shops and Offices Amendment Bill, wliich was then considered ?n committee.

The debate on the short title centred mostly round the payment of overtime to auctioneers! at stock sales.

Opposition members contended it was impossible in many cases for . auctioneers to complete sales by five o’clock, and they should be exempted from the provisions of the hill. Government members contended a”rtipneers%vere not covered bv the billhut their clerks were, and if they wOrV. ed overtime they would have to be paid for it. The ,short title was passed on the voices.

M, S. <*. Holloed moved, an amend; ment to Clause 6. to the effect that where a sbon or office was more' the 1 ’ five miles distant from an office, notice Gut overtime W be o ” worked dould be given within 2 hours. Fe said the amendment would overcome the difficulty of country slmokepners. who were not within reach of an insneH-or, to secure a per mit to work overtime. The amendment was lost.

Progress was reported to enable the jMir-tva?e Pnvnnra+’en of New Zealand Amendment Bill to be introduced ■

The Hon W. Nash evM"i”nf! the Coloration would lie called the Sta+e Advances Corporation of New Zealand The Government would purchase the private capital at present in the renovation. The new Corporation would leans for bouse building, and while a margin of f> 6 2-3 per cent would be retained, provision was taken te lend more than that, even up to l n ° per cent in certain cases. Monev would be raised by the issue of bonds hearing interest at 4 pe»- cent. Provision w-’dd also be mode where the Corporation fmd jurisdiction .over properties and where He Corporation w°s collon+inrr rentals from properties mortgaged to it, that the rates would be paid to local authorities.