PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1938, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

SECOND READING IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY BILL, . (Per Press Association—Copyright.^ . vWELLINGTQK, March 11. The House met’ yesterday 5 at 2.30 p.m. • ; iOn the, motion of the Pfime Alinister it was- agreed that. the; House should pit to-day' (Friday), from 2,30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. and oh Saturday from 10.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m'.'.- . Urgency was granted, on the Prime Minister’s motion for the passing of the Iron and Steel Industry Bill.' The debate on the .second reading was continued by Hon. J. G. Coates who said the Government had made up its mind to. socialist’ or communise. industry. ‘ ~7 " '.,7 ,'7.’ The Minister of Labour (Hon. H. T. Armstrong), said ; .tha,% since."'-1014'we had been waiting for private enterI prise to develop the; iron and steel indpstry, but all that had been : done was to raise'a few'thousand pounds and erect a ‘‘tin pot" shed-at Onekaka, that-could hot-possibly, be successful. The debate was continued throughout the afternoon and evening .. fay Messrs ~ Broadfoot, Lowry, -Holland, Lee, At:more, -f, Aforgan,., iVillipms, ‘ Smith, [ Dickie, Kyle and Ehdean. The, latter 'moved an 1 amendment that the bill be referred back to - the Government for further aid . more, complete investigation by an - independent ..H authority ; also /to/make available-. all -information relating to the proposal to spend five/millions ohJtheripdustry and to - explore further .possibilities of the industry Being established;, under private industry. -VThe amendment was defeated on a division by 45 to 18. 1 ,- 7 . ;.';V Hon. D. G. Sullivan, in. the .course of his reply, to the second reading debate on> the Iron, and-Steel/Industry Bill, said? he ; could ‘not •? understand why it should be. assumed that Spate" enterprise* should: fail. ;•> - One hadto look around to see ghastly, failures in pri-vate-enterprise ' and he : contended a great,.numher;. o|L,a^ertipps. ? tl ■ made in this respect vt>y the Opposition without - any -' substantiation'. The country was, tired of investigations, he added, and now was the time. to act. j i The second, reading, jOf] the passed \ at’ 12.10 ;a.m. division and the House: rose at 12.10 a.in. until 2.30 p.m. to-day . (Friday). ... LEGISLATIVE COlitfClL. The Legislative Council yesterday passed the second reading ' of the Pensions Amendment ‘Bill' ahd )Gfeymouth Harbour Board Recoiritruction Biil was put through the remaining ■ stages -and passed. 7 •