PARLIAMENT

Inangahua Times, 25 February 1933, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

~, < United Press aabii.) I iiteiSALES TAX BILL PASSES BY LEGISLATIVE jf. COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Sales Tax Bill was passed by the Legislative Council to-day. MORTGAGORS’ RELIEF BILL INTRODUCED TO HOUSE. WELLINGTON, Last Night. In the House of Representatives, the Mortgagors and Tenants' Relief Amendment Bill was introduced by the Governor General’s message. The Bill confers on mortgagors the right to apply for relief where mortgagees have failed to exercise their accrued right of sale for three months. Mortgagors are debarred from con tracting themselves out of benefits provided by the principal Act. Lessors are not to be entitled to obtain or execute Judgment for rent while applications for relief of lessees are pending.

The Bill was put through all stages and passed. Resolutions providing for a new definition for gold for export so that old gold and jewellery might be brought under the operations of Gold Export Duty, were agreed to in committee of Ways and Means, and referred to the Customs Amendment Bill which was then introduced by the Governor General’s message. ■ Moving the second reading, Mr Coates said the Bill would give effect to the resolutions passed on February Bth. " —; Provision has been made for a refund of duty to fishermen In respect of petrol used in their vessels. As the Government did not desire to retard progress of aviation in the! Dominion, the duty on special petrol | used for aircraft would he refunded. I Urgency was accorded the passage of I the Bill through the second reading. I The debate is proceeding. • w" - 1 ———