PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 212, 7 September 1920, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES

AUSTRALIAN 'CIOAL,

[FROM OUR CORUESFOXDTSNT.]

:.:; WELLINGTON, Sept: 6. *Tlie Prime Minister informs your correspondent that he has received a Ciiblegrain stating that, New Zealand steamers,! are still awaitihg coal a,t Newcastle, ' and their number is * increasing. He. -feels certajin, however, that the. Australian. Prim© Minister will do his best for the [Dominion.

While;'this was being communicated Mr Massey received a telegram from the Mayor of Auckland jstating that his latest advice was, that the ships for the Auckland Council were getting coal. ■•, .■.>/••; ■ ■ .v- , ' '.'■ - BUTTER PRICES AND It is intended to set 'up' a- select committee of the House ! early this week to make '/recommendations to the Government regarding the limitation of the local'price of butter, in view of the high f.o.b. values which will.prevail during. : the coming season. The cominitteo willbe required to report before the end of the month.. The [Agricultural and Committed of the House has1 oil hand a highly important investigation which the Government "has asked it to make regarding the' pre-war freights on New Zealand?s principal Jines of export alfd the rates ruling to-day. It is expected that the report will not iuake its appearance 'untfl near the end of the season, i

The same committee will probably report this week on the petition of Armpur.,ahd ( Co. to to allowed an export lipense in New Zealand.