IN THE HOUSE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 88, 12 March 1935, Page 6

IN THE HOUSE

NEW RELIEF BILL. INTRODUCTION TO-DAY. (Bv Telegraph—Special to Standard.) { 7 WELLINGTON, March 11. The Prime Minister stated to-night that the Rural Mortgagors and Tenants Final Adjustment Bill is to he introduced in the House to-morrow afternoon, and as lie considered there had been an extensive discussion of the subject of the rehabilitation of mortgagors during tlie consideration of the Mortgage Corporation Bill the second reading of the new measure could reasonablj be taken later in the day. ■ The first business, he added, would be the Committee stage of the BroadThough the Governments legislative programme is extremely limited -Tud the only further Bill announced is the Native Land Amendment Bill, embodying the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Native Land Deveiopme'nt, it is also intended, possibly in a short Finance Bill, to safeguard the position of Mr Justice Frazer, who i* asked to relinquish his judicial position and its superannuation rights for appointment as deputy-chairman of tlie Executive Commission of Agriculture, which has a five-year period and no superannuation. The Government proposes to give its supporters an opportunity of considering" the Rural Mortgagors and Tenants Final Adjustment Bill at the caucus to be held to-morrow morning

NO DEBATE ON MEAT LEVY,

It was originally intended that the Government would give the House an opportunity of discussing the Imperial Government’s meat levy proposal, but' as New Zealand’s reply lias been sent forward and the matter is now regarded as-being in a difficult stage of negotiation there is not likely to be a general debate. ~-r