APPROPRIATION KILL

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1934, Page 5

APPROPRIATION KILL

' PASSED IN A iraftßlf i - x labour Resentment [From Our 'Parliamentary -Specidl.l WELLINGTON/ This .Day. The Finance Bill 'and ' the annual ■ Appropriation-measure: were passed by the House of Representatives -a, sitting which lasted' from 7.3o'ij.m. on Monday until 2 a.m. yesterday; By introducing the• -Appropriation Bill, which-is flsUaliy' the-last- of the session, the ‘ Government ihcufred the wrath ofi'the Opposition, especially in , view of the-fact that urgency was taken. ' . : “You .are not going to pass it tonight, surely?” exclaimed the Leader of the Opposition, Mr.: Savage, when the Minister of Finance,- Mr.‘’Coates, moved for jurgency. '■ •■ - Mr. Coates: “Yes.” : . T. Mr. Savage: .“Wg.wanttimeto look at it.” • - • : Mr. Coates; .“There is nothing out of , the ordinary. It is just the .same as ./ ■usual.”-' v. ■

•:Miv' Savage; ‘"This .. is certainly am outrage.” • The motion, for... urgency.rwas forced - to o a' division; and; was carried, :by 33 -votes to 19. i.:j Z . When Mr. Coates , was -'moving the second reading of: the. measure he said that it appeared that Mr. Savage had been taken; by surprised Mr. Savage;. “It would have been courtesy to let me. knoWi.” Mr, Coates: “If that is so I have been guilty of discourtesy,' but it was quite unintentional. It is our intention to take the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Bilbon Wednesday. It was learned later, that the Appropriation Bill was brought do,w« before the . usual time as an act of courtesy to' the Governor-Generalj LonLßledisloe; who must sign :the measure personally, and who intends, to leave for. Christchurch'to'attend the agricultural Show.:; His, Excellency, made'no request that thi?.;§hpui<J.bC.dpn’e,'.})Vit it. was felt that it would be a f graceful act to permit him to visit the show, in which he is keenly interested. This reaspn, hpwewr, ; was not an-’ nounced in’ the House and was unknown to members of the Opposition. During’ the debate 'the •Opposition was highly critical of the Government .for failing ,to push through the. Cinematograph Film Amendment, giving a wider measure of control oyer the' film business, and several. labour speakers were clamant in their demand for a more liberal measure of relief for’the unemployed. " '. _ ,•. ... THROUGH ALL STAGES. , • I '* ! WITHOUT AMENDMENT. V, [From Our ParliamentQxy , Special.] WELLINGTON, ; This 'Day. The Appropriation Bill and the Finance Bill (No. 3) were put through all stages and passed by the House of Representatives''a*t. ah " early Hour, yesterday morning..,-The bills,. w,ere considered by the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon and .were passed without amendment.’ ‘‘