SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 21 December 1933, Page 11

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES

PROVISION FOR FRUIT GUARANTEE INTERESTING DETAILS (From “The Mail's” Parliameutary. Reporter). WELLINGTON, This Day. The Supplementary Estimates were presented to the House to-night. Provision was made for the payment of £3O to tlie Leader of the Opposition. This item refers to the allowance of £IOO provided for in the Finance Bill,, less £124 which is paid to the Leader of the Opposition as a grant for clerical assistance during the session. An item of £438 is included as payment to the International Relief Union. The Secretary of the Treasury (Mr A. D. Park) receives an increase in salary of £2OO per annum. The cost of paying members of the Tarilf Commission is set down at £ISOO, including an additional allowance of £270 to the chairman. A grant of £lf>o is made to the Public Service Commissioner (Mr P. Vorsehafl'elt) to cover the cost of his visit (o Samoa. Sir Thomas Wilford is granted .CiiOO to cover the cost of his return to New Zealand and the new High Commissioner (Sir James Parr) is granted a

similar amount to cover the cost of proceeding to England. A compassionate grant of £OOO is made to the widow of the late Leader of the Opposition (Mr Holland) and £250 is provided for the expenses of Mr Holland’s funeral. An amount of £SOO is provided for the expenses of by-elections. The Defence estimates reveal an expenditure of £54,700. An item of £SOOO is provided for expenses incidental to aircraft landing grounds. The Native Rates Committee is responsible for a vote of £OOO. A vote of £3OOO appears on the estimates for additions to Parliament buildings. The payment of rentals of properties leased from owners under the Small Farms Plan accounts for a vote of £SOOO. The director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture is voted £475 towards the expenses of his visit to the United States. The vote of the Department of Agriculture includes the following items; guarantee and bonus on export of fruit (additional), £0000; carriage of lime for bona iide farmers (additional) £500; subsidy to manufacturers of super-phosphates (additional), £20,000. Provision is made for a grant of £ls to the Canterbury Education •Board expenses incurred when resisting the claims of the Christchurch City Council for the

payment of heavy traffic fees. A vote of £OOOO is provided for the purchase and working of B class broadcasting stations, but part of this is recoverable. A compassionate allowance of .£74?? is made to the widow of the late Judge W. E. Rawson, Native Trustee. IN THE HOUSE BILLS PASSED In the House of Representatives yesterday the following Bills were put through the remaining stages and passed : Alotor Spirits (Regulation of Prices) Bill, Education Law Amendment Bill, Poor Prisoners’ Defence Bill, Land Transfer (Ha.wkes Bay) Bill, Card Tournaments Bill, Valuation of Land Amendment Bill; and Auckland Aletropolitan Milk Bill. The Supplementary Estimates and Small Farms (Relief of Unemployment) Amendment Bill were introduced by Governor-General’s message. The Hon. E. A. Ransom said the Small Farms Amendment Bill contained no policy matters, but it included several provisions which would facilitate the working of the scheme. Urgency was accorded the passage of twelve Government Bills including two measures introduced to-day. The House approved of the report of the Conference of Managers appointed by both Chambers on the disagreement over the amendment made by the Council in the Napier Harbour Board Loan Bill. The report stated A had been agreed

to withdraw the new clause which the Council had inserted. Replying to the debate on the second reading of the Native Purposes Bill the Hon. Sir Apirana Ngata said lie was satisfied as he had said before, that the tone in Parliament was friendly to the Maoris. There had been misunderstandings outside among the Maoris, but he had pointed out to them that the pakeha was jealous of due observance of everything in regard to expenditure of public money, and to-day the Maoris were throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the preparation of work which would show the true spirit of Waitangi. The Bill was read a second time. The Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill, Local Legislation Bill, Mortgagors and Tenants Relief Bill, Coal Mines Bill, Dairy Industry Amendment Bill, and Law of Libel Amendment Bill were also read a second time.