COMING WEEK IN PARLIAMENT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 5 October 1936, Page 5

COMING WEEK IN PARLIAMENT

HON. W. NASH’S DEPARTURE SPEEDING UP PRINCIPAL 1 LEGISLATION (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The departure for London at the end of the week of the Minister of Finance, Hon. W. Nash, will necessitate the introduction this week of a Finance Bill, and it is almost certain that the Supplementary Estimates will also make their appearance, as it is desired to have all the urgent financial business of the House dealt with before Mr Nash leaves the country.

DIRECTOR OF RESERVE BANK A clause in the Finance Bill will validate the recent appointment of Mr. Mark Silverstone, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Dunedin City Council, as a director-of the Reserve Bank. After Mr Silverstone was appointed to the directorate of the bank it was found that as he was not of British birth, although a naturalised British subject, he was not eligible for appointment, and the legislation is being introduced to surmount that difficulty. MINISTER’S BUSY TIME Mr, Nash has been having an exceptionally busy time clearing up his administrative work before leaving for London. In addition to piloting the taxation Bills through the House of Representatives last week and attending the Empire air mail conference, he was engaged in dealing with the preliminary arrangements for fixing the guaranteed price for dairy products next season. In this connection a committee of experts has been set up to investigate the whole matter along the lines of procedure defined in the Primary Products Marketing Act. The Minister held a long conference with the committee in order to explain fully the Government’s view of points of detail which must be taken into consideration in the determination of next season’s price. Although the Marketing Act was passed only a few months ago it can be said that Mr Nash will be able to leave for England knowing that the complex machinery of a notable experiment is in firstclass working order.

HIGHWAYS AMENDMENT The Main Highways Amendment Bill, which was introduced last week and is designed to bring about the classification of part of the main highways system as State highways, is to be passed this session. Other legislation which has yet to be dealt with includes a Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill, a Native Purposes Bill, and probably a “Washing Up” Bill. There is some doubt whether the Local Body Reform Bill, the object of which is the improvement of the local government system of New Zealand, will be proceeded with this session.