TODAY IN THE HOUSE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 29 June 1945, Page 5

TODAY IN THE HOUSE

ADJOURNING TILL WEDNESDAY TRIBUTES TO DECEASED MEMBERS Wellington, This Day. After a short period on formal business this morning the House of Representatives paid a tribute to deceased legislators. After arrangements had been made to take the adjournment until next Wednesday instead of the normal time on Tuesday the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash, pointed out that owing to the restricted inter-island ser- ■ vice members were unable to return for the sitting on Tuesday and sug- 1 gested that the House would sit on . three days in one week and five days the next to enable members to visit their homes once a fortnight. Mr Holland. Leader of the Opposition, j said the Opposition would co-operate but what was wanted was a normal inter-island service as the present service was inadequate. Mr E. P. Aderman (National, New | Plymouth) gave notice to ask the Min-1 ister of Defence. “What rights, privi- ; leges and benefits were forfeited by personnel of the first furlough draft! who declined to return to the Middle East at the expiry of the furlough j period: to what extent have such rights, 1 privileges and benefits been restored? Is it the intention of the Government to give early consideration to rehabilitation and other rights of these men’" The adoption of a system to enable j all the travelling public to obtain re- | freshments at railway refreshment i rooms was suggested by Mr Clyde Carr 'Government, Timaru) in a notice of a question to the Minister of Railways. Mr Carr as'.red if the Minister would consider instituting a queue system at refreshment rooms and also if he would consider the purchase of tickets beforehand on a train to overcome the difficulty and delay in obtaining change at the refrshment counter. Mr W. Sullivan (National, Bay of Plenty) gave notice to ask the Minister of Finance if it was the policy of the Government that before an ex serviceman could bring his finance to New Zealand he must first lodge £l5O with the Bank of New Zealand and if so would the Minister endeavour to reduce this amount as it fell heavily on returned men who found difficulty in providing such a large amount. Jim Munro, as he was widely known, was one of the most loved persons we have had here,” said Mr Nash in a tribute to the work of the late Member for Dunedin North. "He had no enemies.” Several members, including the Leader of the Opposition, paid a tribute to the late member’s helpfulness to younger members in the House, while Government members recalled his courage as a pioneer of the Labour movement when he was called upon to advocate a philosophy which was then very unpopular. Tributes to the late Mr Frank Findlay (National Member for Hamilton) were also paid by Mr Nash, Mr Holland and others who praised his qualities of sincerity and friendliness to all. Mrs Ross, the new Member for Hamilton, said the death of her predecessor in the Hamilton seat had meant that not only the National Party but the whole of New Zealand had lost a staunch friend. She had yet lo meet a man of more generous heart. He helped people according to their need and irrespective of their politics. Tributes were also paid to the memory and services of the Hon. J. G. Cobbe and Mr W. H. Field before the House adjourned for lunch at 12.50. Mr Nash stated that thei : were another five former members tc whom tributes W P*A bC Paid 3t thC afternoon siting.