LABOUR IN POLITICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 7

LABOUR IN POLITICS.

! -V,fif, ■ ~" "W — A GOVERNMENT GARDEN CITY. " u AMBITIOUS SYDNEY SCHEME. By Triejwiph.— Press Association.—Copyright • SxnNEV, February 29. ''' ; tlji (ho Legislative* Assembly x tho Treasurer V ? /Mr. Dacoy), in moving the. second reading • ■; of. tho Housing Bill, declared that the '•'■ ••. scheme* for a model suburb of Sydney, to V- be built on land near Kensington, would cause no great drain on the labour market. ~ ■•'•' For every tradesman required one would -.' 'be brought from England to replace him. /••':'■'.' "-"'lt was proposed to erect a garden city * and offer tho people a. healthy life. No ' ' hotels would bo allowed within the area. ' "Ho considered it. equally necessary for tho '' Government to construct houses as rail- ■~ v ways. 'file scheme, added Mr. Dacey, would ; • cost £500.000. and between 800 and 900 .■■"-■' houses would bo erected. • The second reading of the Bill was car■'■:'v,B"'ricd. ■ During the discussion one •'of the Labour members came into collision ■ ■ with Mi'. Speaker Willis (whom the La:bour Government support against Opposi- ■ ,- ,; tion attacks), and was removed from the -.*.:;■ - Chamber- , /'. A CHEAP FOOD GOVERNMENT. J f STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FISH. Perth. February 29. .1 Mr. Scadden (State Premier) declares -•that tho Government intends to bring i- about a reduction in the price of the 'people's food. He says ho is already ; making a move to distribute 15 tons of , ." fish weekly, at a reduction of 50 per cent, •" : 'on the present price. • i He is also considering the- erection of — State brickworks and of. people's homes.