DAYLIGHT BAKING BILL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19736, 8 September 1927, Page 13

DAYLIGHT BAKING BILL.

PRIVATE MEMBER'S SCHEME. \ ATTITUDE OF A MINISTER. MISUNDERSTANDING SUGGESTED. [nv TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Leave to move pro forma the second reading of his Daylight Baking Hill was sought by Mr. J. MeCombs (Lyttelton) in the House this evening. He said he understood the Minister of Labour was agreeable to that course. The Minister of Labour, Hon. G. J. Anderson, said lie thought the' House should express its opinion on the bill. It was very contentious, and if it went to the Labour Bills Committee it would occupy a considerable amount of time. It would provoke a great deal of discussion and would involve the calling of many witnesses. Ho regarded it as a waste of time and ho asked the House to say whether or not it should occupy the time of the already busy Labour Bills Committee.

Mr. McCombs said he had been taken by surprise by the Minister's attitude. He saw the Minister a few days ago when he raised no objection whatever. If the Minister had changed his mind he should have been advised. The bill was based on similar lines to a bill introduced some years ago. and the principle of daylight baking had been tried with great success in many countries. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) said the Minister had evidently broken his arrangement with the member for Lyttelton and the was entitled to an explanation from hinl. A deputation had waited on the Minister urging daylight baking, when the Minister expressed sympathy with the men's demands. Under these circumstances they had expected legislation from the Government, but that, had not come.

The Prime Mr. Coates, said if any understanding had been arrived at by the Minister of Labour and the member for Lyttelton to refer this bill to the Labour Bills Committee, then that arrangement would be carried out. It was sometimes difficult for a busy Minister to grasp all the requests made to him, and in this case there might have been a misunderstanding. In that event he was prepared to give the member introducing the bill the benefit of the doubt. If no understanding had been arrived at he would vote against the bill. He did not think New Zealand could accept this bill.

Mr. Anderson said he had discussed the bill with Mr. McCombs, but he could not recollect that he had agreed it should go to the Labour Bills Committee direct. He understood he had said he would look into the matter, but if the House passed the second reading he had no objection to the bill going to the Labour Bills Committee. The second reading was agreed to on the voices, and the bill was referred to the Labour Bills Committee. SELECTION OF TEACHERS. NO RIGHT OF APPEAL. AMPLE SAFEGUARDS EXIST. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. The question of giving teachers' the right of appeal against non-appointment was referred to by the Minister of Education, Hon. R. A. Wright, in answering a question in the House today. The Minister said the matter had been fully discussed by the House last session, and it was decided that the present system provided many safeguards against unjust appointments. As the institution of the right of appeal would so disorganise the service and involve the country in such unnecessary expense, the Government had decided not to amend the Education Act in that direction.

LECTURES FOR FARMERS. BROADCAST BY WIRELESS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Wcdncßday. •It was announced in the House to-day that the Government will take up the matter of making arrangements tor accredited experts in agricultural and pastoral pursuits to broadcast lecturettes in relation to farming matters. By this means it is hoped valuable information will be available to farmers generally and to those in remote districts particularly.