RENEWED ACTIVITY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22224, 26 September 1935, Page 13

RENEWED ACTIVITY

[VARIETY OF BUSINESS

IMPREST SUPPLY BILL MINISTER OBTAINS URGENCY OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES 1 [by TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL reporter! kLLING I ON, Wednesday There was a quickening of interest in Parliament to-day when the financial debate was interrupted to allow thelintroduction of an Imprest Supply Bill and for the first time this session urgency was obtained.

The afternoon was devoted to a discussion of Ministerial replies to members' questions, but before that three bills were introduced by GovernorGeneral's Message. They were tho Land and Income Tax Bill, which proved something in the nature of a seal of doom on the Budget announcement that no reductions in these forms of taxation could be made this year, the Administration Amendment Bill dealing with estates of deceased persons, and the Mining Amendment Bill, which contains several provisions of some importance to the industry. The last-named bill was road a second time pro forma and referred to the Lands Committee, while the other two were each granted a first reading. When tho House resumed after the tea adjournment tho Minister of Finance, Mr. C'oates, asked for urgency for the Imprest Supply Bill, by which authority is sought to provide £4,954,000 for the normal expenditure on the country's affairs for two months. In speaking on the second reading of the bill the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. M. J. Savage, expressed some curiosity concerning tho reason for taking two months' supply while the House was sitting. Tho main topic debated for some considerable time was the attitude of the Government toward radio broadcasting. Mr. Savage fired the first shot, criticising tho Government for its refusal to assist B stations and including a wholesale attack on the press of the Dominion. Severa' other members followed their leader until the Postmaster-Gen-eral, Hon. A. Hamilton, made a reply to the Opposition charges. The discussion lapsed just before midnight and the bill was prnt through its remaining stages with a sudden burst of speed. In reply to Mr. Savage's inquiry regarding the taking, of two months' supply, Mr. Coates said it would cover the period to the end of November and would be sufficient "until we meet again." The House rose immediately the bill was passed. The financial debate will be continued to-morrow.

EDUCATION TOPICS

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS

SCHOOL ADMISSION AGE

[bt telegraph —special reporter! WELLINGTON. Wednesday Questions regarding education matters were answered in the House of Representatives to-day by tho Minister of Education, Hon. S. G. Smith. In reply to a question by Mr. H. Atmore (Independent—Nelson) regarding the hearing of evidence by the Education Committee from tho New Zealand Educational Institute and the School Committees' Association in support of the admission of five-year-olds to the schools, the Minister said arrangements had already been made for the committee to hear tho evidence on October !• Mr. F. Jones (Labour—Dunedin South) asked whether thei Government would refund to training; college students the amounts they had repaid firom the loan 9 advanced to them in place of boarding allowances and also whether it would wipe out the amounts still owing. Mr. Smith replied that consideration would be c;iven to the matter when the question of students allowances was next under review. In reply to a question by the Rev. C. L. Carr (Labour —Timaru) regarding the possible removal of the ban on married women teachers the Minister v said the matter was one for the various boards, which were the appointing authorities. It was not proposed to intro-duce-legislation to modify their powers.

SUSTENANCE ALLOWANCE

MEN WHO ARE SUCK « PROCEDURE OUTLINED fflY TELECRAPH —SPECIAL REPORTER] WELLINGTON, Wednesday The procedure for the payment of sustenance allowances by the Unemployment Board to men who are sick was outlined in the House of Representatives to-dav by the Minister of Employment, Hon. S. G. Smith, in replying to a question by Mr. W. A. Veitch (Independent—Wanganui). Mr. Veitch had asked for an amendment to the regulations so that sustenance men who were ill might report by declaration instead of in person. " 'Die purpose of calls made at employment bureaux by men on sustenance," the Minister said, " is to show their availability for employment. Persons .who are iil are not available for employment and are the responsibility of hospital boards. The Unemployment Board has been allowing relief recipients' payments to continue during the first week of sickness for the reason that it recognises that in many cases some days may elapse before the extent °f an illness can be known and in order to enable the necessary application to be made to the district hospital board. " During this first week of sickness the Unemployment Board already makes whatever arrangement is reasonable in the particular circumstances to enable the applicant or his representative to collect his sustenance allowance."

legislative council

TE'EGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLINGTON, Wednesday

Ihe Legislative Council this afternoon received the following bills from "the Uouso of Representatives and they were read a first time: —Ohai Railway ■ Board Amendment Bill, Wellington \-'ty and Suburban Water Supply Amendment Bill (both referred to th* Local Bills Committee), Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Bill, and, the ShiprinK and Seamen (Safety and Loadline Conventions) Bill ihe Hon. C. J. Carrinpton (Auckland) pave notice of intention to introduce next Wednesday an Alsatian Dog •Kill. It is understood this measure pro4i! i_ or . the control of Alsatians bv ■the banning of importations, the payment of increased licence fees and strict registration. Sir William Hall-Jones (Wellington)' ■was granted a week's leave of absence pn account of illness.