POLITICAL NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11251, 1 July 1922, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES

PRESS GALLERY NEWS “MOST VALUABLE ASSET NEW ZEALAND CAN HAVE.” INDUSTRIAL PEACE. “Tho most valuable asset that New Zealand can have in the years to come is industrial peace,” said Mr W. A. Veitch (Wanganui) last evening. “Industrial peace can only be secured by industrial justice. Cutting wages is not going to secure it.” ADDRESS-IN-REPLY. DEBATE OPENS 7.30 TUESDAY. Replying to the Lender of the Opposition (Air T. M. Wilford), at the adjournment of tho House yesterday, the Prime Minister staled that the debate on the Addrcss-in-Reply would be taken at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday. Air W. A. A'eitch: And will it be confined on the first night to the speeches bv the mover and seconder? Air Massey: I cannot promise that. (Laughter.) WAR PENSIONS. SHOULD THEY BE TAXED? Mr C. E. Statham (Dunedin Central) has given notice of his intention to ask the Prime Minister whether he will this session bring down legislation providing that war pensions shall not be included in taxable income under the Land and Income Tax Act. MINERS' PHTHISIS. CARE OF THE CHILDREN. Mr M. J. Savage (Auckland AVest) will ask the Minister tn Charge of the Pensions Department whether he will have the Miners’ Phthisis Act so amended as to provide for the payment of an allowance to guardians of deoeafied pensioner’s’ children under the age of fourteen years. At present no provision is made for tdie orphans of deceased pensioners under this Act, he says. GREAT MEN. THIS NOT THEIR DAY. Mr W. A. Veitoh (Wanganui) remarked in the House last night that he regarded the Prime Minister as a man of great force of character, but the obstinate fashion in which he insisted on his own will, and only his will, being considered in the House was causing injury to the country. The day had gone by when any one man was big enough to run the country. This was not a day of great men, but of great movements. RESTORATION OF BOOKMAKERS MOKE PETITIONS. Eight more petitions praying for the restoration of bookmakers were presented to the House yesterday. The petitions contained about 12,000 names. CAN WORK NO LONGER. RETURNED SOLDIER’S STATEMENT. O. V. Holland, or Dunedin, a- returned soldier, has petitioned Parliament for relief. He said he contracted illness while on service, and is now fit to work no longer, but that the Defence authorities have refused him a pension. He appeals to Parliament “to see that that injustice is removed.” SPORTING MATERIALS. AND THE CUSTOMS TARIFF. Mr T. M. Wilford (Hutt) proposes to ask the Minister for Customs whether, with the idea of increasing the sale oi sporting goods in this country, and thus obtaining more revenue, which is urgently needed at the present, he will reduce the duty on sporting goods? There are thousands in this country engaged in football, cricket, hookey, tennis, golf, and fishing, he says. The mimber would be largely increased if tne price of materials could be lessened by the reduction of duty. IMMIGRANTS & UNEMPLOYMENT HOW MANY PLACED IN STATE SERVICE? Mr G. Mitchell (Wellington South) proposes to move in the House for a return showing the number of immigrants given employment since January Ist, 1921, in the various Government services, each branch of the service to be shown separately; also the number of others not immigrants given employment during the same period. WAITING FOR THE HOUSE COUNCIL TO SIT TO-DAY. The Legislative Council sat on several occasions yesterday to receive the Imprest Supply Bill from the House of Representatives, but as the House showed no signs of rising early, the Council adjourned, to meet again at 10 o clock this morning. COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCE A WIDOW’S PLIGHT. A Christchurch widow, who has been left with nine children is seeking a compassionate allowance. Owing to eight of the children having been born In Australia she is not entitled to a Vidow’s pension in New Zealand. "A NATIONAL TRAGEDY.” THE UNEMPLOYMENT. Mr P. Fraser (Wellington Central) gave an instance of the hardship being buffered by tho unemployed. Ho said the present position amounted to a national tragedy. Tne Prime Minister said that in Wellington 417 were employed on relief works, and the number was being increased all tho time. Wellington seemed to bo particularly bad just now. Tho Government would do its best. Ho thought more might be done through the local bodies. LAND AGENTS’ FEES. FOR HOSPITAL BOARDS. Mr W. A. Voitch (Wanganui) has iven notice that ho intends to ask le Government, whether they will at ice amend the regulations to prode that land agents’ fees shall be vid to hospital U.ards as previously?