WAR REGULATIONS

Southland Times, Issue 18916, 1 September 1920, Page 5

WAR REGULATIONS

CONTINUANCE BILL. THIRD READING PASSED. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 31. In the House of Representatives this evening, Mr Massey moved the third reading of the War Regulations Continuance Bill. Mr P. Fraser proceeded to reiterate Labour's objections to the measure. Mr Sidey said there was considerable opposition to the unlimited prepetuation of some of these restrictions, and he suggested to the Premier that he shotild have a clause inserted in the Legislative Council providing that if these restrictions have not already been revoked they should automatically go out at. the end of, say, two years. The Premier said he would take the suggestion into consideration. Mr Sidey, continuing, said he also considered that there should be some limit placed upon the period in which trading with the enemy was being prohibited. After midnight Mr Massey replied to the debate on the third reading. He said he hoped that it would not be necessary to keep these regulations in force very long, but. he could not pretend to say how long that would be. The position was that people who respected law and order had nothing to fear from the war regulations. Discussing German trade, he said that he did no), believe any quantity of German poods was coming into this country, and so far as he was concerned he was not anxious to encourage trade with Germany. The Bill was read a third time by 3S to 7, after a division had been called for by the Labour Party. The Bill was then passed.