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Southland Times, Issue 22915, 13 June 1936, Page 8

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MONTH OF OCTOBER SUGGESTED PUBLIC WORKS PLAN (United Press Association.) Wellington, June 12. Outlining the Government’s intentions for the second part of the session the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) said to-day that he saw no reason why Parliament should not adjourn by the end of October. There were still a number of important matters to be dealt with, notably mortgage legislation and the presentation of the Budget, but three months should be sufficient to see the end of the session. Next year the House would probably not meet until he returned from the Imperial Conference, probably some time in August. The Prime Minister also said that no definite Public Works schedule had yet been decided upon. If the Government felt it was fitting to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Dominion in 1940 in some substantial form, what better monument could there be than the completion of a number of public works?

The Government was determined to go ahead with a vigorous policy, and if it had not the men in the Service at present to do the job it would see that men were engaged from outside.

When the matter of the completion of Parliament Buildings was mentioned Mr Savage replied that it seemed likely that the Government would have to complete these, in addition to the erection of other public buildings that were necessary.