Mr. Speaker ... Session Queries and Asides

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1074, 11 September 1930, Page 10

Mr. Speaker ... Session Queries and Asides

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Ministerial answers to questions and private members’ Bill > occupied the time of the House toiay, and the transactions on th< whole were dull. The Incorporated Societies’ Amendment Bill was introduced by the Acting-Prime Minister, tho Hon. E. A. Ransom, and read a first time. Notic* was given by Mr. W. Lee Martin (labour- —Raglan) to ask the Minister of Railways, the Hon. W. A. Veitch. whether there was any arrangement between the Taupiri Coal Company. Ltd., and Glen Afton Collieries. Ltd., in connection with the supply of coal, because of the recently arranged contract. Mr, C. A. Wilkinson (Independent— Etnnont) gave notice to ask the Acting* Minister of Finance, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, if in view of the proposed curtailment of the circulation of 10s banknotes, and the consequent increased circulation of silver coinage, tho Government would consider .arranging with the Imperial Mint authorities for an issue of silver coins suitable for the Dominion’s requirements. The Rev. Clyde Carr (Labour — Timaru) gave notice to ask th# Postmastei - General, the Hor». J. B. Donald, whether lie had read the re* cent statements regarding the development of radio broadcasting, whether he had seen the statement proposing the erection of a powerful broadcasting station in Wellington, and whether he would indicate what the Government’s policy would be on the termination of the present contract with the Radio Broadcasting Company. The question of whether the canned music of the talkies is to oust the theatre musicians permanently was raised by Mi*. R. Semple (Labour— Wellington East), who asked the Minister of Internal Affairs, the HonP. A. de la Perrelle, whether it had come to his notice that quite recently some p'eture theatre proprietors haa disposed of the American “tin can music and had re-employed local nuft l ” cians. and that those proprietors were given notice by an American film company that unless they discharged the musicians, and reinstated the can music, their film supplies would he cut oft*. “If the Minister is aware of this form of boycott and victimisation against picture proprietors and >* e j Zealand musicians,” said Mr. SemP*®* "will he take the necessary steps immediately to prevent it?” The Minister replied that official in* quiries were made some time ago into the matter, and the information <? D " tuined did not support the suggestion contained in the question. The ment was watching the position very closely.

Mr. G. C. Black (United—Motueka' asked the Acting-Prime Minister if n would call an early meeting of tn Central Earthquake Committee J make arrangements for annuities widows, and to. wind up the admin*®? tration of the fund. Mr. Ransom a meeting would be called at an ea £*- date, and the question of annuities i widows would be finally dealt withwas hoped to wind up the affaws the committee as soon as