BRISK EXCHANGES IN HOUSE

Taranaki Daily News, 1 October 1929, Page 11

BRISK EXCHANGES IN HOUSE

PREMIER CALLED TO ORDER. The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, was called to order several times during the course of his vigorous reply to the second reading debate on the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives on Friday evening. Sir Joseph was referring to large surpluses which, he stated, he had Jett when he went out of office as finance Minister, an announcement which drew groans from Reform members. The Prime Minister; It’s all right. I hear groans coming from disappointed Reformers. It was only when they got to the end of the surpluses I left that they found themselves in the position of having a deficit. Mr. J. A. Nash (Reform, Palmerston); The money was there. “It was not there,” said . the Prime Minister. ! Mr. Nash; Where is it now? “Well, you swallowed a lot of it!” retorted the Prime Minister, amid loud Government laughter. He said he wanted to remind the House of what the Government was going to do for the farmer. Air. Nash;. We know what you re do- ; ,/: ■ '■ •' ' : ' The Prime Minister; This year we arc providing between £25'0,000 and £300,000 in free contributions to the. farmer. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. J. G. Coates): That is not new. “I didn’t say it was,” said the Primo Minister. Mr. W. D. Lysnar (Independent Reform, Gisborne): Oh, give us some details! •■* • The Primo Minister; I would recommend the member to share his large landed estates 'With others. Mr. H. S. S. Kyle (Reform, Riccarton): What about your own? Mr. Speaker: Order! Order! The Primo Minister: I don’t own any country. Mr. Kyle: What about your own businesses ? The Prime Minister: What does tlio member do for a living? He mopes around all day and does nothing. Mr. Speaker: Order! Order! Mr. Lysnar: That has nothing to do with this Bill. The Prime Minister: What you want is to retain your large landed estates. Mr. Speaker called the Prime Minister to order. Sir Joseph Ward: Well Sir, I’ll say what tho.hon. gentleman wants to do is to bo counted a. big landed owner. He won’t cut up his properties. Mr. Speaker again called the Prime Minister to order. Mr. W. J. Polson (Independent, Stratford) : That is not fair. Air. Samuel: That is below the belt.