SESSION REVIEW

Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1931, Page 6

SESSION REVIEW

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION VIEWPOINTS OF THE PARTIES DISASTROUS, SAYS LABOUR — — ? ~ UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, April 28. Royal assent to the Acts passed dur* ing the session was transmitted to tpe House of Representatives by GovernorGeneral’s message to-day. Moving the adjournment of the House, Rt. Hon. G. \V. Forbes paid a tribute to the manner in which members had dealt with the urgent and highly contentious business of the session. There would be other problems to be faced in the main session when there would be more, time to deal with them, he said. It was hid present intention to summon Parliament about the middle of June for the ordinary session. x. The lit, Hon, J, G. Coates said the session had probably been the most worrying one in the members’ lifetime. The nature of tho legislation demanded and still demands a sacrifice on the part of everyone, and until the markets lor primary products had improved people had to align themselves to the changed conditions. He was concerned regarding what would, happen to the farmers of the Dominion unless they were given sympathetic assistance and encouragement to carry on. I lie Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. 11. E. Holland, sgid he thought the session would live in the history of New Zealand us one of the most remarkable and one of the most disastrous as far as consequences were concerned. He feared that the measures that naq been adopted would only tend to accentuate the difficulties which they had been ■ intended to overcome, -The session would also be outstanding in history because of the closure and the manner in which it had been introduced,, In his opinion, the only useful legislation that had been passed had been the Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Act and the Mortgagors’ Relief Bill.

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM. Nd adequate provision had aa yet been made for unemployment distress in tlie winter months, added Mr. Holland. He expressed regret that .- the session, had been allowed to end without a courageous policy being introduced tft overcome this problem. lie considered that steps should be 11 taken in the direction of making New Zealand more self-con-tained. Mr. W. J. Polson (Strafford) expressed disappointment, that the speeches of" the “two leaders of the more moderate parties in the House” had not given some hope of those parties getting closer together than in the past. He still hoped that something would 'be done before next session because he was sure the country desired these parties to work in closer co-operation in facing the national problems of the . day. Mr. W. D. Lysnar (Gisborne) said he disagreed with Mr. Holland’s remarks. He considered that the House had done the best it could do to meet the difficulties the country had cneountereq, Mr. J, T. Hogan (Rangitikci) said he thought some mistakes had been made in regard to the nature of the legisja,tion placed on the Statute 800 k... Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) supported Mr. Holland’s plea . for urgent consideration of the linemployment situation. Each member - who spoke paid tribute to the .manner, in which the Speaker had caryied out his duties and to the work of all the officers of. the legislative department. , The Speaker thanked members, for their reinarks and congratulated them oh the manner in which they had carried out. the arduous duties of the session.

There was the usual final division of the session when the motion to adjourn was put. The session ended at 145 p.m. with the singing of the National Anthem,