MEAT EXPORT CONTROL

Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1931, Page 9

MEAT EXPORT CONTROL

MR. LYSNAR’S BILL IN HOUSE

Postponement move rejected. REFORM CONTINUES OPPOSITION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. 5 The interrupted debate on the second reading of the Meat Export Control Amendment Bill sponsored by Mr. W. D. Lysnar . (Ind., Gisborne) was continued when the House oi Representatives resumed at 7.30 p.m. to-night, and Reform members again spoke in opposition to the measure, which would alter the method of electing the Control Board, would cancel the appointment of Government nominees and would remove the commercial representative. After speeches by Mr. F, Waite; Mr. A. Harris and Mr. A. E. Ansell (Reform mem- . bers), Mr. T. Makitanara (United, Southern Maori) intimated his desire to move the closure. The Speaker said he was afraid that as the House had rejected a closure motion late on Friday afternoon he could not -at this stage sanction a’similar' motion. The debate was then-resumed by Mr. A. Hamilton (He?./Wallace). A division was reached at 8.45 p.m., when Mr. Hamilton’s amendment to the effect that the Bill be read; a'second time six months hence was rejected ,by 31 votes io 23. The division list'was;— . w•• , '//"<■'■ For amendment (23). Ansell. ' •' ‘ W. W. Massey., Bitchener.. J. A. Nash. Burnett. . Ransom. Cffhtes. ' Samuel. Cobbe. Stallwprthy. Perelle. ' ./Sykesi , ;" - , Forbes. ’ ■ ■ . Waite. Hamilton. 1 : Ward. • Harris. Williams. ?• Kyle. 'Wright. Linklater. . Young. J. N. Massey. Against amendment' (31).' Atmore. . McDonald. Barnard. McKeen. ! Black. ‘ ’ ’ Makitanara. • Btbfidfoot. £ . Martin. / . ' Chapman. , ■ Munns. ■ /Dickie. Munro. Donald. W. Nash. ■ /■. Fletcher. Ngata. Healy. , O’Brien. H. E. . Holland.. Parry. / Jordan. ’ ' Polson. '■ .lull. ■ ' Savage. Langstone. Smith. •/• • Lye; \' Taverner. '•■ ; Lysnar. ' Wilkinson. . . McCombs. ■' i . Cheera from the lobby into which Mr. lysnar and prominent supporters of the Bill had gone indicated the amendment had suffered defeat and the announcement of the numbers was greeted with applause. Thfe result of the division left. Mr. H. M. Rushworth’e amendment providing for a second reading on August 12 before the 1-Idiise but Mr? J. A. Nash (Ref., Palmerstoiij iminCdiately rose to move a. further amendment that the Bill be read a second time on October 14. ; Mr. J. A; Langstone (Lab., Waimanno) iriterjectecL “Why'don’t you make it. Novfihber 5?” ' < ; Mt'Nash: “I would be pleased to make it November 5 if I knew Mr. Langstons would be about,” * , i - Mr. Nash said he felt compelled to move the amendment because of the danger involved in the Bill. '■., Further, opposition to the Bill was .interrupted at approximately 10 o’clock when Mr.' MakitAiihrh again sought to submit a closure motion,, but the Speaker declined 'to accept it.// " - ■ ww?.. Shortlyafterwards' Mr. W. J. Jordan (Lab., Manukau) drew attention to the fact that there was not a quorum present and the bells were set ringing. The returh of two or three merhbers to the House completed the requisite ntimber and the debate was then continued till the rising of the House at 10,30 p.m, : ,