DANGERS OF LEISURE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 249, 21 October 1936, Page 8

DANGERS OF LEISURE

AUCKLAND SYNOD VIEW (Per Press Association] AUCKLAND, Oct. 20. The dangers presented by the increase ot leisure given by recent legislation were responsible for a motion carried at the Auckland Synod suggesting that the Church worn to see that tne people used their leisure rightly. It was stated that public houses and billiard saloons had already claimed some of the peoples new spare time. The Vicar of Whangarei, Rev. H. T. Steele, moved; ‘That tnis Synod, realising we are entering on a new age of leisure, affirms (1) that the pressing duty of the Church to-day is to prepare to meet the dangers that will arise when the transition from the work state to the leisure state is an accomplished fact; and that the pertormance of this duty demands the immediate attention of both the clerical and lay members of the Church.” Rev. \V. Averill said it was the duty of Christian people to encourage young people to turn their leisure into cultural, religious and aesthetic ends. The motion was carried. whom he was confident would make a good chairman. There were manymen who might be good members who would not be suitable for the position of chairman. The- closure was applied at 9 o’clock after a division, which resulted 39 for and 16 against, and the clause was then passed on the voices. Coming to Clause 5 dealing with meetings ot the bureau, Mr Bodkin moved an amendment to delete the provision that special members of the bureau can attend meetings which are considering matters in which they are interested, and that the chairman should have the final say whether special members are entitled to attend meetings or not. The closure was moved at 10.35 p.m., and was carried by 37 to 17. The amendment was lost by 38 to 17 and the clause was passed by 38 to Mr Coates moved an amendment to Clause 7 with the object of deleting the porvision that assistance to industries could be given by tariff concessions or preferences or embargoes. He said that the provision was unsound and would not work. He thought the Government did not realise the trouble that would arise through giving the bureau power to recommend tariffs. Mr Sullivan thought that Mr Coates was making a mountain out of a molehill. It was necessary to know when a new industry was being established whether it could stand on its own feet or whether protection was necessary to enable employment to be given to New Zealand people. The present Government was not looking to customs barriers or tariff concessions as a means of uuilding up industry in New Zealand. The Government was pressing to the full the policy of trade agreements and it might be necessary during a period of transition for some temporary additional protection tn be given. The closure was again applied and the amendment was lost by 33 to 13. Mr. H. S. S. Kyle (Opposition, Riccarton) moved an amendment to enable the bureau to prepare plans for submission to the Minister instead of the Minister requesting the bureau to prepare plans. This was lost by 33 to 14. (Left sitting.)