PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 July 1934, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

TARIFF DEBATE CONTINUED. Both afternoon and evening sittings in the House of Representatives yesterday were occupied with further discusjßiofljon the report of the Customs Tariff Commission and the statement made by the Minister of Customs in introducing the Customs resolutions over aSweek ago. A succession of Government and Labour speakers kept the debate going until the conclusion iof the day’s sitting. Before the House adjourned, the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, said the debate would be continued to-day. Ho thought by now the end “must be in sight.” After that private members’ Bills would be taken. More effective control over the sale of poisons is the object of a Bill which was introduced by Governor-General s Message and read a first time. Besides eonsolitoting the existing poisons legislatioiMe Bill also provides for the licensing; of dealers in poisons. . The Health Department will be the licens-. ing authority. Poisons are divided into various categories, and conditions under which they can be sold .are specified. . . A Stock Remedies Bill was also introduced and read a first time. Its object is to make better provision for controlling the sale of stock remedies. Although the Bill has been amended slightly with the object of removing objections to the measure introduced last year, it is substantially the same as that measure. The Bill provides for the establishment of a Stock Remedies Registration Board.