IN PARLIAMENT.
HAPPENINGS IN THE HOUSE. DEPARTMENT’S POLICY CRITICISED. THE STATE AND MONOPOLIES. (.FEE PEEKS ASSOCIATION.! WELLINGTON, Sept. 5. In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Hon. R. McKenzie moved. the committal of the Coal Mines Amendment Bill. He explained that the Bill contained a provision for the determination of leases within six months; also for allowing the Minister, on behalf of His Majesty, to purchase and sell coal, wood and coke. Mr Massey objected to the last clause dealing with the sale of wood and coal. Ho said he objected to the way the Government was going into business, and held that the State should be used to crush monopolies and combines, and. so far as lie knew there was nothing of this description in connection with the coal trade, and if there was not, what was the object-of the clause. The House adjourned at 5.30.
!N THE EVENING. PREMIER REPLIES TO CRITICS, In the House in the; evening the do bate on the motion' for committal cf the Coal Mines Bill was continued. Messrs Her lies and Herdman. contended that the Government coal ventures were- not a success and did not pay Mr. Herdman characterised _ State management as the. worst possible l , involving waste, neglect, carelessness, and often, incannoity.
Sir Joseph Ward pointed to 'the fact that whereas coal was £2 a. ton' before the State mines were established, +he retail price at Wellington! is now 28s to private, consumers'. Wellington had saved £50.(500 per year and in "Christchurch £35,000 a year, and the. existence of State mines had a steadying influence on the. mice of coal and prevented a combination. The, balancesheet of the State' Ceal Mines showed a profit of £6179. Alter further discussion the Bill went into, committee, and the Bill 1 was renortcd frean committee-with amendments.
AFTER MIDNIGHT. I-lUTT ROAD BILL. After midnight the Hiitt Road Bill was nut through committee, ami piogress was reported, on the motion of Sir Jos'”'!! Ward.
The House adjourned at 12.50 a.m
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3315, 6 September 1911, Page 2
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