LEGISLATION AHEAD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 30 July 1937, Page 8

LEGISLATION AHEAD

MAJOR POLICY MEASURES. DATE OF SESSION UNFIXED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 29. Although no definite date has yet been fixed for the opening of the next session of Parliament, an indication that the legislature would be called together about the end of August or early . in September was given by the Prime Minister this evening. Mr Savage said the major policy measures would be Bills dealing with national superannuation and national health insurance and if it were found necessary to continue the session into the early part of next year that would be done. Before the commencement of the session Air Savage intends to visit as many parts of the Dominion as possible and explain to the people the Government’s legislative programme and inform them what had been accomplished by their representatives on their mission overseas. He will visit Auckland to meet the Minister of Finance and Marketing (Hon. W. Nash) on the latter’s return on August 12. Air Savage said members of Parliament would not be called together until there was something for them to do. From Mow on until the session Cabinet would be busy with business connected with the preparation of legislation for Parliament. The Budget would be introduced as soon as possible after the Address-in-Reply debate had been disposed of. . The legislation dealing with national superannuation was going to take serious consideration. It could not be dealt with in a slipshod manner. The same applied to the legislation dealing with national health _ insurance. Much material dealing with these schemes had been collected by Mr Nash who had had talks with representatives or other nations to see what they had accomplished in national superannuation and national health insurance. As soon as the legislation dealing with, national superannuation ancl national health insurance was in shape and in necessary legal form it would be introduced without delay. Such legislation would be too far-reaching to be skimped over. Asked if there would be legislation arising out of his and Air Nash’s mission overseas. Air Savage said he was not in a position to say whether there would or not be at the moment, but it was quite possible trade agreements may require legislation of some form.