POLITICAL NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES

[THE PRESS BpocUl a^ WELLINGTON, November Jj, Bible-in-Schools. . T, '° ' l " cst ! on °' rel « ion " fc'truetu in the schools was revived in th fl tj of Representatives to-day when tho J 1 cation Committee reported the Erf tion Amendment Bill back to the ft*' with amendment. The rh»i™. °' S ' the Committee, Mr B. P. \S*s * eka), explained that a new 221\ ■ been inserted, practically m*kin» vision for tho introduction of th« in son system. Referring to tho R.n • Exercises in Schools Bai.teowß* 11 jected by a majority of the Hong* 2* Hudson stated that he had endeavm,! Ed to havo inserted in that Bill a e I.T allowing the Nelson system to be I troduccd into the schools, but had M ed in his object. During the dW Bion it had been alleged that hi] Z misled tho member in charm rtf *v Bill (Mr H. Holland, <&£*»■■ North) on tho subject and he nor** sured the hon. mombor In question ttS i if he had misled him he had dons m absolutely unintentionally. The nil ter then dropped. The" Minister f» Education, the Hon. Mr Wright M not give any indication as to wheti* he would accept the amendment, but ik is understood that he will not accept It' Tho motion that the report be tabid wns talked out. ™ Dairy Factory Olienues. Legislation dealing with stamp faty on orders on dairy factory eompanitf It duo for introduction into tho House it any time now, according to a wph> given to-day by the Minister for Jl* ance (Mr Downie Stewart) to a qaeii tion by Mr H. G. Dickie (Patea). Ui Dickie mentioned that at present Ofdfci' on a dairy company for amounts OHr 4 '' £2O carried a stamp duty., of 5s pw * cent., with a maximum of 12j 6d. r was claimed that tho usual duty of '' twopenco, as on a cheque on a bait should be sufficient, and the Mudtufit' was asked whether the promised ljtWlation dealing with the removal of thl'. : present stamp duty, on orders on dlilt 7 factory ctieques would be brought dotof*J> this session. "Provision is being mad}'' in the Stamp Duties Amendment BHI/f'. replied the Ministor. "The may come down to-day or to-morrow,'''?' The Bill was actually introduced tf ' midnight. Embargo oh British Live Stock. '"f The effect the outbreak of foot aai;£ mouth disease in tho New Forest, Eftg»B\ land, will probably have on the ment's proposal to raise the embargo on the importation of stud stock wiH' 1 - foreshadowed by the Minister for Af'* riculture (Mr Hawken) in reply to i question by Mr Glenn (Rangitikel) it the House of Representatives to-day, "It is unlikely that .the movement we had on foot to Import stud stock from England will be gone on with at present," said the Minister. ."The wt< break appears to be a very bad out, and undoubtedly it will have to bt . taken into consideration when we make, arrangements for the importation of stud stock." ■ ■•',' i "That is the End of That!" " A reminder to the Opposition ihlt| no matter what-blockading tactics employed, the Government was detet'j, mined to see that its legislation wak passed, was given by the Prime Mini*' *i ter, Mr Coatei, in the House this morn*. 4 ing,Nust .HOuiO rOie.' Whea 5 the House resumed at''7.Bu hi tie even, ing the Prime Minister, in moving that,, the Standing Ordors be suspended, inij < timated that it'was intended to take„i the remainder of the Select Committer,,, reports available, and after that, if po*., sible, some of the items; Of legislatiojl,' on thp Order Paper. The Labour Party: prolonged the discussion on the I*s< hour Bills Committee's report on tbl Industrial Conciliation and Arbitrate/ Amendment Bill, and the time thus ty\ cupied held up the tabling of OtW*" Committee reports, including that of Ml: Education Committee, to the pw»«»}*r' tion of which, after 12.80, the UW/; of the Opposition took exception.,'- \ Tho Prime Minister saidptalnJy" ttg* while he was endeavouring to the business of tho House r tfie 9v1%% sition was blocking progress. *' .usft "We will hold up any business irtjftSj; not agreeable to paaslng,'' e a Labour member. ' .■ />7jj| The Prime Minister: We wI H Jf» what business the Government fflmgjs down, and that is the end of Mr Eraser: Wo are not a ' ot , W'fK children! , ' *S| The Prime Ministers It may » to ilif long time, but we will do it. , .fflfo-

Mr Fraser: All right," go »b«jfj§ After some further cross Wr'**?" House adjourned at 1.45 a.m» ; *'.%