WHAT MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 9

WHAT MEMBERS WANT TO KNOW.

—r -♦ • Mr. Brown is to ask tho Government whether they will amend the Old Age Pensions Act so that all veterans, who hare received the New Zealand war medal and ; have reached the age of sixty-five years, and are. not in receipt of an Imperial . pension,, will be granted the old age pension.irrespective of their circumstances. •.. ...'-.

lit.' Massoy will: move that there he laid before the House a return showing, for tho financial year, ended. March-;. 31, 1010: (1) The amounts drawn' by each member of the Executive for travelling allowances; and (2) tho amounts charged by voucher for aotual-travelling expenses of each member of the Executive. ••

Air. Hcrries will move that there be laid before the House a.return'.showing: (I)''Tho acreage' of land purchased by the' Crown'from the Natives each year since tho'resumption of purchase jn 1905; (2). the acreage of such land which has been opened each year for settlement;'and (3) the total acreage of such land at present occupied by Europeans under the provisions of the Land Act.

Mr. Brown has intimated that he will ask. tho Minister for Labour whether hu ..will get Section 7.0f the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act; 1908, amended,'to read thus;—"Eyory penalty hereinbefore, referred to shall be recoverable at the suit of an Inspector of Awards, or at "tho suit of any party to the iwanl. or- industrial agrccmsnt, in the same manner as a penalty for a breach of air award-.or agreement, and all tho provisions - hereinafter contained in this Act with respect to the enforcement of an award of .agreement shall, so far. as applicable, apply accordingly.' 1 .

Mr. Jennings intends to ask tho Minister for Agriculture whether ho will take into consideration the suggestion, that,. in regard to .the registration of stock, a system to be known as the Leger system could be brought into operation, so as to prevent stockpilfering. ■•

Mr. T. E. Taylor, is asking the Prime Minister whether tho Government will refrain from making any definite promise te found a National Art GalJory in Wellington until the. art societies in Christchurch and other, centres have been fully consulted, and the claims of existing art societies have been fully protected. "

Mr. Wilford has decided to ask tho Minister for Railways whether ho'will order a flying survey of the route via Akatarawa and Waikanae, in order that railway communication may be established between the cast, and , west coast of the North Island, thus saving the country tho'expense of tho Rimutaka route