PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 960, 29 October 1910, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

THE COUNCIL. NEW ZEALAND WAR MEDALS. When the Legislative Council assembled at 2.30 yesterday.afternoon, . • ■' The Hon. W. C. SMITH (Hawke'a Bay) asked the Attorney-General if he would have the instructions given to stipendiary magistrates, who are now examining military claims, modified bo as not to allow the five-years'-continu< ous-service-limit. regulation required from volunteers to apply to veterans who served on active service in the field prior to 1876, and who hold Now Zealand War medals. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL ,said the matter was being ' diligently'inquired \ into, and more definite information. would be given later. HAWKE'S BAY RIVERS. . The-ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in moving the ■ second ■ reading (pro iorma) of the Hawke's Bay Rivers Bill, suggested that the Bill. be referred to aSelect ; Committee. This was agreed to, and the following;committee was set up:— Hons,. J. Ansteyj \V. Beehan, J. M'Gowan, J.' B. Callan, Major Harris, T. ,Kelly, and J. D. Ormond. This, said Dr. Findlay, was practically the' same committee which previously dealt with the subject matter of the Bill, and all of[ its members were, consequently, familiar with the'position. Expedition was very necessary at this stage of the", session,' and lie moved that the com- . mittee should meet that evening, in order, to got matters under way.- Thia , • was agreed'to. AID TO WATER-POWER WORKS. Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL . moved: the second reading of the Aid to Wateiv Power Works Bill. ■■ . ; The Council rose at 4.50 p.m., and will meet .again' at 9.30 this morning tc ' pass Imprest Supply Bill No. o. 1