PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1192, 29 July 1911, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

THE HOUSE. FIRST READINGS. Tho House met at 2.i)0 yesterday afternoon. The following Bills were read a first time:— Town Planning (Hon. G. Fowlds). , Pharmacy Amendment (Hon. G. Fowlds). Friendly Societies Amendment (Hon. J. A. Millar). ■ Shipping and Seamon - Amendment (Hon. J. A. Millar). Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment (Hon. V J. A. Millar). Workers' Compensation Amendment (Hon. J. A. Millar). Administration Amendment (Sir J. Carroll).

N.Z. Mean Time Bill (Mr. Sidey). Hereditary Titks Prevention (Mr. Newman). Abolition of Duties on Food (Mr.'Ho<»?). Land Agents' Registration (Mr. Wittv). Grcytown Town Lands and Hospital Lands Exchange (Mr. Buchanan). . Land Act Amendment (Mr. Newman). Gaming Amendment (Mr. Jennings). Elective Executive (Sir W. J. Steward). • Marriage. Amendment (Sir W. J. Steward). Sheaiiers' .-Accommodation Amendment (Mr. M'Laren). Mr. A. M. Myers (Auckland East) gave notice :to introduce the Auckland TotVn Planning Bill.

IM'PREST SUPPLY BILL,

The •■lmprest Supply Bill was introduced; by Governor s Message. Mr.. JtaSSEY "(Leader of the Opposition), sneaking on the motion to go into Committee of Supply, remarked that It liad been tho custom in past years—and very properly so-for member's to take advantage of the first' Imprest Sn~>ly Uill .or the session in order to ventilate grievances which they or their constituents., might have suffered during the recess. With that ciisto.m tho speaker had iio fault to find, but, since the House had Jast rant, one of'its members had passed away. He (the speaker) did not * i°L s l debate or prevent discussion, but he sincerely hoped that on thN occasion discussion would be limited so that they might pass on. to the motion of condolence. The. ACTING-PRIME MINISTER (Sir Ca ™>'> endorsed what the Loader ot the Opposition had said, nnd asked the House to limit discussion as far as poseible. "

ihe Bill was passed through nil its stages without amendment, the Standing Orders being suspended for the purpose, and after passing a motion relating to the,late Mr T. E. Taylor (as reported elsewhere) the House, at 3.50 p.m., adjourned, until 7.30 p.m. next Tuesday. .The. Imprest Supply Bill makes provision for the. granting by way of imprest, tor the current financial year, of the following sums out of the Public Account:— Consolidated' Fund umntin Public Works Fund \"Z 200 000 Opening up Crown Lands for _ Settlement Account 2 000 National Endowment Account ■ '500 land for Settlements Account ... 1000 State Jorests Account 0500 •State Ccal-hiineS Account ........ " "3*ooo Bceiiery Preservation Account " 'snn .Welhngton-Hiitt ' Eailway and .Eoad Improvement Account 1500 Railways-Improvements Account 5,000 Native Land-Settlement Account '0 000

mi: *■'~■■■■ ■'■•••-..■'• ••■•-^703,000 ipe■following sums from other accounts are alio provided for:—. • o Government Insurance "Account...... 7 000 Government. Accident Insurance ' Account 1000 State Fire Insurance Account"!.'.".'.' I*4oo Public Trust, Account, ....>,..;:......,.ii'500 tfew Zealand State-guaranteed Ad•Viances ■AccVni(t2-i_"J ; ''-''--«--" , ! '■■■ j-- ■ -'"Advance's"''£6T ! Settler's -Branch' 1 ' 7! iA Account ■ •■■■. ■„ ■ t> /ujA :- Advances'to "Workers'Branrfi •■. Account ■'. .„ _ __ 200 ' '-:'Z :-l: ■'■ ■ ■'■■'" ' < £13,400