THE COUNTRY'S FINANCE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1507, 1 August 1912, Page 6

THE COUNTRY'S FINANCE.

DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT. THE /'IMPREST SUPPLY BILL ' purchase of estates. • LOAN RENEWALS AND OTHER MATTERS.

The sitting of the House of Representa- ! .. "iivcs yesterday afternoon passed- off very quietly. Local politics .verb overshadowed hy an event of international' import- ' ance—tho death of the Mikado of Japan— ' and by common consent both parties ! transacted pressing business with a minimum of discussion, so that tho House might-adjourn early, as a tribute of respect to tho memory of tho late Emperor. Nearly an .'hour was taken up at tho ■ outset by members who had petitions or Notices of questions to present. Several j Government Bills were announced. The Prime. Minister intimated that lie would move to introduco, the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies* Amendment. Bill, tho 5 ' Hon. Jas.-Allen gavo notice'of'the .New :. Zealand .University Amendment Bill, and +110 Hdn. A. 1.. Herdniaii of. tho.-Depiity- . Governor's,Powers'Bill.. ! , ::.i . r An Imprest Supply Bill was introduced ■ - by Governor's Message at 3.25 p.m., and on tho motion to go into Committee of Supply, tho Prima Minister asked members to abstain from needless discussion, so 1 . • that' the Houso might adjourn, early, as -a. tribute to tho lato Mikado.. The'Bill ; passed through all its stages in about an ! hour and a.kalf. -' ■ Shortly before five o'clock tho ,| Prime jilinister announced that,, the Hon. T. Mackenzie,had been appointed High Com; tnissioncr-for -a term l ctf' three years.': " The Houso next passed a:-resolution re- ' , ■ ' questing the Secretary of State to'convey to the-Japhneso Government an expression of regret from tho Government and people of New Zealand, at. the . death of I . - the Mikado.. . . On thp motion of the Prime Minister, 1 . the /Ho,use passed motions "of .condolence with: the' relatives of "tho; late';:llon.' • RI Oliver and the 'iE.'-'J. I 'O'Coil'-' ior.: ' i ..V',.'. • ( At 5.25 .p.nj.\the :H6use :niljonrned until 2.30' p.m. " to-day. ' 1 -The-Council sat for half, tin hour in the ' ; afternoon, and passed resolutions I pathy similar "to'those submitted to the • , Hbusk; - 'In..the'evening Unenibers. dissembled at "eight o'clock,, to'pass the Im-. prest Supply Bill, a 'proceeding which, occupied about .five, minutes.