PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1865, 26 September 1913, Page 4

PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

; ROYD GARLICK* REPORT. FAItORE OF THE OPPOSffION CMMS. : A UNANIMOUS REPORT. IMPREST SUPPLY AND PARTY CLASHES.

•THE HOUSE.

Tho Houso of' Representatives sat at 2.30 p.in:, Mr. G. WIITY (Riccartou) gave no- : tice' of ; \liis intention to ask whether ; the Government would grant'niore ade-' quale foi' condemned stock destroyed, as . stock .was much nioro valuable-now-.than'it was soriie time ago;" PARAPARA IRON. " ■ Mr. (i. W.iIIUSSI3LL :<Ayon) 'drew i' tho attentibit 'ipf; the.. , Minister, [,of : Finance to the reference ;-in the Budget ' to tho proposals Etheiburga Syn- ' dicate for acquiring : iron deposits. The •'reference-'Wftip to the effect ■ that when- 1 the . Minister of Finance, was in England, the. syndicate made ne\v proposals to him, and that it was .'intended' that these proposals should lio' referred for investigation to a committee of experts.' He wished to ask whether tho; Government had referred thU matter' to 1 a committee,, and, if so, Whether their report was yet available.; ~ '>: .■ The' Hon. J,, ALLEN said the matter was a highly technical one, and a very difficult oho foraiiy ojw Minister to deal with.' The' Government had therefore thought it wiso to submit tho proposals to'; three gentlemen who were , businnss'rexperts. Their ;■ report' ..had reached liim, and although lie had read it,, the ot;her Ministers had not. Shortly th-3 matter would have the consideration of tHb Government.