PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1865, 26 September 1913, Page 7

PARLIAMENT.

' A DAILY SUMMARY. Party hostilities ocoupiod the attention of the House of Representatives yesterday throughout tho greater part of its sitting. In the first place, debate ran high on tho roport of the special committee appointed to inquire into the appointment of Mr- Royd Garlic as Director of Physical Education, and comments made by Opposition mombers in the House upon that appoint' ment. Later on an Imprest Supwly Bill afforded a still wider scope for party wrangling. _ Tho report of tho Royd Garliok Inquiry Committee, presented by tho Hon, J. A. Millar, is a lengthy documont, but amongst other things it completely exonerates tho Hon. Jas. Allen (Minister of Education) from tho charge or. having been influenced by improper political motives in appointing Mr. Royd Garliok, and states that the committee, without m any way rofleet'ng upon the qualifications of Mr. Royd GiVrlick, considers that it would hav& been advisable to invite applications for the position both within ftnd without the Dominion. ■ A long debate upon the roport was opened by Mr. T. M. Wilford, and lusted until after 9.30 p.m. A hostile amendmont was, proposed by Mr. G. W. Russell, which stated, amongst other things, that Mr. Royd Garlick should not have been appointed. •At 9.30 p.m. tho Houso went to a division on the amendment, which was negatived by 37 votes to 31. Tho motion to lay the report on the tablo was then agreed to on the voices. .The Imprest Supply Bill was introduced by Governor's Message, when the House resumed half an hour later. During the next hour thero was some animated bickering on the subject of the late obstruction debate, _ The Prime Minister told the Opposition that they had been bent upon obstruction, and that their talk about the non-production of reports waß a mere pretence. After 11 p.m. the warfare of parties died away. Mr. Njjata entered an emphatio protest against restrictions imposed upon members of the Maori raoe by the Health Department in connection with the prevailing epidemic. Ho also raised a colour lino" question m reference to tho .exclusion of • Nativo children, from European schools ; in the iWanganui district. Mr. D. H. Guthrie emphatioally denied that any colour line had been drawn. ■ ' Discussion went, on quietly upon a variety of topics until tho House went into the Committee of Supply upon the Bill at 1.23 a.m. . The position of tho Advancea Office was briefly discussed. Tho Prime Minister stated thftj; it was not yet possible to raise the limit of £750 upon borrowing from tho Advances to Settlers branch, but that in his, opinion the money market was growing .easier, The Minister for Finance dealt with, the ...position in greater detail. The Bill was passed, and the House lose at 2 a.m.