POLITICAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1926, 8 December 1913, Page 6

POLITICAL NOTES.

THE LAST WEEK. SOME OP THE COMING BUSINESS It. is practically certain that the present very long session of Parliament will end this week, probably oil Saturday, but possibly earlier. The Honso nils at J0.30 4t.ni. to-day, and will sit all the available honre that the endurance of members will permit until tins end. Oiiti morning) however, and probably two, will bo required to clear up Comniittoo work. BUSiiMESS TO BE DONE. It is still doubtful whether tlio Shops and Offices Bill, called by semo the Six-Days-a-'Wcck Bill, will bo introduced this session. Tho oilier important La* hour Hill, the Labour Disputes Investigation Bill, to deal with disputes by unregistered unions and their employers, ivill_ Lo proceeded' with, and tho House Tvill he jiiven all opportunity of putting i(; on tljo Statute Book. Tho Bill has been commended by members on both sides of the House, iimj it is practically certain to bo passe*! by a large majority. The Supplementary Estimates will be mores than usually in» tcresting this year. 'They will contain a big vote for tho extinction of tlio smallpox epidemic, .1 nutcli Kgger vtfto for expenss incurred fuelling strike disorders, the Naval vol?, and tho increases to be given to Civil Servants under tho Public Service Commissioner's classification. AAy one of,these items might under ordinary circumstances givo vise to Inns discussion, but at tho end of the session members will lot nwieli go without comment which, they would have taken hours to pass some week* ago. Also, there will be two big Wash-ing-up liills, which, although they will not be debated, being mostly Depart-' mental Bills, will take some time. RACING DAYS. Mr. Georgo Hunter is to tiioVo tho second reading of his Gaimm; Bill tonl«jit, The object of thto Bill is to enable those racing clubs who before tho Racing Commission was set up hail little one-day meetings, to get back their racing dav.s audit lias for longtorn much discussed by members. It is an exceedingly interesting Bill for thosa members, who have such clubs in their district, and if the Bill goes, to- a rate, it is very probable that it will be agreed to by <1 fair majority., Of coUS'sr, at tliis period' of tho session it has no chance of getting beyond the second' (reading stage.

PROSPECTS GOOD. Mr. 'Arthur A. Paape, organiser for tho Reform Party, lias just returned to Wellington after a tour of tlie Auckland province. He attended many meetings of tho Reform League in Siyni.li Auckland, alid the- Goklfields districts, and lie also attended several summer shows, andj'hq reports that tiit?* p'roupects of tho Reform Party have never looked brighter. Many people, ho states, «rho have .hitherto always .apposed' the Maasey Government are now with the Reform Party, ».nd tiio supporters of tire Government are. enthusiastic .is to the prospects at next election, Mr. Paiipf' leaves to lioUi-nicotingri at TaMmarMttttv on Thursday, and at To.Kuiti on Friday of this week.