THE HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2208, 22 July 1914, Page 4

THE HOUSE

Tho House of Representatives met at 2.30. p.m. :' -' .' ' . 1 ' .The Methodist Charitable and Educational Trust Act Amendment Bill (Mr. J. Bollard) was react a second time. I Mf;. W;- AV VEITCH (Wangauui) gave notice, to' ask tho "Government whether they .would this session introduce legislation to.?permit : of_ a plebiscite being taken on tho question of proportional representation. :. Mr. C. E. STATHAM (Dunedin Central) £ave notice of the D.unedin City Council Empowering Bill.?' ■?' Mr. G. W. RUSSELL (Avon) '. gavo notice to introduce, the Christchurch Tramways District Amendment- Bill. -' The Hoii—J. ALLEN gave'notice to introdnco ' thi New Zealand Loans Amendment Bill.. •/' - MOTOR BILL. \ "Mr. T. II DAVEY. ' (Christchurch JEast) asked _ the ■ Minister- of Justice of. ,tho la,rgo number of ''t'elegranls^being' recoivod by members ..relating, .'.jtp the Motor Bill it was intended to seiid the Bill to' a Committee. The Hon. A. L. HEKDMAN said "that',;.tho,;reason for ,tlie receipt, of so many-telegrams was that people thought tlio second'reading was being 'taken that day. ..He had-no intention of sending the' Bill; to a Committco,- hut thewoald not bo.-taken for about a month, and in. tho meantime he would -be very glad to consider-any suggestions honourablo members wished to make to him. - 'i COMMITTEES. '. : The following Committees, were set u l>=—• ' Joint Committee on Bills: Messrs. A.S. Malfcolm, A. H. Atmoro, G. Hunter, E. P. Lee, and G. M'Coinbs: .: Standing Orders: Mesfers.,A. S. Malcolm,: Sir. Walter Buchanan, and, Mr. J. Robertson. • ' ■ ' ; Selection: Messrs. A. S. Malcolm, A. H. Atmoro, T. H. Davey,,V: H.;Rood, ,and J. A. Young. BANKIMC BILL". iS-SThd Banking Amendment l Bill) was introduced by Governor's Message and r,dad- a ,first timo. . ••- SIR JOSEPH. WARD .(Awarua) ask-.-'ed what > change-'Was -proposed in tho Bill. Did. it proposo to do away with 'exchange-frpm eiid to'encl of'tllocountry, .or did it di) away .with tho charges niado for keeping accounts? -' Tho Hon. J. Allen: Nothing of that kind. It is a proposal; to allow tlio • Govcrnor-in-Oollnci , >at any timo it : niay bo thought doSirablo to make bank notes logal tender-