PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2221, 6 August 1914, Page 8

PARLIAMENT.

ONLY FORMAL BUSINESS BANKING AMENDMENT BILL PASSED BY THE COUNCIL ' 'The Leffislativo Council met at 2,35 p.m. Tho Presbyterian Church Property Act Lihondment Bill was read a first tijne. The Methodist Charitable and Educa--ional Trusts Act Amendment Bill was ead'a first time. -.. The ißankiug/Amendment Bill was- \nrcduoed from tho House of Represenkiyes cand;.'as', : "a : matter of -urgency was mt through, all' 'stages without discussion nd passed.: Tho Statutes. Revision Committer-, re-iorted-on,the third schedule of the Legislative Council Bill: They had no amendiicnt 'to : propose. 'Further consideration f the Bill, in Committee," was set down or to-day. ;The'. Council rose jit'. 4.50 p.m. till 2.30 •nr. to.-<lay.-.- . • . ; THE HOUSE The- Housejof Representatives met .at .30 p- : .. , The PBiSfij MINISTER explained -that niswers to Questions usually 'given,an TMhesdajgJfould'.iiot be, given that day;. linistetst>l®; inot been . able to prepare' lie replieSjiwving. been occupied a'l-' the aorning with very important business. - . The; Hon. D. BUDDO (KaiapoD gave, toticejef : 'oh .Vehicles Bill, ' i ..: - . ■/>./. 1. ■ — ' "•'fitist readings The-Wairoa Harbour Board Endow(Sir J. Can-oil) and the New ?rotection Bill (Mr. JrCall.um) were.ma ..first time- ■ Tho--House<-ad]ourned at. 2,15 p.m. and esumed~att3.'is p.m. i" order that mem>brs inis:ht. hear the announcement, made >y His 'Excellency the Governor from, the, teps ; .qf J&rHanient Buildipgs, ■ ~' ,> :. Whelh~tlie-'Honso resumed, ... - ' . The Right"- : Hpn. W. MASSEY aid it was private memhers'.'day, arid he lad no wish': to encroach iipon tho priyi-' eges;;of ;.iuembers by suggesting -an' ad'' oufiiment,- but • he thought members, r^re,-hardly'"'in- the 1 , humour ', after what hey: had heard-to go on with ,ordinary: rork.: V(Hiaiv hear.),- He had. an importiht;: resolution'to submit to' the House, it this sitting, whioh he felt sure would w..'carried'tirianimoiisly:' After that'was lealt:>yith. the House-couldj if it' desired, ;o' on ! :with private'members' Bills. • '::It\seeni,ed .to be'the general wish, how-.. private member*'- Bills should: tand over." ' THE GAMING BILL.' lir. G. HUNTER (Waipawa), ,:. whose Saining,-Amendment Bill stood at the top. ifitlie Order Paper,- said that lie did not: ;hink members would .be Teady to settle: lown to business in viow of what had Tanspired. As lie had a Bill at the head if the Order .'Paper," ho. wonld like to. have in assurance from' the Prime Minister hat lie would again give him. a - chance, if : going on with tlio Bill, so that- he voiild not' be prejudiced. l>y the adjourncent.. - '■ ' ■- ; Mr.", MASSEY said he would 1» quite villiiig.to give to -the honourable, member., fad,to the House aii assurance that tlio 3ill' would oii, some future day be put in is good a position as it .was in that day. 30-could:not,'. ofjcourse, fix,a date. .- .MrV'iliinter said, he was quite satisfied., ritliVtlie assurance of the Prime Minister.; The House rose for blie day at 4.10 p.m.