PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2237, 25 August 1914, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

SESSION RESUMES TO-MORROW BUSINESS IN PROSPECT . t Uncertainty still prevails as to the tnrn ovonts are likely to take in Parliament in tho immediate future, and tho extent to which tho programmo originally laid down for the session will have.to be curtailed sooms to bo more or lose an opon mibstion, apart from tho goneral. bolief that no attempt will be mado to proceed meantime with proposals of a highly contentious nature. A few of the members who absented themselves from Wellington during the adjournment have already returned, and many more are expected to aTrivo today and to-morrow. Tho only Minister who is away from Wellington at the moment is. the Hon. R. H. Rhodes, who will return from Christchurcli to-mor-row , Both Houses whon they meet to-mor-row ovening will be invited to adjourn as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Hon. T. Y. Duncan. It is likely that the principal business on Thursday will be the passago of an Imprest Supply Bill. The Hon. W. H. Herries (Minister of Railways), who was recently laid up with an attack of quinsy, iB again indisposed, and may. be absent from tho House for some days. The Minister s indisposition is likely to correspondingly delay the appearance- of the Railway!* Statement,-which is ready for presentation. Questioned yesterday regarding the Education Bill," the Hon. Jas; Allen (Minister of Education) said that so far as he was concerned, it would certainly ire" gone on with. Mr. Allen is at present very heavily burdened'with special work arising out of tho organisation of the Expeditionary Force;-and other matters, but'his colleagues taken over some of his ordinary duties, and so afforded him a measure of rolief. The Hon. H. D. Bell has taken over Education matters other than those connected with the Bill. The Hon.,R. H. Rhodes is attending to censorship affairs and othor details, and the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher ia dealing with coal supplies and with the insurance of nargoea,.