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PARLIAMENT.

THE END OF THE SESSION. SOME OF THE BUSINESS AHEAD Tho House of Representatives sat at 2.30 p.m. Tho Right Hon. W. F. MASSEY moved that for the remainder of the session Government business shall take precedence (over private members' Bills) on Wednesdays. Mr. Massoy added, when submitting his motion, that ho had promised to give certain members of the House an opportunity of going on with Bills in their charge—he could remember having made such promise to the member for Waipawa, and the member for Hutt. An honourable member: How long will the session last? ■ _ Mr. Massey: My own private opinion is that tho session will come to an end about the usual time. There is no reason why the session should be any longer than the last session of a Parliament usually is. At the end of last Parliament I seem to remember that we sat until October 23, and I think we should close down this year about v October 20. Sir Joseph Ward asked the Prime Minister what business ho proposed to go on with this session.. He declared that tlie Opposition had withheld hostile criticism on material things on account of the condition of affnirs existing m tho Empire, and he urged that in fairness the Opposition were entitled k> some recognition of this position from the Government. The Prime Minister should indicate what legislation he proposed to go on with, and whether he proposed to introduce party Bills. Mr. Massey: What do you call party

Sir J. Ward: Well, policy Bills. Mr. Massey: Loan Bills are policy Bills, and there are two Loon Bills Sir J. Ward: Then I will say Bills that, aro likely to provoke party criticism. He urged that the Government should end tho session in a>. week or a fortnight.

Mr. Fraser: It can't possibly bo done. Other members assented to this view. ._ Sir J. Ward: When I seo Ministers in agreement on a question of this kind I must conclude that thcro is some intention to introduce .party legislation. Mr. Frascr: Nothing of the sort, but you simply could not get the Pubho Works Estimates printed in time.

n Sir Joseph Ward said that tho Government had urged the people of tho country to go about their business, a'bd he believed that t3io fact was that the people of tho country wanted to be allowed to go-about'their business without having politics forced upon thorn. 'Let s bring the session to an end as early as possible," ho concluded, and and lot's have a happy election for once." (Hear, hear.) Mr .A. H. HINDMARSH asked whethor tho Prime Minister would give him an opportunity to go on with, his Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, which had reached the third reading stage.

Business to be Done. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, replying to the last question first, said it would bo unfair on his part to shut oirfc any Bill that had reached its third reading, and he would give all members m charge of Bills so far advanced an opportunity of going on with it. He could not announce what day ho. could give those members their opportunity. With regard to the business if the session, ho could make no statement yet, but ho would mako a statement 'within a week or ten days. It was absurd to say tho session could be ended in a fortnight. There wero certain important measures before Parliament that would have to proceed. Among these he mentioned the Education Bill, the Legislative Council Bill, the Local Grants and Subsidies Bill, and the Cook Islands Bill. .These Bills it would be very unwiso to drop, and they wculd certainly occupy tho House for r;uch longer than a week or ten days. Sh Joseph Ward asked the Minister of Mines whether he would have any objection to circulating a Bill prepared as a result of the Coal Mines Commission which sat in 1911, but ■winch was not proceeded with. The Hon. W. Fraser said that he had no objection. It was his intention to introduce this ■ year a Bill which was prepared last year, but which, owing to certain circumstances was not gone on with. This Bill vould probably havo been already considered and passed by tho Mines Committee but for tho fact that it had been agreed that contentious matters should 'be avoided. A part, if not the whole of the Bill, would bo proceeded with In reply to Mr. Colvin (Buller) Mr. Fraser stated that the Bill to be hitrod-iced was based upon the report of the Coal Manes Commission.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Amendments to the National Provident Fund Amendment Bill were introduced by Governor's Message, and the Bill was committed. The most important of ■ tho amendments introduced by the Governor was a clause to increase the limit of income of persons qualified to become contributors to the Fund. The Bill was reported , with amendments. The Fire Brigades' Amendment Bill was committed and reported with amendments.

SHIPPINC DOCUMENTS BILL. Tlie Hon. A: L. HERDMAN asked that the Shipping Documents Durin<* the. War Bill (the eecond reading* of which was called on) should be postponed, and he added that it might have to be withdrawn. -- SIR JOSEPH WARD (Awama) said that he was very pleased to hear that there was. a probability ; of the withdrawal of the Bill. Tho House rose at 10.50 p.m.

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 7

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PARLIAMENT. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 7

PARLIAMENT. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 7

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