WORK OF THE SESSION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2272, 5 October 1914, Page 7

WORK OF THE SESSION

BUSY DAYS AHEAD. is now about to ' settle down to about four weeks' bard work, and it is anticipated 'that the curtain will be rung down about the end of the present month. Monday sittings, which are always a sign of the approaching end, will be commenced this evening, when a number of minor Government Bills will probably be taken. The most'important Bills vet to come before the House aTe the Loan Bills, the Legislative Council Reform Bill, and the Education Amendment Bill. The Public Works Statement and Estimates have also yet to make their appearance. The debate on the Statement and tho annual Public Works Loan Bill will as usual bo "taken together. There will in all probability be a second Loan Bill, providing for carrying out the .new .railway construction .'proposals outlined in the reoort of tho General Manager (Mr. Hiloy). An opportunity for discussing Mr. Hiley's report has been promised by the Prime Minister, and it is expected that this will be afforded by the introduction of the Bill in question.

. The Legislative Council IMonn Bill, providing for an elective Tinner Chamber, which has passed the CounciL ■ will probably be before the House during the coming week. The Education Bill* which was reported last week by the Education Committee, will also be brought on shortly, and on the motion to go into Committee on it the House will have the opportunity of indulging in what will be practically a second reading debate. The Legislative Council and Education Bills will probably be dealt with. _ before ' the Public .Works Statement is broucht down. The Local Grants and Subsidies Bill, which, provides for an important alteration in the method of allocating monies for the maintenance or the main arterial roads, has also yet to be dealt with. It was announced by the Prime Minister two or three weeks ago that it was intended to _ introduce a Bill dealing with tihe position of the kauri gum diggers, whose means of livelihood has been seriously affeoted by the interference with .the gum market resulting from the war. The. Bill may not now be necessary as it has jbeen found that the matter can be dealt with by a special clause in the Appropriation Bill. The Government has agreed 'to take over gum that cannot be marketed in the ordinary way, store it, and advance the diggers a proportion of the cost. The administration of this matter is in tho hands of Mr. R. P. Grcville, the Gum Commissioner.