THE HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2299, 5 November 1914, Page 7

THE HOUSE

The House of Representatives Diet at, TW Him: F.;■ M:' B. FISHER moved. iheEOCond reading of the Expeditionary : Forces IVotingßiU 2):,■;;. Hβ explained that there was a difficulty about the' nomination of. candidates to whom Labour Tarty rotes were to be credited:. The Labour members of the House had ■ selected two members,"Mr. Hindjnarsh; and Mr..Robertson,'.to make'the choice, ■but they bad also suggestedian alter- , . ■ native' that in case of ■-■■. ".anything harp pening". ; to either.bf-'the two members chosen, Mr. W. 'A.\ Veitch, . should ;;act' : in his stead:- /This provision fpr,;,an alternative ; did not seem to'be provided for under the Act; and he'wouldi suggest to She House that an. alteration might be made intho Bill before'; the House, although it was intended only ;■- to make provision,for tlie: receiving of the votes of members of the JJaori contingents. . : . .'','.:;■:".. . The Bill was read a second time. An ''.! amendment on the,lines of the: Minis-, ter's suggestion, aJid oneother amendment, were inserted in Committee. The Billwae read a third time, and passed.

V WAR CONTRIBUTIONS. ■ The report of the managers on conferenco with the' Council managers on the War Contributions'-' Validation, Bill (No. 2) was agreed to. ;; : : PUBLIC DOIViAINS.v; * The Public Reserves' aiid Domains r 'Amendment Bill was put through , mittee. and passed. ; :•-'■ . .; ; ■■•..'. ■'&■<■ .' THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.; y The Medical Practitioners.Bill.w.asput througb Committee and;passed.-.: , - PRIVATE; BILLS. ; The Prime Minister gave an opportunity to two members '.to move the third readings of two Private Bills, in accordance with a promise given earlier j in the session.' .'. '■: Mr. A. H." HINDMAKSH ;(Welling r ton South) moved the tbird'reading of the Industrial Conciliation and' Arbitral tion Amendment Bill, and Mr. 'J. M'Combs (Lyttelton) moved the third of the Industrial Unions\,and Trade Unions Enabling Bill. ' : / '• ■ ■' The Bills were read a third timejand passed. ..." ' ( ■.'■■'.. /;'. ~ THE SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES The Supplementary Estimates were down by Governor's Message. Sill JOSEPH WARD asked /whether this would complete tbe business of tie session. . /. . ".- / The Right Hon. W. F. /MA&SEI sa id that-there was only tho Appropriation tfill. besides. Therf! were two other Bills on the Order y Paper—the Land Agents' Amendment Bill, - and the Shops and Offices Amendment Bill, but he understood there; was n good deal of opposition to both of. them, ' and bo was not anxious'to go oil with them. -He would prefeV to bring down more comprehensive (measures, next .year. Ho also promised to givo Mr. 'A: H. Hindmarsb an opportunity of • moving tho third reading of the Indus-

trial Conciliation , : and Arbitration Amendment Bill. i' '• . The Estimates were paflsed at 8.50 p.m.