PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2575, 24 September 1915, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

NATIONAL REGISTRATION OUR WAR RESOURCES, REVIEWED BY MR. MASSEY (HEARTY SUPPORT FOR THE BILL, ' Tho Legislative Council met at 2.30 ■■ p.m.: - ■ Tho Hon. T. Parata was granted .; leave of absence till the end of tho session on account,of illness. Tho Hon. SIR FRANCIS BELL gave Botico to introduce the Local-Elections Proportionalßepresentation ' Amend--1 went Bill.' . . ' ' . 'l'Jie Mortgages Extension Amendment. Hill, tho Hutt Road' Bill (No. 2), the . Local Railways/ Amendment Bill, and ■:the Sale of Food and Drugs Amendment -Bill were introduced; from the House and read a first' time. The Mortgages Extension-Amendment Bill was read a second time, pro forma 1 , and referred to 'the: Statutes-Revision ,Committee. . I The Savings Banks Amendment Bill;. v tho -Fruit Preserving Industry Amendment Bill, the Scenery Preservation Amendment Bill,' the Swamp Drainage Bill.'the National Provident Fund Bill,; the Papakura Beach

i Vesting Bill, the Wyndham Eecreation '(Reserve Amendmeht Bill, tho Welling- \ ton. and liarori Sanitation and Water 'Supply Amendment Bill;, the Tokomaru ! Bay Harbour/Bill, the Christchiirch •'iElectric. Supply Empowering Amend--i ment- Bill, and the Bluff Harbour Improvements Bill wero read a second 'time, and, with the exception of the Swamp Drainage Bill, put through Committee without amendment, read a . third time and passed; The 'Swamp ■Drainage Bill- .was set down' for com-, .'mittnl on Tuesday next. \ , ; The Couucil: rose at 4.5.p.m. till 2.30 JVm. tOrdav. '\ -, .; : -