PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2779, 25 May 1916, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

r WAR PENSIONS FINANCE MINISTER URGES PRUDENCE THE PREMIER'S VIEWS ' The House- of Representatives mai -at 2Jo p.m.,. .. Mr. C. H. POOLB (Auckland West) pave notice to ask tho Prime Minister lv-hethor it was intended to' givo a War bonus to Civil Servantß, and if so, wus it intended that this concession .should oo extended to temporary employees. He urged that these employees were entitled to some relief.. ■ . Dr. A. K. NEWMAN (Wellington East) gave. notice to. ask the Pi'iine Minister 'whether .it ''was'.the'. intention that discharged soldiers .returning to their employment 45 Civil' Servants should, if they, wero in receipt of pensions, have tho amount, of their pensions dodncted from their salary. , Four days' leave of absence was granted to Mr. S, F. Bollard (Raglan). . ■ FIRST READINGS. Tlic Wllalcatane Harbour Act, 1012. Amendment Bill (the Hon. W. D. S. Mac-, Donald), The Limitation, of Interest Rates During War I 'Bill (Mr. 'J. Payne), The Auckland Harbour Board Empowering, Bill (Mr. A. E... Glover), The City of Nelson Loaijs Conversion and Empowering ■Amendment .Bill (Mr. T. A. H. Field), The Crimes Act Amendment Bill (Mr/'T M. Wilforo), The Crimes Act Amendment Bill'(Mr. J. Payne), Tho Fatalities Liability Bill (Mr. J. .Payne), The Now Protection- Bill' (Mr. R. M'Cnlluml, The Collection of Small Debts Bill-.(Mr. J. 'Payne), and The Commercial Trusts Amendment BiH (Mr. W. A. Veitoh) were introduced, and read a first time. THE COMPULSION BILL., Th,e Military Service Bill was intro. Juced by Governor's Message. There was no debate or remark of anj kind on tho introduction.