THE HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 286, 29 August 1919, Page 8

THE HOUSE

The House of Representatives met At 2.30 p.m. Mr. SPEAKER, made the customary announcements regarding the vacancies that had been-filled during the recess, those of Palmerstou and Wellington South, the former by the electioii'of Mr. J. A. Nash, and the latter by the election of Mr. 11. Semple. . The two new members were duly sworn in, taking tho oath of allegiance to His Majesty King George the Fifth. The Eight Hon. \V. l< , . Massey gave notice of tlie Women's Parliamentary Representation Bill. A number of local Bills and private .members' , BiF.s were given notice of as follow:—Tho Hull Railway, anil Road ■Improvement bill (Mr. W'ilford), tho Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill (Mr. I'raser), the Gisborne Harbpur Bill (Sir .Tames Carroll), tilts Egmont County Bill (Mr. lline), the Wellington City Abattoir Loan ii'il (Mr. Luke), the Waimakariri Harbour Bonrd Reserve Bill (Mr. Buddo), the Tauranga Borough Council Electrics Loans Empowering Bill (Mr. Herries), the Tauranga Harbour Hoard Empowering Bill (Air. Herries), the Whnngarei Harbour Board Vesting and Empowering Bill (Mr. Mander), the Manawatu* County Loans Empowering Amendment Bill (Mr. E. Newman), the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill (Mr. Walker), the Abolition of Toi'J-Gates Bill (Mr. Wilkinson), the Toliiga Bay Harbour Bill (Mr. .MacDonald), the Shops and Offices Bill (Mr. M'Combs), the Hotel and Restaurants and Private Boarding Houses Employees', SixDays n Wrek Bill (Mr. Frncer), the Auekl<l n'd Harbour Board Loan Empowering Pill (Mr. Myers), the Wellington City Milk Bill (Mr. Wright), the MstaknwaCounty Bi'.i (Mr; Mac Donald), the-Fac-tories Act Amendment Bill (Mr. Holland), the Lancaster Park Trusts Bill (Dr. Timelier), the Workers' Acconunoda-' iion Bill (Mr. Veiteh). the Workers' Compci'salbm Amendment Bill (Mr. Walker), Vlio WpHiiiKton City Empowering Amondnu'iit Bi'li (Mr. Frnser). the Maori War Metla'i Bill (Mr. Wright), Hie Legislature .Amendment Bill (Mr. Wright), the■ Westport Technical School Site Amendment Hill (Mr. Colvin), the Naturalisation I'ninc.luV" Bill (Mr. Brown). Tin- .Right Hon. W. F. Massey moved the first rcadinsj of the Expiring Laws (Y'llinuancn Bi'tf. Dr. A. IC. Newman (Wellington East) gave notice to ask the Prime Minister whether the Government would this session introduce legislation to check profit-

ceriiig and so reduce the present high cost of living. , Mr. R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbe) gave notice to ask whether the Government would assist the Wellington City Council with finauco in the endeavour to meet the present housing shortage in the city of Wellington. Mr. J. A. Hash (l'almerston) gave notice of his intention to move the Ad-dress-in-B-eply. Leave of absence for 1-1 days was given to Colonel Heaton Rhodes, absent from the Dominion on urgent public business, and for six days, to Mr. J. A. Young on account of illness. The Houss rose at 3.4S p.m.