PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 14, 11 October 1921, Page 6

PARLIAMENT

THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS IMPERIAL MATTERS Both Houses of Parliament will meet to-day. It appears that the chief business of this week in the House of Representatives will be the Prime Minister’s statement regarding his work in London. Ali-mbers are awaiting this statement with much interest. Mr. Massey covered a g-reat. deal of ground during his absence from the Dominion, and •his statement is expected to deal with such matters as shipping freights and wool profits, as well as the business of the Imperial Conference. This business includes defence, intra-ImperiaL migration and foreign policy. Air. Alassey- probably- will make Tiis statement tomorrow. Air. Afassey- has stated that he will move to-day for the issue of the writ in the Auckland East by-election. The reports from Auckland indicate that an interesting contest is going to take place. The Government candidate will be Mr. Clutha AFKenzie, who polled heavily at the general election when he opposed the late member, Mr. Arthur Myers. Air. Mackenzie lost his sight on Gallipoli, but he has not allowed this disability to interfere with his interest in political matters. The Liberal Party is to be represented in the contest by Mr. Bussell well known as a Liberal Alinister in the National Government, before he lost the Avon seat to Labour at the last general election. The Labour candidate will be Air. J. A- I-ee, who is a meralier of the Labour Representation Comniitlee and also of the executive of the Returned Soldiers’ Association in Auckland. Mr. Lee lost an arm in the war. and holds ihe D.C.AI. It has been stated that the National Progressive and Aloderato Labour Party will'also have a candidate in the field, but there is no official announcement on this (joint yet. Air. Statham, the leader of the new party, has gone to Auckland. ARBITRATION COURT' Tn the course of Hie next day or two (he Minister of Labour (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) will probably a’’"™"S'; result of the election held Io fill the vacancy which occurred in the Arbilretion Court through the resignation of Afr AUCullough. It is rumoured that Mr. Al'Cullough has been re-elected, and if the report is correct tho Hate on which the Court will resume its sidings will depend very largely on whether M M'Cullough is willing to sit again. • THE UPPER HOUSE, So far the Order Paper of the Legislative Council is very light. The Coii.nc’l will meet to-day, but in all probability it will not transact any business till tomorrow. No Bills have so far been received from the Lower House and only ore Government measure—that proposing important amendments in the liliel-bas so far been introduced. The Hon. J. Alacgregor has introduced h>’ Workers’ Compensation Amendment Bill and his Juries Act Amendment Bill. Both of these have been before the Conn--cil in previous sessions. The second, which provides for the acceptance of majority verdicts Tn all but capital ra « PS , and for the continuance of ft trial with ’ eleven jurymen when one dies or is prevented ‘bv illness from attending, passed the Council last session, but did not’meet with the same good fortune when it came before the House.