THE SESSION

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 25, 24 October 1921, Page 4

THE SESSION

MINOR GOVERNMENT BILLS THE RACING COMMISSION’S RECOMMENbATIONS Minor Government Bills will have the attention of the House of Representatives this week. The Rabbit JSuisance Amendment Bill, the Law Practitioners Amendment Bill, and the Standard limo Bill are awaiting second readings. The Mortgages and Deposits Extension Bill and the Local Bodies Finance Bill are at the same stage, but it is not anticipated that they will make immediate progress. The Motor Vehicles Bill is to bo referred to a committee, which has not yet been set up. Other Bills aue at present before, committees. Private members’ Bills will have a hearing again on Wednesday. The Abolition of Capital Punishment Bill (Mr. McCombs) has first place. THE RACING COMMISSION FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS WEEK The totalisator question is expected to ba before tho House this week again. Tho Primo Minister has undertaken not to proceed with his Gaming Amendment Bill (authorising the issue of the increased number of totalisator permits) until the committee appointed by a meeting of members has reported to him the result of the effort to secure agreement. But it may bo assumed that ho will wish to get this vexed question decided as quickly as possible, in clear th« way for the big business of the session. The committee may succeed in bringing a majority of members together, but a struggle in the House probable in any case The motion of which Mr. J. A . Bio (Napier) has given notice tlat this House docs not assent to the Ordei-in-Council made and issued by the _Gov ernor-General under sub^ chol l tion 2 of the Gaming Amendment Act, 19‘>0 (No. 2), in respect of the number of totalisator licenses to bo issued thoieunder," is on the order paper- But tne member may not get an lt X. move his motion in view of the decision of the Primo Minister to present th recommendations of tho commission to tho House in another way. a returnTwanted Mr J. McCombs (Lyttelton) who is ono of the opponents_of the totalisator in the House, is seeking to move for a ,eturn showing: (1) The acreage ’capital value of public reserves that aie teased by the various racing clubs in the Dominion, and the acreage a could bo used for the purple of . ine soldiers’ homes and woikeis dueii insv (2) the names of the racing club who hold such land, with the acreage held by each club; (3) the name of cocn f , with the amount of annual rental l-nid • (4) the acreage and capital value or nub ic reserves held or used by racing ?lubs not leased, in the Dominion, and the acreage that could lie used for the purpose of erecting soldiers homes and workers’ dwellings; and (5) the names of such clubs, if any, with the amount of annual rental, if any, paid by each club for the use of such land, and the acreF <, 9 held by.each club.