PARLIAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 September 1924, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

HOUSE! TO MEET ON MONDAYS.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON,’ Sept, 9. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Gn the motion of the Premier the House agreed that- on and after Monday, September 22, the House would meet on Monday evenings for the transaction of Government business. The Premier said this did not mean that the session was coming to an end, and he would make a statement later on the business which the House would be asked to pass. He had no wish to drive the House, but thqy must all recognise that the serious business of the session had yet- to be tackled and the work must' be done I here were quite a lot of Bills yet to be brought down which were not on the order paper, bat there was no reaS( ? n I.tnhy 1 .t nhy t“ e s ? ssion should not close at the proper time and in a reasonable way.

Mr " W - S. Glenn (Rangitikei) the Hon. J. G. Coates said the tune was not ripe for running a second express between Wellington and Auckland, but it would be put on as s°on as the traffic warranted it Replying to Mr H. E.“ Holland (Leader of the Labour Party) the Premier said he could not possibly put ail the taxation proposals in one Bill Li ' i°Vti seco , nd reading of the annual Bill . members would advise him as to what information they wanted he would endeavour to have it ready them at the committee stap-e With .regard to (he second Bill, his idea was to pass its second readiim and then refer it to the public accounts committee.

Replying to Mr. S. G. Smith (Taranaki), the Hon. J. G. Coates said, he could not isay when the report of the railway inquiry board- would be available to members. It was at present being considered by the members of the A.S.RI.S., who were a party to the dispute. When the report was printed it would be considered by Cabinet, which would say what was to.' be done with it. ' Printed copies would be posted to every newspaper, so that its full text could be published and it would not suffer by condensation, as might hanpen if it was transmitted from Wellington. . On the motion of Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central), leave was given ntr l orluce the Pensions Amendment Bill, which was read a first time. The House rose at 1.30 a.m. until 2.30 p.m. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. to-day. -.

_The Births and Deaths Registration Hill was read a. second (time pro forma <md leferred to ttiG statutes revision committee. .

The Sale of Food and Drugs Amendment Bill was read a second time. Several local Bills, were introduced from the House read a first time and r6 mu re oefd Bills committee w The r, Bng l me f rs Registration Bill, the W* Amendment Bill and the Medical Practitioners! Amendment Bill were also introduced and read’a first time.

n»!oVq°A ncil a< ji° urned at- 2.40 p.m until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.