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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 July 1913, Page 3

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Parliamentary Notes. __i - .STATE FIRE INSURANCE. In a, report submitted to Parliament on the .subject of tho State J'Jiro Insurance office the. General Manager remarks that the progress of the income since the commencement of tho business lias been voiy encouraging, and tho progress has beon particularly niarKod (Turing the past three years. The following is a comparative statement of the average income and average annual in croiiees for the throe years 1910 to 1912, and for a triennial period — 1907 to 1909:— £ 1010 to 1912. Average annual net income 49.011 Avorage annual net increase 7,12<> 1907 to IDO9. Average annual net income 28,083 Average annual net increase- 4,3-19' As the business grows the held for expansion gradually grows less, and it is not contemplate-: that it will bo possible to continue the same rate of progress. There are tliirtyetio competitors in the field, and much of the business is controlled by largo financial firms and institutions having a direct interest in tho business of our competitors. The. tightness of the money market at. present is groatly restricting building operations throughout tho Dominion, thereby limiting tho opportunity for expansion of lire, insurance Mr Campbell, M.P., is to move in the House of Representatives a.s follows:—That there be laid before tint House a return showing (1) the cost of each of tho last three, visits of ro England of the Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward ; (2) tho cost of tho visit to rEiigland of-the Hon. S. J. 0. Fiudlii.v; (3) the cost of the visit to I3nghmd of the Hon. Mr Allen: (I) the cost of the visit to .South Africa of the Hon. Mr Fowlds; (.">) the cost of ilie visit to Australia of the lato Right Hon. Mr Seddon to arrange a reciprocal agreement; and ((3) the cost of the- visit to Australia of the Hon. Mr Fisher to arrange a reciprocal agreement. Other notices of motion standing on this week's Order Paper aro:Mr Robertsai to move, that there I'o lnid before this House all documents and communications in the IXKsossion of the Labour Department having reference to the registration of tho Huntly Coal-inih.cs J^nployoes , Industrial Union of « orkers. Mr Russell to move, That there be laid boiore this House copies of all communications which havo pawed l»ntwo«i the Government or the Minister of Defence and either the imperial Government, the Federal Government of Australia, and the Government of Canada regarding the question of naval defence and the Kottmg-iip of nn expeditionary land lorco for service outside Now Zealand.