PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1917, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

[PEII I'HESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.]

WELLINGTON, This Day. THE COUNCIL. The Council met at 2.30 p.m., Hon Paul gave notice to ask Government wliat they proposed to do to fill the vacancies and restore tlie Council to a state of efficiency; also what steps Government proposed in connection with the constitution of the Council.

IHE HOUSE. The. House' met at 2.30 p.m

.Replying- to a question the Minister said" the Military ''-Service Boards had been instructed that no farm is to be deplete*! of labour and no farm must be left in such a condition that it cannot be efficiently carried oil. Replying to Air BuTclc, the Minister of Defence said boys on milking farms could lip exempted from Saturday’s Territorial drills, if application were made to the group officer's. Possibly the ; whole scheme of Territorial drills would have l 'to be revised. Air Witty introduced tlie Parliament- j .ary Election Postponement Amendment! Bill. He explained its purpose was to] repeal Clause 2 in the Act, postponing j the .General Election till next year. J Afr Massey saiil lie was not standing in the way of an election. If the Mouse wanted an election -it: could have it., 'flip -Bill was read a first time. Tn the evening sitting Sir .T. G. Ward explained the provisions of the Finance Bill, which was introduced by Governor’s message, and was read a first time. (Particulars’of the measure appear on our first page.)

Hie Rivers Board Amendment Bill (Hon. G. W. 111185011) was read a second time.

The House rose at 10.50 p.m.