GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME.
END OF SESSION RUSH. WELLINGTON’, September 24. When the Prime Minister’s motion to take all tho remaining Wednesdays of tins session for Government business came up to-night Mr. Poland asked Air Massey if he could give the House an idea of what furtTier legislation lie proposed to pass, while Mr. Sidoy, who has his eye still hopefully on tho chances of. his Daylight Saving Rill, inquired what, opportunity private members were to
j be given. k The Prime Minister repeated lus pro- { niise to give private members an opporI tun it v before the session closed. As to j the business the Government intended Ho proceed with, there was first an imj port-ant Expeditionary Forces -Amendment Bill to pnss. Then there was legis la t ion in connection with military business. He did not know if there would be any legislation in connection with allowances. Then the Minister of Internal Affairs had two or three Bills to be submitted. There was also a little land legislation, largely dealing with the administration ef the. Department lint: containing no important or controversial matter. There was some legislation also dealing with soldiers’ land settlement, and one or two other proposals dealing with placing soldiers on tho land, including n proposals to enable the Government to give assistance to soldiers in a similar manner to that j>> which settlers a're assisted. Then
tbe Gcmeral Estimates would probably teko another evening, while ♦■hero wool-I La the Public Works Statement and T-Yistimates. ordinary Si"'' ,l oniontary Fs (imntes and the “Washing-w>” Bill. “Of course" added Air. Massey. “I do not say thik is all the Legislation ivhieh will he submitted. There may ho some other proposals? but members will see there is quite enough to kern Pr”~ ]inmep' busy for the next three weeks.” ■Mr. Poole: T suppose tho “Washingup” Bill will he an ingenious measure as usual. /
Tlie Prime Minister (genially) : Of course ft- will he more or less important measure. (laughter).
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