PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1921, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY JOTTINGS

SPECIAt, TO GUARDI AS. WELLINGTON. 'Oct. 01, THIQ COUNCIL-. Doth Houses will meet to-morrmV (Tuesday). The Legislative Cwifadl bus not had much work to do this session, hut Dills that have been passed hv the other Chamber are now oil its order paper and councillors ought not to lack business this week. DILLS FOR DISCUSSION. Tn the |-|our,e the Law of . Libel Amendment Hill (Mr Hunter), Gift t° Discharged Soldiers Dill, Patents Amendment Dill and Cook Islands Dill are a I the head of the order paper. TOTE. QUESTIONS. AYednesdav will. he private members I dnv Bills tliat have been placed on the order paper by private, members da not appear likely to occupy Hindi I„f tlm time. Tt is possible, that indicated last week, that tlie totalisator question will come before the House In some form during the day. AVlnlethe tni(unions of the Government have not been made clear, meml.ers may wish to have more time for discussion of the totalisator issue among themselves. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The Prime Minister said to-day he hoped to present the Financial Statement and tariff resolutions., to the House of ilepresentatiees on Thursday evening. The Financial Statement is reaching Parliament much later than u »„al and that portion of it relating to I the finances of 1020-21 year, has been nut initiated bv earlier Ministerial state, mentis and reports. The Statement is awaited with keen interest, however, since it will contain a summary of the proposals of the Government for retrenchment in the public expenditure, and for the strengthening of public finance general.'". TARIFF QUESTION. Members are anticipating ennfirftntly tlie tariff resolutions which will accompany the Budget, will increase the Customs duties bn articles of use and cott.sumption that ma.v ho regarded as luxuries. Tt has been hinted that the | amusement tax will he increased. The financial debate is likely to he opened nn Tuesday of next Week.