PAULIAMTNTARY JOTTINGS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1921, Page 1

PAULIAMTNTARY JOTTINGS

sm-a IAI. TO CL’AHOI AN. amending hill. WEI.LINGTON. Nov. - - The Hovel nment Hill aim mlmg " h-milv Protection Act has been intro,|„,,d in the L'-gi'hiti-c < -.uncil. Ibc original act provide tint a most be made v Hbin twelve months of tho ..ranting of prohalc, Imt that U» Cnmmit.cc may extend the Onto ttvclv# months after hearing the 1 at ties. The Hill projmses to lento tin extension to the discretion nl ' 1 in* ('ou; t • but to ivqiiiiv that all a,,i plications for exteosmo shall he n.a - !,,.f„re the final distribution ol ' State. ,

i-1 ,H t . -a i «fix ft OFFICIAL Sh.f REIS. (initial Secret- Hill has been lio.tm-crl into lbo Council. Il brings tl,c New Zealand law into line with t In* British law. as r munis penalties lor s „ v i„g, f„r wrongful eoiumuuication "t fl |,icini infur,nation, and for unauthorised use of uniforms. It deals also with many kindred matters.

PI.AUI'E precautions. "1 am not satisfied with "what local .bodies are doing” said the Minister for Health to-day. "hen asked m the House regarding precautions against dm phene. Seme local bodies wore fairly active, but others were not licati„,r ids Department circulars very seriously. If the plague cane to New Zealand'it would he the result of neglect, ;,„d be bad asked Health officers throughout New Zealand to -v what Hie local authorities were doing. Ibe Dominion needed » municipal clean up. NO INCREASE FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Mr Parr told the House he was not prepared to increase School Committees' incidental allowances. IU ports showed that committees which exem-ed cure were abb' t<> manage oil the pre-

sent allowance, and even to save money. Committees were not supposed to spend the money on pencils *,r statinii-

SCR A EEI.NG THE AMOK ERA. t love rnment has decided to sell the steamer llineiooa and to scrap the training -hip Aniokma. when hoys now in training have completed their .nurses. When this matter was mentioned in the House, the I cuder ol the Opposition saill the ( lit had wasted c |Si),1)00 mi repairs to tlv cruiser Phil - mol which , odd net leave Amklaml harbour. It was making it J savings at dm wrong point, -into tin* Amokura was duing very gend week.

The Minister replied that the Philomel was -eawertliy. and that a new training ship might he secured before tin* \inoknni went out of Commission. THE KEA. The old unestion of whether or not the kca kills si was before tbe House to-day. Mr McCalbim (Wail-ini') asked wby the ftoccrnineut was wiisTing inoncv Inlying kca.s beads at ->s, eacli. wlicn really tin's New Zealand ba"-|e <1 i. 1 no liarin at all. The Ministers for Agriculture retorted dial tin- alleged eagle was a mountain parrot and that his own experience as a Canterbury farmer had proved to him that the kea did kill sheep. Mi- Burnett (Temiika) assured the House that his flock of (i.(K)O sheep was reduced !>v nflO yearly by kens. Tie had seen snow'fields stained with blood in the high country, owing to attacks by the birds. PETITIONS. The reports of the Committee on pet it ions occupied the House much of die afternoon. One petitioner made a temposarv stir by rising in the gallery and attempting to address tin* House, but lie was removed presently, before the dignity of Parliament had suffered much damage.

forfsts mu,. WRI.I.INOTOX, Xnv. 20. Tlir Ilouse put tin' Forests Bill tJiroimli Committee this evening. The point (lisritssi'd most keenly was tin l relative claims of settlement and foresti v to tlu' remaining forest land. Most of this In nil lias been [unclaimed provisional State forest, and the original Bill provided that provisional State foresi should heroine permanent Stale forest, unless withdrawn from reservation within live years. The hands Committee, at the request of the Minister for hands struck out the provision, and as the Bill now