WORK OF SESSION.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1922, Page 4

WORK OF SESSION.

AMOUNT YET TO BE DONE. WELLINGTON, Jan HA statement regarding the business to bo transacted during tliei remainder of the session was made in the House of Representatives to-day by the Prime Minister, in ieply to a question put by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr T. M. AVilford). The Order Paper contained a large number of item*, remarked j' AVilford, but there was no indication of what the Government intended to do. If members only knew what business was to be done, they would be, able to settle down to work. Mr Massey said that the question was rather a large order, and if be had had a couple of hours’ notice, he would have been able to supply the information. So far as the Bills on the Order Paper were concerned, while none of them was of first importance, they had to be disposed of. He expected two more Bills to come down by GovernorGeneral’s message immediately—the Washing-Up Bill, and another under the charge of the Minister of Health. The Washing-Up Bill was a, record one in size, and he was not sure that nil the clauses were in it yet. These two Bills were in addition to the measures on the Order Paper. There were other Bills before 'committees. He hoped next week to bring down a Bill dealing with retrenchment. The Government had been following a policy of retrenchment for some time past, but there were some proposals which could be dealt with only by legislation. Then there were the Estimates, proceeded the Prime Minister. They had had only two nights on estimates, and so far as ho could judge, it would take* another two days to finish them. Following that would be the Public Works Statement and EGttm&t'es. All th would have to be deal with before the session ended. There would be another Bill dealing with finance, the particular of which he was not able to give at the present time. Mr AA 7 itty: Is that the meat pool guarantee? Mr Massey said that, of course, there was that proposal. He thought that legislation would be necessary in connection with it. If so, the House would be asked to pass it. He thought perhaps lie had better hold over his fur* then remarks until he was -able to give the House full information concerning the legislation to come down. Mr G. W. Forbes; Are you going to meet on Mondays? Mr Massey said that he proposed to ask the House to meet at 7.30 p.m. next Monday. There would be some other work to be done during the day.