PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1922, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

[>lY TKMWMAMI— I'KK PKEB9 ASSOCIATION} THE HOUSE. an all night sitting. WEUJINOTON, January 26. The House met at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The Minister of Labour moved that the amendments made by the Legislatixe Council in the Shops and Offices Bill be objected to and that managers he appointed to confer with the

Council The Legitimation Amendment bill which extends the benefits of the Act -.peg was on the motion of lion. T). .towart, read a second time. Geraldine Comity rivers district Bill vi l through Vk> Committee stage a third time and passed, bt 7... j. b.ni. consideration of the

Aetfcnchmeut' Hill was continued in ouminUtoe; No progress was made vurtil after midnight, when the first division was taken on Mr Holland’s atr.oiMimeiit that no salaries ' Below £45.0 be reduced. This was lost by 60 to 10 •

Mr Mitchell’s amendment that the sum be fixed at £320 was lost l>y 42 to 27.

Mr Fraser’s amendment fixing it at £250 was lost by 37 to 33 and Mr McCombs amendment fixing it at £2lO was lost by 35 to 31. Tho discussion was .continued throughout the night thirty divisions taking place but no amendments were carried against the Government. Clause six was passed and the House rose at 8 a.m. till 2.30 this afternoon.