PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1922, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

Ml -IHKKUHAPH-I-BU IM.ESS ASSOCIATION] WELUXUTON, October 30. Tiio House met at 11.30. The House proceeded to discuss lucid ’ells, lu committee on Thames Murom Bill- Sir Wm. Homes moved to ostpone the operation of the Bill lor year to enable a competent engineer report on the Hal-hour as revomicnded by the bocal Bills Committee, 'lie amendment was lost hy 31 to 27 nd the Bill passed unamended. The following I cal Bills weie also ussed-Whangarei Bor«.ugh Knifmver,jr (Mr Marnier); I’aeroa W.ter Supy Transfer Validation Bill (Mr Bond).

In reply to Mr Sykes. Hon. Parr said the Government had been looking into the question of a superannuation scheme for nurses hut as the activities reported it would leqilire a subsidy from the state of £20,000 aimually, it could not he entertained at present, lint Cabinet were now considering a !i -s amhitioiis scheme. In reply to Air Wiliord, Tlon Coates

s;ii(l engineers were of opinion that a better railway route to Wairarapa than had previously been discovered, was now under survey, but be was not in a position to give details. Replying to Mr Fraser. Mr Massey said the State Advances Department would be taking over tin Housing Department almost straight away. He would announce a new scheme when the details were completed. Replying to Mr Fraser. Mr Massey said if New Zealand Labour Unions would be satisfied with a- British Labour representative at the International Labour Conference under the League of Nations at Geneva, perhaps something could he arranged, but it wouhl. cost a great deal ol money to send a representative from Now Zealand direct, in addition to which New Zealand bad nothing to learn Irom other countries in the matter of legislation. The House rose at 12.d0 p.m.