PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1925, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

[ll Y U'.I.KUIIAI’II cut I'll i:ss ASSOCIA I lON.] THE ( (.EM 11.. WELI.I Niff!t.N, SepleniLer 1. The I.egislaLive CoUinii met at 2.3(1 to-day. The Lands for Settlement Rill was reported from the Lands Committee ■a it bout a mend mi-lit. The Statutes Revision Commit tee iopurted the Weights and alea-urcs Hull with minor amendments. The Dunedin District .Drainage and sewerage Amendment Hill, (lie .Ma.ua-watu-Orntta Hirer District Amemlment Rill and the Auckland Harbour Hoard Empowering Hill were received Item he I louse, read a li isi ti me and reL ; red lit the Local lidls ( ommittee. The Land and Income Tax Amendment Hi!! wa- received from the House

and read a lirsi time. The Nurses and Mid-wives Regisiration Hill was put through its tiual stage- and passed without further ana ul Ime-it. The National I’rovidi-iit fund Amendment Rill and the Elcelne lower Hoards Hill were read a second time and referred to the Statutes lievision Committee. The Council adjourned at 3.3 J until Wednesday next. THE lIOI'SE. The House met at 2.3(1 and alter petitions lull! been received, immediately went inti' Committee of Supply to further consider the estimates. The first veto taken was the Lands and Survey Department L'!7!. n T. the debate oil which lasted till 0 p.m. "'hen lite vote wit' ptissed. I lie Lands tor Settlement Account £4.310 and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account Ui.Oil were al-o passed. The Committee then took up the defence vote for ‘.'412.871. The Labour Party strongly opposm! the in--e in tin 1 deienee expenditure. but after two attempts to reduce the amount the vote was passed. The Naval Defence vote ot £44 1.21.) was also challenged, an attempt being made by Labour to reduce it by £2ntV 000. which failed by 34 to 13. The vote was passed after a lengthy debate and several divisions.

The vote of £124.270 for the Marine Department was agreed to.

The Labour Department’s vote of C-10,213 xvas passed after a spirited debate lasting several hours. The State Eire Department vote of L.TO.-1.V2, was passed without discussion. The House rose at 7.12 a.m. till 2..'id on Tuesdav.