PARLIAMENTARY.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1925, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

! av TKi.e.r.i: ten —ecu eiiF.ss assoima nox.] WKI.BINCToN. Sept. AO. Be lore t he ! I .‘Use adjourned mr lunelieon. the Prime Minister made a statement relating to motor omnihus legislation, The (eivernmcm was advised that the me,st -at i-fa-lery met'", d I,l' dealing with the pi'ohlem would he i)\- i'..' _•-»1 1 :11 ion timU-r ti;e Beard of Trade A t. P.'ifh Draft Tims their issue would ho a warning to That' till- regulation of compel it ion with m e puhlie s -rvees was being considered and miti'l tiirl. tne present tclidetu v towards -| vdda live umielMr !! sward. ■ unt.fntir.o e.n (lie Alinm;. r'- -tatemeiiL. , -!w i why n i tenders had heen tailed lor tin erection of the 1 it:;;tlt-:A<t iHii siatimi ;mil \va> it a jact that tlio company ht-n**ru te*.t by llw* pxn*iu of sixty pou:i(l> monthly >o j.jiiiX as no 'station wa> civouml at WvU ]{> y [:u n anti why ha;l 1 at a meeting of the Board heen called. Sjmaknm: as the licensee ot a listening-in set. Air Howard criticised the low power insisted upon at the broadcasting station and. condemned the refusal of permis. Moo for the erection of fi bl'OO'kpSVnst

.station at the Dunedin exhibition. The Prime Minister said the tidiest information was available to those interested in wireless, so that the lornntl catling of tenders was unnecessary. A New Zealand syndicate was discussing tin* cent met liil tim last minute when it derided to have nothing to do with the conlravt. the British system had been quoted, hut the fact was that there was no control there such as we desired her. The House adjourned at 1 p.m.

THE COUNCIL. The Legislative Council met at 10.30 a.m.

Reserves ami Other Lunds Disptsal ami Public oifirs’ Empowering Bill and Hospital and Charitable Institutions \menilment Bill were received from ihe House of Representatives and read a first and second time. Deteriorated Lands Bill. Public Re--erves and Domains Amendment Bill. Asldev River Improvement Bill, Harbours Amendment Bill. Shipping and Seamen Amendment Bill "ere also received from the House and put through all stages and passed without amendment.

Progress was ronorted on the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Amendment Bill after ihe reading of the short title.

The Council adjourned at 12.2 - 1 .11 until 2.30 p.m.

SCPI'LEM ENTARY ESTIMATES. WEI.I.INGTON. (letuher I. ’||;e Supplementary- Estimates Inrliule the following: A sum of LH.f.boD is sot down to moot llm reeovernhie charges for ami incidental to the purchase o| years .supply of motor registration plates. An amount ol LH.oIM) is provided. A subsidy of L'YClitl is granted for I i,e relief of the unemployeil engaged on maintenance and repairs to roads and drainage, and other works. A vote of LbJo.Bßd is made for restoration oi mails, works, bridges, etc., damaged by iloods. Then- is a vote o| I'.'iDDD for the protection of ( row 11 property from river cm- ion. The cost of railway passes and eol'i-ee-sions lo mi-mhers anil ex-members of the Legislature and tlieir families, relitttons, ele.. is estimated at LIM.D w An additional grunt id L'77-iDis voted for tie pin t i.-ipa! ion of the Covet tiu.enl Departments in the Duiivvlin Exhibition. Special publicity work in connection with the advertising ol the Dominion i- provided |or by an additional vote oi o l.'sD, An additional amount of LJI.b-d appear. on the Supplementary Estimates toward- the cost of living lion Uses to annuitants under the Public Service, Railways, and Teachers’ Superannuation funds, and Civil Service Act. and 1,, persons in receipt ol retiring allowances. A numher of items appear as incidental to the death ol the late Prime Miiii-ter Mr Ma--ey) including L'PIPP l,ii funeral xepenses, (.'otttttl (on account towards tile erection ol a 1111-111-oii.il; !.T, l It ID to Mrs .Mas.-cv. and Lll, for l! e Leant ilicul ion id' turn area in the vicinity o| the grave at Point llals-vu-11. A subsidy ot L' l"i b up to L'-biß is plovid,■;! for in connection with the , red i,in ~! a memorial to tho lute "t \\ 1 dun; I lorries. A sum "I <.••_’!), I Hit I i- provided 'owarvis the vos 1 ~| the visit of the I "nit ed States Elect to the Dominion : O 1.7 II h 1 for rail and mot,o' lares. dev ,a - litious. etc., and CoIKM) for suhsidiev lo |,„al liodie-’ contributions. There is a vole of L'.'iDDD made towards the expenses ol the Royal l oui--111 j,,i,, 11 which id to inquire into agricultural banks and tuiul eiediis.,l, on donalioiis towards cancer research, at (lingo University. In the Depat liiieiu o| Agriculture list nnpeat-s a sttm id L'H. IKI 1 rev over able) tow a rvls the eiadieal ion of nox unis weeds on ( l-own Lands, and L'L’DPD also recoverable. 111 connection with native land-. ( iiarges incidental to I lie expenses of the 1 Diversity ( oinmission are set down at LY.tU.O. THE SESSION CLOSES. WEI.UNGTON. Oct. I. The House met at I I a.m. After the formal autumni eini-ut tlud I tie l.egislalive Ceuneil bad agree* I to the Appropriation Bill On- Home adieu,• While 11 ,e Speaker preeeeded to t toverument House to secure the t lijvernor-t lenv-ra I's assent to the measures passed. On bis return Ihe linal session ol the •gist Parliament closed with the usual \ ab-dictoi v addi'i’-'-, I 111-: (T)UN'CII.. Ihe L ■gislal ive Uotmeil nal at 10 a.m. . , The Coin,i il a-- reed lo l- .’lfr.-fi ametldmeot t,|-i,llgln ,t:»w n Ip !■■■'.- eriu.r-Generat's message in th." I.aiu 1 Trao-.fer Amendment Poll, the ( 011111 ies Anu'iidmeiil Bill and the Laws \ leeiidmeot Bill. ■IT,,. |. inaiiee Rill Ill’ll the ArpropnaI ion Bill wel-e received from the Ii 'me of Representatives, put through : H stages and (vassevl. T lie C mm d adioiirn»-d at ÜbHO v. liilr Dm (t.ivernnr-Genei'u I's a-s.-ut was u’iug ,J,tamed to tile final Bill- passed.