PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1925, Page 4

PARLIAMENT

[IIY TEL ICO It A Pll —V Kit I'll IMS ASSOCIATION .] THE FINAL STACKS. \V Kl.l. I NCTON. October 1. When ihe Speaker returned from the Covernmeilt House he nnnotineed t lie (lover -Ceneral had signified his assent to the Appropriation Ad. A message from the (lovcnior-! hmeml notified that the Shipping and Seamen's Act had In «n reserved lor His .Majesty's a-- lit. A scheduh Ol the legislation passed was also presented. The Prime .Minister then opened the valedictory addres-es with eulogistic referent es to the Speaker, the Chniripan ~f Committees and an appreeiaticli ol the work done he the ollmers ol the House. The Premier also expressed liipersonal appreciation ot the generous treatment accorded to him by the leader-, and members of the two opposition parties, a-, well as by Ins own lollnwers. lb- had leafed the taxi; would be heviind him owing to the great figure who had preceded him. The outlook for N-’W Zealand was good it I lie peopl ■ would pull together. There certainly wa-. trouble on tile horizon, but he believed that with, tart and commonsi-nse this could lit l overcome or avoided, lie thought tr-miliet's I-Ottld congratulate themselves that the session had been productive of good for the Dominion.

Tile Prime Minister added an exprcs ioii of regret at the cause of the abcnee of Mr Wilfmil ami hope lor hi-

speedy recovery. All' Coates also referred to the fact that the lions. Sir 11 <■; 1 1 1 >ll Rhodes, and \Y. 11. Cut brio, with .Messrs Witty. |-iit and .1. C. Thomson, were not standing fur re-election, and voiced his appreciation of their work in I’arlia-

Mr Forbes. Leader of the Opposition endorsed Mr Coates’s remarks, re-

garding the Speaker anil House OITI 1 inis. ||e thought the members might feel justly proud of the laid that during this Bn rliameiit not one single " scene" had murred Ihe records of the House. Mi Sullnan. for the i.ahour Parly, joined in the appreciative remarks of Mr Coates and Mr Forbes ami wished to emphasize that the ideal of all members ol liic I hms" was the hettel iiienl ..I New /calami. The Molise then I'UsO, Ihe Premier's motion for the adjournment being taken to a division in the time honoured maimer and defeated, hut not acted upon. The Council upon resuming paid a tribute to Sir Francis Bell, who announced that lie was moving the ad joimirnent of the Council for the last t ime. The Council adjourned a I I .HO p.m.