PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1926, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

THE COUNCIL. |HT TEI.KGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION WELLINGTON, June 25 The Legislative Council met, -at 2.39. The Captive Birds Shooting Prohibition Bill was introduced by Hon. Thomson, and read a first lime. It is designed to prohibit the use of captive birds in till shooting carried on under artificial conditions, and seeks to inflict a peif.iltv not exceeding £25. Tim Address-in-Rcply mol ion v.us moved by lion. Weston who referred to several of Ihe mailers dealt with in fho Governor-General's speech, lie emphasised the necessity for private reasons of the accumulation of capital ■and said that three other most urgent requirements of the country were the proposed universal pensions scheme, reduced taxation and improvement of technical education, especially the agricultural side of it. The seconder, Hon. Carrington urged increased production to make up Iho declining balance of trade and advocated greater productivity from the land especially from rich areas in tile north. Economy, thrift anti judicious expenditure should ho practised by botli Government and thy* people. Sir John Sinclair spoke chiefly on Lhe subject of Imperial rotations and stressed the inadequacy of the existing arrangement for consultation between the Mother Country and Dominions, on the matter of Imperial policy. The Commonwealth was ahead of New Zealand in Ibis respect and he hoped some improvement would he effected generally as a. result of the coming imperial Conference. The Council adjourned at 4.10 p.m. on tho motion of the Hon G. M. Thomson. THE HOUSE. The House met at 2.30 p.m. The debate on the Address-in-Ileply was resumed by Mr Holland (Boiler) who moved a motion of uc-conlidence in the Government on the grounds (1) that the Government had increased the rate of interest, to settlers; (2) that the Government had not increased pensions; (3) that- the Government had not permitted New Zealand to le represented on the International Conference at Gcnem. The debate was carried on by Hon. !Townie Stewart, Hon. Buddo. Messrs Savage. I.ysnar and Bart rain, the adjournment of the debale being moved by .Mr J. S. Dickson. The House rose at 11.15 p.m. till 2.39 p.m. next day.