PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 6

PARLIAMENT

(My T'degraph - Bl ess Assoc-ial ion). THE HOFsE. WELLIXCTOX. !):><•. 13. T!i(. Mouse mol at 3.30 p.m. Alter transacting j'onniil business, on •ir Joseph Wnnl’s motion. :i(. 3.33 p.m. the House rose till 7.30 when an inv portant Financial Mill was to In* brought down. At 7.30 p.m. Sir Joseph Ward introduced the Finance Mill, which increased Fit* borrowing authorities for public works, for hind settlement. foi relief of unemployment, and for rent restriction continuance of legislation to Ist. .'.ue. next, tlie total amount appropriated beinp; £1.1773.000. After a de-hate lasting till 3.33 a.in. I lie Bill was passed without amendment and the Mouse, rose till FI .30 a.m. when the Mill will he received hack from the Legislative Council. MOHXIXC SITTIXC. WELL IXOTON, Dec. 11, The House met at II .30 this iniorni n <>;. The Briine Minister moved -that a Select Committee he appointed to go into the question of the Standing Orders, the Committee to sit during the recess. He desired to obtain the cxnerienre of memhers nominated, upon the proposal to institute daylight sittings of the House which he thought would he a good tiling, lie also desired members generally to think about the suggestion. The motion was agreed to on the voices. I’epiyimr to 31 r S'lliimi u and Mr Coates.-Sir Joseph Ward said thei Mouse could rely on the Covernment going into the question of unemployment at the earliest, possible immioul after the rising of I Ik> House, when all arrnngomrns contingent on the Covernment irdicv would he made. As the I .cgi.-inl ivo Council had noi yet passed I lie Finance Mill, the TTous*’ rose till the ringing of the hell.