PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1931, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

THE COUNCIL

<ll u Telegraph—Per Press A ssociution) WELLINGTON, April 15. The Legislative Council met yesterday. . The Mortgagors Bill was received irblh the House, and read a second time pro forma and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. .■ Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill was also received from the House and granted urgency. On the second reading Sir F. Bell urged that the operation of the Bill should be limited until the end of next year. /Hon. Gow said the measure was an emergency one and he saw no reason why its operation should not be limited. Sir T. Sidey said he would accept an amendment limiting operation until the end c'f 1933. The Bill was read a second time. In Committee, the amendment agreed to by Mr f. Sidey was adopted. The Bill was read a third time ana passed. The Council adjourned at 3.30 p.m until to-day. a THE HOUSE. WELLINGTON, April 15. In the House ol Representatives, amendments made by the Legislative Council to the Immigration restriction Amendment Bill were agreed to. The Prime Minister stated be had no objection to the amendments. He did not wish the Bill to remain in operation longer than was necessary and felt confident that the need for ii would have ceased to exist by the end of 1933. The debate on the second reading of the Government Railways Amendment Bill was continued throughout the afternoon and evening, and was interrupted by the rising of the House at midnight. The Minister of Transport stated Government was dealing with the problem of co-ordination of services and a draft Transport Bill was under consideration by Cabinet. It would not be possible to place the Bill before the House during the present short session. Mr Jones expressed the opinion that / tile Railways Amendment Bill and ( Transport. Bill should be considered ?n conjunction with each other, and he suggested that the former should be held over till next session, with a view to such a course being adopted. Mr Sullivan asked the Minister, of Railway's for a straight out statement as to whether the Railway Board would have power to do away with the Appeal Board. Mr Veitch said that control of the Appeal Board was laid down the Act itself, and the Bill before the House did not amend the Act in respect to the Appeal Board.