PARLIAMENTARY

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1931, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

HOURS OF SESSION. THE HOUSE. ( By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, November 12. During the session just completed, the House of Representatives met on 74 days and sat for 42b hours 37 minutes. The average daily length of. the sitting was five hours .forty-five minutes. The Ipwest average on record is five hours 'thirty minutes (short session of 1921) and next to this comes an average of five hours forty-three minutes (1885). Forty-three Public Acts, ten Local Acts and three Private Acts were passed during the recent session.

THE SESSION 'ENDS

WELLINGTON, November 12

At srx o’clock last evening the division hells rang for the last time in the life of New Zealand’s twenty-third Parliament. The end of the Session ariived some hours later than had been anticipated, owing to the necessity of inserting an Amendment in the Mortgagors (Relief Amendment Bill.

The Legislative programme was eventually completed at four o’clock, whereupon the Speaker left for Government House to obtain the. Royal Assent to the Appropriation Bill. On his return the Speaker announced that his Excellency had assented to the measure and after valedictory speeches had. been made the House in accordance with established precedent divided on the motion to ■ adjourn. J, 1f J ■ Member then sang the National Anthem,. the Speaker leaving the chair at 6.50 p.m. . When the House met at 3.30 yesterday afternoon an amendment to the Mortgagors Relief Amendment Bill was introduced. Mr Forbes explained this had been brought down at the request of the Legislative Council. It had to be introduced in the Lower House because it required a Governor-Generals message. ‘lt’s object was to enable any mortgagor who had already been granted relief under the principal Act, to apply for the longer measure of relief provided by the Bill. The House agreed to the, amendment. • XXX;, V , The' Legislative Council ;n\et at 2.30

p.m. iX-X^X New Lynn Sewerage Validation Bill. was put through all stages and' £ Mortgagors Relief 'Amendment Bill was reported from the Statute’s revision committee and was passed. The Appropriation Bill was put through all stages and passed.' The Council adjourned at 3.30 p.m. until the ringing of the bells. When the Council resumed at 5.10 p.m. the usual valedictory speeches were made. Sir F. D. Bell suggested that Sir J. •Parr should. b<2 made 3 *. members of the Executive Council. The Council rose at- 6.5 p.m.