NO LADIES' CARRIAGES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 July 1912, Page 3

NO LADIES' CARRIAGES.

The Minister of Railways, urged to provide special carriages for ladies, states that he was of opinion such provision would be no more successful than it was a few years ago, whilst it would materially increase the expense of train working. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. Negotiations have been proceeding between the Government and the Union SteaniShip Company, the Piime Minister stated, with a view to obtaining more liberal provision of refrigerated space on the Vancouver service. SEDDON MEMORIAL. One of the first questions placed on the Order Paper by Sir Joseph Ward was an inquiry as to the Government's intentions respecting the proposed public monument to the late Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. The sum of £1/274 collected by the Seddon Memorial Committee and railway employee?, the Primo Minister stated, had been paid into the public acco7int. it is the Government's intention to restore to Estimates the vote for the monument that was previously approved by Parliament. It was hoped to have been ' able to have completed the monument which was intended to be placed in the old Parliamentary grounds ? but the destruction of the Parliamentary Buildings by fire and the change in the location of the new Parliamentary Buildings, necessitated deferring the matter, WIDOWS' PENSIONS. A question addressed to Hon, Mr Ell by Mr Sidey asked the Govern* ment whether they will amend the law so as to extend the benefits of the Widow's Pensions Act (1) to women whose husbands have become insane ; (2) to cases where a child has been born out of New Zealand while the domicile of its parents remained in New Zealand, its mother having been only temporarily absent at the time of its birth; and (3) to cases where the parents of an illegitimate child have subsequently married, but the father has died without having taken the necessary steps to formally legitimise his child. Mr Ell's answei was that the Government would obtain information on the subject' with a view to taking legislative action. SCHOOL TEACHERS' TICKETS. In answer to Mr Marnier, the Minister for Railways stated that he couli not make school teachers' return tickets available from Friday afternoon till Monday morning, pointing out that teachers' tickets enabling them to attend training classes aro already granted fx'ee of charge. NORTH TRUNK - WHANGAREI LINE. The member for Marsden recently asked the Minister for Public Works if he would cause a survey to be made between Whangarei and ihn North Auckland trunk Jine. The Minister to-day informed Mr Mandcr that the staff is at present too fully employed, but tliut. as soon as a qualified oliicer j is available, the work will be pruceud- \ ed with.