THE SESSION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 15 October 1907, Page 2

THE SESSION.

Monday Sittings.

For the remainder of the session the House of Representatives will sit on Mondaj’’ evenings. In moving to this effect the other evening,Sir Joseph Ward said that if members concentrated their efforts upon the work they ought to get away by the end of November. If the Government did not take Mondays, then they would have to sit late hours to get through the work. Regarding the business of the session, they had still the Band Bill to finish ; there was the Meikle Acquittal Bill, the remuneration aspect of which had } r et to be considered by a committee. . There , were the Endowment Bill and Native Band Bill, which would neces- . sarily take some time, affecting as - they did large interests in the North Island. They also required, to put through the Railway Classi-,.; fication and Superannuation Bill. , . He was persuaded they could get. . . these measures through without, . any difficulty. They were of such a nature that the Government's proposals would, he felt sure, receive the general support of the . House. Then they had the Indus-, trial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, and also the Anti-Gambling Bill, both of which the Government intended to proceed with.,- In addition, there was the Public Works Statement and the Flour and Potato Bill, which they would find were on the lines of ensuring , reasonable protection to all concerned. The necessity for taking Monday evenings would be ap-; parent unless they sat until 4 or 5 1 o’clock in the mornings, and this, \ in the interest of the health of members, he did not think desirable. Before they finished they would have to sit in the morniugs. The motion was agreed to, after a short debate, in which the Opposition strongly opposed the course' suggested by the Premier.