PARLIAMENT

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3656, 23 June 1927, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

SESSION OPENS TO-DAY

The second session of Parliament opened this afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.

The Guard of Honour for His Excellency the Governor-General consisted of two" officers and 100 men from the Central Depot, New Zealand Corps of Signalers. The Wellington Battalion Band was also in attendance.

As His Excellency left Government House for Parliament House to read the Speech from the Throne, a salute of 21 guns was fired from Point Jerningham. The Speech from the Throne read to assembled members of both Houses in the Legislative Council Chamber referred to the chief events of Impeial Conference and the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, and gave an indication of the Government's legislative proposals for the session. ADDRE S S -IN - REPLY DEBATE. The usual motion, that a “respectful address he presented in reply to His Excellency’s Speech,” will be moved by Mr. J. Mason (Napier) and seconded by Mr. Adam Hamilton (Wallace) at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both these members are keen students of present-day political problems, and their speech es should, if they seek to do justice to themselves and to the Administration, be of a more interesting description than tfsuul. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. IT. E. Holland) will doubtless give notice on Thursday afternoon of his intention to move an amendment of no confidence, and it is expected that the Labour Party will challenge the Government in regard to the abandoment of dairy control and record its views as to what it considers should be done in the matter of produce marketing. Mr. Holland’s speech in reply to the mover and seconder of the Address will probably be made next Wednesday afternoon, as it is customary for the House to adjourn on the Tuesday iiigbf after the mover and seconder have spoken. DECEASED LEGISLATORS. A number of former members of the Legislature have died during the recess and tributes will be paid to their memory oil Friday afternoon, after which the House will adjourn as a mark of respect until Tuesday. Those who have died since last session, and with the years they sat in the Legislature, arc: Sir James Carroll (1887-1922 in the Lower House, thence in the Legislative Council), the Hon. D. H. Guthrie (1908-1925 in the House, thence in the Legislative Council), Messrs C. C. Cowan (1869 and 1884-1890), H. Hr Lusk (18761878), E. Withy (1887-1890), F. Pirani (1893-1902), and Sir Arthur Myers (1910 1921).