PARLIAMENTARY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 20 October 1920, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Ml . F , eW tOtaki, - -king th, Prime Minister whether returned soldier- and other dairy farmers who through lack of butter factories hi their districts to which to send then butter-fat, are making their own butter for supply to grocers and tor towa consumption, will participate in the allowance to bo made by the Government out of the Consolidated Fund to equalise local with export prices. Mr W. 11. Field (Otnki) has given notice to ask the Minister of Pubbc Works whether, in view of the d.llicultv of obtaining supplies of rata lor arm; for telegraph poles, the expert, of the Post and Telegraph Department will consider whether they cannot use for this purpose at least portion of the luaire. which is being ruthlessly destroyed or wasted along the Mam Trunk line and elsewhere; and. it tnis Umber is found to be unsuitable, whether the Public Works Department will make investigation as to whe her it cannot be utilised for some other useful purpose. . • The Land Bill was discussed in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, and set down for second leading. The Prime Minister announced that the Government had decided not to prosecute any conscientious objectors or milit-ary defaulters after the second anniversary of the signing of the armistiee. This date is early next month The Workers' Compensation Amend ment Bill was before the House in the evening ..ad was put through eomn.ittee'and passed before the House