QUESTION DAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 39, 16 October 1913, Page 3

QUESTION DAY.

In reply to'questions, the Minister said that the matter of members of the Public Sendee ot their wives engaging in •'business had been considered by the Public Serivee Crtnimissioners. So far it did not appear possible to make a regulation prohibiting wives engaging in any business without inflicting an .injustice -in many eases. In recommending Sir William HallJones for appointment to the Legislative Council, the. CJovenmient had departed from the practice in force since IS9I of ignoring high public service in the ..selection of members to serve in that branch ol tiie Legislature. There are no funds specially raised for the assistance of..injured jockeys; therefore, there was no proposal before tiie Pacing Conference., to divert those funds. The introduction- of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill bad been delayed because more urgent business bad to he dealt with. In the matter of the drift of population between Australia and Xew Zealand for the last five months of 1912, there was a gain to Xew Zealand of 2969, for the past twelve months a gain of 2052. For the months of August and September this year, there was also a gain to Xew Zealand of 560. When the question of agricultural education is under review the Governmont'ijvill consider the advisability of setting aside »■ permanent endowment

for agricultural college?" to be erected in both Islands. ...

The Public Service Commission lia« not been able to discover by whom or what means the contents of the Public Trust Office report were indulged to the New Zealand Times. The Government does not propose to introduce legislation tin's session for the purpose of allowing the names of unregistered nurses being admitted to the nurses' register. It was not intended to alter the law regarding the election of county councils' representatives to harbor boards this year.