HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 74, 30 June 1916, Page 7

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING. The House met at 2.30 p;m‘ V The chairman of The Mtp Petitions Committee apked leave for the committee to sit' during the aftei'noon, in prder iko takje evidence, on petitions praying 7 f6r the ; closing ’of hotels -at six' o’ clock.—Permission . granted. the Premier said n 4 Understood the Government was being blamed for inaction in connection with these petitions, and he would like to point out that not 'a single petition had reached the Government. They were addressed to the House,..and under the standing orders had to go to the Petitions Committee, which , was, now , taking evidence thereon. The War Regulations Bill, was being kept, back. by the Government to enable this committee to report on the evidence, so, the sooner-they corqpleted their investigation the better .the Government would like it. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. In reply to Mr J. C. Thomson (Wallace), the Minister of Defence said he liad po information regarding the health of the troops on the Willochra, which loft here a month ago, nor could he understand how anyone else could have any information on the subject. He was therefore not disposed to credit any rumour that the health of the troops was bad. He strongly deprecated such rumors, and trusted they would be taken at their true value.