PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 83, 11 July 1916, Page 7

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Per Press Association), Wellington, July 10. The House met at i .’it). Mr Wilford asked the Minister of Railways a question as to the condition of the railways, and .suggested that Mr Marchbanks,, formerly engineer of the Mauawatu railway; should be instructed to make a thorough investigation of the condition of urn railways since Mr Hi Icy took charge, d;-o to set up a commission of inquiry, Mr Petries said that, so far as he was a.vafe, I.to rolling stock wa . in ,■. :•( 11c..t child. Ron. He asked Mr V,llford to give notice of the question, when he would have a report prepared. REPORTS TABLED. . The report of tin* committee on the Fox ton wharf and proposed * LevinGreatford railway was laid ou the table; The local members, Messrs Field, Newman, Guthrie. and Bilick, commented on the report, and after Mr- Herrios had replied, the report was ordered to He on the table and be printed. The report of the commissioners on .Native land claims at JVaiau .(Southland), was laid on the. taT'la, and was under discussion at the supper adjournment. i Mr Hurries, in reply, .pninted mil that the decision was one arrived at by two judges, in whom the greatest confidence was shown. The report was ordered to be printed. PRIVATE BILLS. ■ • * . Tin- Au.-kir.mi Harbor'Board Em-, power •• • • Bill v- is doasiilered in rminittee, -opurled v. iiii. a‘slight amendment, read a third time and passed. The Wanganui Borough Council Street Empowering Amendment Bill, and the City of, Xolson Loans Conversion and Conserving Amendment Bill were read a second time. Both bills won', reported from committee without amendment, read a third time and passed. The House rose at 10. By,