A Parliamentary Notebook

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 150, 15 September 1927, Page 10

A Parliamentary Notebook

All Night Again (THE Buys Parliamentary r.eparttr) WELLINGTON, To-day The House of Representatives adjourned at 7.15 this morning after an 'all-night si:ting on the Summer Tima Bill, which passed the committee stage and will come up for the thirl reading later. The Marriage Amendment Bid passed through the final stages. Members debated the reports on education and on uative schools, and agreed to the presentation and print, ing of the report of the Scientific and Industrial Research Department, the accounts of the Public Trust Office the report of the Kauri lam Control Board, the Teachers’ Superannuation Fund. £.n(l the Survey Department without discussion. A short sitting of the Legislative Council was held to-day. The Lard and Income Tax (Annual) BiL and the Land anc. Income Tax Amendment Bill were read a first time. Hauraki Gulf Fishing Stating their belief that the question of recognising native rights in the fishing grounds of the Hauraki Gulf was a question of Govertimett policy, the Native Affairs Committee advised the House to-day that it had therefore no recommendation to make with regard to a petition wt.ich was presented by Maoris asking that certain portions of the gulf should be conserved for their use. Versatile Mr. Rhodes It was quite expected that in view of the position of the Summer Time Bill on the order paper for to-day certain members would take full advantage of the time allowed them in discussing reports that might be presented during the afternoon. When the Hon. R. A. Wright presented his report on Higher Education, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Thames, was at once on his feet to say something about secondary education. He was interrupted by the Speaker on a point of order raised by the Minister, who pointed out that the report dealt only with university education. Undaunted, the member for Thames switched over his remarks to the subject of research work in our universities, but he had scarcely begun wlien Mr. J. S. Dickson, chief Government Whip, interrupted him with another point of order. Research work was dealt with in a separate paper, objected Mr. Dickson, but the speaker did not uphold him. Mr. Rhodes was hurt. “If the Minister of Education and the Chief Government Whip want to gag me, well and good,” he said. “They can dc so. They’d bind me hand and foot," he

finished plaintively. Then he went on to say a few words about coal-raining and fiaxmilling. “Are you discussing the tariff.”' asked Mr. P. Fraser, Wellington Central. Before he sat down, Mr. Rhodes denied that he was talking for talking's sake. “Order!” boomed the Speaker. “There is too much loud conversation. Order! ” New Glands for Old Taking up Mr. Rhodes’s point about research work, Mr. W. S. Glena, Rsnpitikei. expanded it to include gl unigrafting in sheep. Dr. Voronoff, tie Meat Board, the status of Massey College, and diseases of cows. “The Minister should make arrangements for Dr. Voronoff’s gland treatment to be applied to this very lull Government,” suggested Mr. J. A. hee, Auckland East.