A Parliamentary Note-Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 185, 26 October 1927, Page 8

A Parliamentary Note-Book

Four Bills Passed

(THE SUE'S Parliamentary la-porter.l WELLINGTON, Today. Four minor Government Bills wet, cleared off the Order Paper by th e House of Representatives last even, ing, after a desultory afternoon oa several reports from select commit, tees. Much was said that need not have been said, certain members fearing that the Religious Exercises in Schools Bill, which was sixth on the Order Paper, would be reached for consideration. The Post and Telegraph Amendment Bill was introduced and the following measures were put through remaining stages and were passed; Tongariro National Park Amendment Bill, Kauri Gum Industry Amendment Bill, Fertilisers Bill, and Stock Act Amendment Bill. A Wireless Board The establishment of a Wireless Board Is being considered by the Post-master-General, the Hon. G. N<* worthy. An announcement to this effect, made in the House of Representatives this evening, aroused a chorus of approval from many radio fans in th« House. Appropriate Music At least one member of the Housi of representatives agrees that the fare ther away they are the better sounding are Scottish pipes. While the Hon. A. D. McLeod was speaking of the introduction of heather and grouse into Tongariro National Park, Mr. W. A Veitch interjected: “Introduce somn appropriate music now.” Mr. McLeod: Well, I know that nationality is capable of exterminating most things. Mr. J. A. Lee: That music would exterminate anybody. Value of Fertilisers “If farmers continue to use fen tilisers in equal quantities and increase their use to an equal extent as they have done during the past few years, I know of nothing that will result in greater production." This is how much the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. O. J. Hawten, thinks of the use of manures in bringing up production.* He is confident that the Fertilisers Bill, which passed through the House to-night, will place the control of manures on a sound basis and enable a man to know his own land and what manures to nse on it. Everything would be fair and above board.