PARLIAMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 236, 28 June 1915, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

LIQUOR AT BELLAMY'S/ THE WOMEN’S PETITION. KING GEORGE’S EXAMPLE COMING. The first petition of the session, which was presented to the House today by Mr A. S. Malcolm (CTutha),has reference to the question of the continuance or otherwise of the supply of alcoholic liquor at Bellamy’s during the war. The petition which is signed by Mi's A. Don (President of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union), and five other office-bearers of that organisation,: asks that in view of the example set by the King, alcoholic liquors shall be banished from Bellamy’s during the course of the war. The petition will probably be referred to the House Committee, which has not yet been appointed,’ In connection with this petition it is interesting to not© thgt in accordance with the provisoes of the Act a poll o? the members of Parlament will shortly be. taken on the question,. The Act provides that the poll shall be taken on the fourth Tuesday after the close of the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House during the first session of each Parliament, IMPREST SUPPLY BILL. MONEY FOR WAR PURPOSES, j An Imprest Supply Bill was intro- j duced by Governor's Message. It pro- j vided supply amounting to £1,285,000, including a sum of £300,000 to be tern, porarily transferred from the Consolidated Fuhd to the war expenses account. The details of the vote were as follows: £ The Consolidated Fund 700,000 The Public Works Fund 200,000 The Aid to Water • power Works Account .......... 10,000 The Irrigation and Water Supply Account 10,000 The National Endowment Account 2,000 The Land for Settlements Account 2,000 The Land for Settlements countOpening up Crown Lands for Settlement Account.. ft,ooo The State Forests Account .. . 2,500 The State Coal .Mines Account 25,000 Scenery Preservation Account 1,000 The Wellington-Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Ac--1 count: .*••••• 200 The ’ Railways'lmprovements Account 5,000 The Native La,nd Settlement Account ...... 300 The Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvements Account . ..... 2,000 The War Expenses Account,. 300,000 The Government Insurance Account ■ 7,000 The Government Accident Insurance .Account .. ••••,• •• • - 1,000 -The State Insurance Account ......... ••• ••. 2,600 The Public Trust Office Account 3,100 The State Advances. Account; Afiva,hce« to Settlers'Branch Account .........r/.’.:" 2,000 Advances to Workers Brffncb " • ’ . -Account ...... ; ....... j.,..«... 300 Advances to Local AnthpffJ*,. /,, • lies Bwwftch v/;■ - ' > £T,2ss,ooo > ;