PARLIAMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 145, 22 June 1916, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

WELLINGTON, June 21. The Legislative Council met at ~-iSO p.m. On the motion of the Hon. Moore, the reports of the Lands Committea on Papers 5 and 75. relative to endowments lor primary and secondary education, were agreed to. An Imprest Supply Bill for £951.000 was passed through all stages. The Expiring Laws Continuance. Bill passed through , Committee without amendment, and was put through its final stages.

The Council rose at 2.57. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House of Representatives met at 2-30 p.m. HOURS OF SITTING.

The Premier gave notice of his intention to move that on and after Monday next the House meet at 7.30 on Mondays. THE MYERS PETITION.

The Chairman of the M. to L. Petitions Committee brought up a repor: on the petition of .John Scott Myors, recommending that an inquiry be made into allegations made by the petitioner.

Mr Hindmarsh said a somewhat similar report was brought down last year. Nothing Lad been done that was not hkelv to inspire confidence in the minds of litigants. Ke would like to see the Government take some steps in the matter, now that they had received another report recommending an inquiry.

Messrs. Buddo, Poole, Witty and McCombs all urged the Minster for Justice to do something to give effectto the wishes of the committee. Dr. McNab said in view of the strong representations made by the various speakers, he would look into the matter to see whether he could recommend the Government to do as suggested. He appreciated the distinction made jn the petition of this year and last year. On that account lie would give it his personal attention. EARLY CLOSING. In reply to Mr Sykes, the Premier said there was no proposal for early closing of hotels in the War Regulations Bill, but all the same the Government thought it only fair to hold back the War Regulations Bill until fcne M. to Z. Petitions Committee, which was considering petitions on the subject, had reported on the evidence they were taking. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Replying to questions. Ministers saia the Government do not consider it necessary to deal by legislation with the suggested curtailment, of racing; that every possible assistance will be given to taxpayers in compiling their returns; that the matter of giving railway concession tickets to men in the Awapuni camp who have week-end leave, is under consideration: that the railway tariff is at present under review, and it is hoped to lie able to gazette at an early date certain alterations having for their object the adjustment of differential charges which are included in the present tariff: that the Government considers the acquirement of limestone deposits a matter for co-operative enterprise among the farmers concerned. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS' MENTMembers continued to discuss the answers given by Ministers to questions until 5 o'clock, when the amendments made in the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Amendment Bill were agreed to. Then the Bill was read a third time without debate, and passed.