PARLIAMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 October 1917, Page 7

PARLIAMENT.

END OF THE SESSION. SEVERAL NEW MEASURES. WELLINGTON Monday. A statement regarding the work stiil before the session was made by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives to-night. Cabinet, said Mr Massey, had been sitting all that day considering legislation which Parliament would be asked to deal with before the end of the -session. There was not much to be done, but he was afraid that it would not be possible to conclude the session this week Referring to the Bills on the Order Paper, he said that the Land Laws Amendment Bill, a non-conten-tious Departmental measure would be proceeded with. The State Supply of Electrical Energy Bill, a simple measure, shoul not require much consideration from the House. The Social Hygiene Bill had been opposed in the House on Friday night, but he hoped an understanding would be reached regarding■this Bill before it came up again. He did not think that the Registration of Business Names Bill would be proceeded with this session. The Expeditionary Forces Amendment Bill would be gone on with. Mr G. W. Forbes (Hurunui): No slaughter of the innocents. Mr Massey: It happens that there are no innocents to slaughter. Replying to another question, Mr Massey said that it would not be pos-, sible to allow Mr A. H Hindmarsh's Rent Bill to proceed. The purpose of the Bill —to regulate rents in Wellington —would be served by a clause in the War Legislation Amendment. Bill, which was to be introduced by the Government. There would also be the Washing-up B'ill, which would contain 60 or 70 clauses, but none of them would be contentious. After these Bills had been disposed of very little would remain but he did not expect to reach the end until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

WELLINGTON, October 24. George Harris, charged with forging a document purporting to be the will of John Smith, and uttering the same to the Public Trustee, was committed for trial. Thomas Aquinacc Murphy, on a charge of criminally assaulting a Maori girl under 16, was committed for trial.