Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 27 August 1914, Page 4

Parliament

"" r ~ ' I i LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ; x WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26. ■ i By Telegraph.—Press Association. ' * Wellington, Last Night. v The Council met at 8 p.m. Bon. It D. Bell moved tho adjourn- ' merit of the Council as a murk of re- ■ 2»t to th 0 memory 0 f the late Hon.- N H. X. Duncan. Warm tributes were paid to tte-iiflllSii ceased 'by 'Hons. J outs, Mills Hall.".' ' Jones, and Pmula. Resolutions were also passed cxpreg- » sing appreciation of the services of the > late Hon. J. B. White and W. McLean s I Hon. H. D. Bell (crave notice to introm? Public Bodies Leasing Bill. n«i? le oullc '' ''osc at 8.20 i.m. until . • E.aO |.un. tomorrow.

HOUSE OF It EPRESEN TATIVBS. T ™ ELECTIONS AND THE FORCES. Mr. Euick (Mmerston) asked tho mroier whether itt. was the intention of tlie Government to give young men who were going out to fight the battles of the Empire an opportunity 'to voie 1 at the next general election, both upon tte licensing question and upon the Parliamentary issues. Sir Joseph Ward said that this question was a m,'ost .important one, and ho would like to as>k the Premier whether he would make a statement an Tuos'day as to what he proposed to do m "■ i regard to the general election. ' NO PO9TPONBM : ENr. I lhe 1 lime Minister said 1 hero was no ' i wish on tho part of the Government to I Disfranchise the young men who were ' gome; out to fight /or the Empire. If it were possible to make provision to al- ' ' low them to record their votes it would be done. The matter was now under consideration, and he proposed bo make ii statement in a few days. With' regarl ';' to the point raised by the loader of the Opposition, it was even more difficult ' to answer. Unless there was some difficulty of which ho was not aware, he vva® of opinion that the elections should be thcld at the usual time. - i Sir Joseph Ward said' the question in which tho people were ir,ost deeply interested was whether the election i w»s going to be h e ld tihia year. That was the point on which he" wanted an answer on Tuesday. PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS. In reply 'to Mr. Davey, the Premier 1 said it was the intention of the Govern- - '■ ment to set up a commission to enquire into t3ie price of foodstuffs. ADVANCES TO SETTLERS. ; , In wply to Mr. Reed, the Minister for Finance said i't would not lie possible for tJie Advances to Settler® Department to make large loans 1 , but thev would try and provide joans for set. tiers in small amounts. "ABSENT-MINDED BEGGARS'." Tn reply to Mr. Sidov. the Hon. J'as: Allen said' that he could not say what , number of the advance guard of the Expeditionary Force had signed orders for allocation of their half-pay, but tare was being taken that every member of tIM second force should allocate this ha.f, i or more, if desired l . Provision woull also have to be made for debts, and the keeping alive of insurance policies. >: In reply to Mr. Atmlore, Hon. J.' Allen said that every effort would be made to prevent those under 20 years of a«o 11 leaving witihl the contingents. ° i On the motion of the Premier. "Mm House .placed on record its sense of appreciation at the good work done f,v the Dominion bv tihe late Hons. T. Y. Duncan, J. B. Whyte, and Mr. (Willum M-Lean, and expressed its regret at their , death. Tlie motion w?s spoken to by Sir Joseph Ward and Hon. Buddo, and Messrs AVilford and Lee, and Were cot ■ tied in silence. The House rose at 8.44 p.m. till 7.30 p.m. to-morrow nigOit. ' i'