Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 102, 23 September 1914, Page 4

Parliament

- ' ■i ■-■ 'i m m HOUSE 0® REPRESENTATIVES, j * TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. " \ AFTERNOON SESSION. * «f By Telegraph.—Press Association. - J TTt , Wellington, Night. '>< The House met at 2.30 run. -1 la reply to Mt. Harris, the Premier A B«d h 0 itad not heard that the liquor party was circularising mock ballot ■papers through some oi the concentration camps. If that were done it waa a most improper tiling. ■ — la reply to Air. Anderson, Hon. W ilaasey said tfoo Government was segotiating for a supply of sufficient vessels to carry on overseas trade. An reply to Sir Joseph Ward, Hob. W. J>roser suid lie would 1 circulate the BUI " prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the Mines Commission. I*, reply to Mr. Reed, th o Premier oaid that every native district ivouM send a quota with ,th o expeditionary • force m accordance with its population » w Premier moved that on and after (Wednesday next, and for the rest of - the session, Government business tain .< precedence on Wednesdays, % , f"r Joseph Ward asked the Premier * g° 0 fl o^;it w J ut bU3inws he t» t ' » e P¥ng, the Premier said he would J npt cut out any Bill that had reached"* n Ur( ! Te f dlng 1(1 ww not to close the session in a fortThe Education Bill would m itself lake several days, whilo the Legislative Council Bill could not be dropped oa at had passed the other cliaanfoer. Th« Parliamentary Grants and Cook Island# BUIs were non-panty Bills, and should be gone on with. EVENING SESSION. '* • '

On tfhe Houeo resuming at T. 30 Mr tMaseey again pointed! out that then# would 'be ample export facilities up to 31st December. H e had adrice from ijondon that there would be sufficient shipe to carry our produce up to Chrfetimw. He also suggested that /the Preaa should make no reference to the move* •ments of the expeditionaiy ; for«e Ha hoped that members of the Houj* would also observe this rule. At 10.40 the Bill massed its eoimimittetf stage, with machinery amendment# moved by the Minister. The House then went into eoimmittet on the Fire Brigades Amendment Bill, which gjissed without material amendment. .

Hon. J. Allen announced that Mr. Hunter's Gaming Bill and' Mr. Wil- ' ford's Faatorifts Act Apniendiment Bill would, acc&rding to promise, be given preference to-morrow.

The War '.Risks Bill was read a second time, and, as a matter of the Bill was put through committee without amendment, read a third time, and passed.

The National Provident Fund Amendment Bill was taken in. committee. In the course of the discussion Mr. McCombs Siiid the "Bill seriously wanted re-casting. t , i Mr. veiM also took objection to tbi pfoviaiona of the Kll as applied tx> workers. In reply, the Minister said that machinery of the Bill vrould make Itftv eouirse to be pursued quite plain, fat there were necessarily differences in individual cases amongst local bodies. The motion that Wednesdays be takes for Government business was carried. ' TRAIN FACILITIES WANTED. «' Sir Joseph Ward asked for train arrangements to be made for country people to attend the farewell of tht troops.

Mr Massey, in reply, said that tht Railway Department appeared to want two days' notice, but he would plac# the matter before the Minister for Railways.

The Houso adjourned at 10.50 p.m. -