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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 113, 6 October 1914, Page 4

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;- V MONDAY, OCTOBER fi. "; ' •'■:■ -i; EVENING SESSION. • '""'• By TWegroph.—Pre*, a,,M>,wt.ioa ma -rr WeUington, Last Night.. He House mot at 7.30 pj». BBPUES TO QUESTIONS. Ia re»ty to Mr. Russell, the Wfenticc raid he had been in communication with tto <owwnnan of the Poods Commission, and lie expected that the members of the milW deputation woiud be able ™/'n r " dMIC0 \ KviUenw would also Tit y Hi km ut Ohristchurch. Dealing with the purchase of flour in Amenta, he had received quotations of £lo Ifls <id, c.i.f., and £l3 16s f.o.b. Yaucoßver. In reply to Mr. Mcttltan, the Minister for Defence said tliat aU the ships had .oeen medically examined, and only cne vo*el had been found defective. I his would be remedied. In »eply to .Mr. Russell, the Pramier Mntcd that he had received an importnnt mble from the Imperial authorities largely of a confidential nature but lie did not consider it serious, lie took it to mean that owing to tho develoipmenk of some important movements at the front, restriction would be placed upon the publication of war news not only in New Zealand but throughout ths Bfcnpire. A copy of the cable wag bei«g »ent to all editors. .lust 'before the supper adjournment, Mr. Massey said he had re-read tho j cable received from ttie Imperial Govern--1 M:cnt, and had come to the conclusion II that it only applied to the movements of the Britiih troop*, including the expeditionary force, and not to the pubKcatiort ol war news generally- rurlelratf — at first supposed. SECOND READING. The Premier moved the second reading of the Kangituiki Land Drainage ■Amcndittcnt Bill, which gave power* for expenditure of £5Q,000 upon drainage and reading. Th« nii-asnre was supported toy Messrs Mac Donald, Buddo, AlcKcnzie,. Glover, Russell, Ngata, Poland and Sir* Jamca Carroll, The Premier, in reply, s:.id he did not anticipato aniji difficulty in carrving on-i public works, notwithstanding the war ' ciisis, and the finance for this work was »tmm4, Tks second reading then passed. . j Tho Premier moved the second read--ing of the Hauraki Plains AmendmentBill, which was similar to the previous ■ measure, £25,000 being asked for to complete drainage works. Mr. Ell said there was no reason why' settlers on the Plains should not pay lates. Mr. Harris hoped tho Government would' lose no time in pushing on with the settlement of this land. * Mr. HcCallmn wanted the Government erpcrt sent to Marlborough toreport upon Lake GraesmerA Sir J. Carroll urged that the experthe sent to his district to report upon the draining of Lalke Wakakei. ' Mr. Masscy said he would have an amendment made in the law to enable sdtittem to obtain relief from rates, subject to the approval of the Govern- ~ roent Ho promised that a report should be mado on Lakes Grassmere and Whakakei. Mr. Allen moved the second readinff of the Education Reserves Bill, which be said was pmely a machinery one. Thri second reading was carried aftor a brief debate. The Rivets TSoaTd Amendment Bitt was road a second time pro forma, andreferred to the Statutes Revision Committee. Tho Ilou&e rose at 11.5 p.m.