PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1915, Page 4

PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES* a \'i-r\v l!l 1.1., Wellington, Last \'j K ht. In the House this afternoon (1,,. 1),.^,, pi-it. Jiiirongh Vesting ltill (Mr. H,. rric .v introduced and read a Jir-t time. ' WKsriuxs. 1,1 reply to Air. (i, W. J.'ussell, f] m .Minister ~f J)t . f , m ,, sai|[ Umt 111,1 ;>» I'nvate medical j, riu , ti , !e ■iiiti \ll while in the employ of tli» lo.iornniciit. " Replying to Mr. .r. Ahstey, tl, ( . Prime Minister said that- the matter of intZ i.i:..ug legislation providing for capitalisation ot post polled rents of settlement in case.- where tenants Uie unable to pay their postponed rentsat the end ot the postponed period, was receiving consideration.

Mr. Newman asked the Prime Minister ivlu tiler he will state w hat steps (if any) he has taken to form a National Cabinet.

-Mr. Massey replied: The matter ro!'<..cd to is still under consideration, and no statement such as suggested can bo made at the present.

Keplymg to .Mr. .Myers, the Minister (i Defence said the question of compilation (if a national register of males oi serviceable age in the dominion was under consideration.

Keplying to Mr. Myers, the Minister i.i Railways said that experiments in cgard to automatic devices for level iTo-sings had been successful, but owing to the war the necessary material is only coming forward slowly.