PARLIAMENTARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1915, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

t , -0HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNEW BILLS. By Telegraph.—Preas * Wellington, Last Night. In the House this .afternoon leave was granted Mr. Myers to withdraw the., Shops and Ofliooij Amendment Bill. , The following Bills were introduced and read a first time:-—SpringsiCounfcy Council Reclamation aiffl EmpoweringBill (Mr. Rhodes), and Lyttelton ougli Council Extension Bill (Mr, lieCombs). SICK IK EGYPT. The \linister of Defence read a report from Lieutenant-Colonel Essen as to provision made for the sick and wounded ill' Egypt. Sir Joseph Ward suggested that the Government might.provide a sum , s -„ to assist troopers who found 4heroselveß in difficulties in Egypt. In reply, tho Minister said he would bo pleased to confer with Sir Joseph Ward on the matter . < of providing homes for men who were , in difficulties. COST OP LIVING. _ Aii Imprest Supply Bill, providing f w > £003,000, was introduced by Governor's > Oij a motion to go into committee on WnjS/and means, Mr. Payne urged the necessity of decreasing the cost of liviuo, v anu suggested that the Government Should provide a line of steamers to cany coal from the State coal mines to various ports of the dominion. He stat- ■*" ed that a saving of 35 per cent, might be ffleeted, He also suggested a course by which the cost Of mutton and butter might. be cheapened to the consumer. Y' llk( ' r a( ' vocate d putting into etioet, I rofessor I'rinoe's report on fish- < i H s, with a view to providing the people wi.h a supply of cheap fish. Mr. P. Webb urged the appointment of :1 ,. Commksion to investigate cases ol alleged victimisation on the waterIre i's of the dominion, nnd also a comm».Mion lo consider tlie working of the '"i-i'e coal mines.

1... !. \\,lfor.l said that unless «io ' ol ,ni "'- «•«« 'lncreased Waws nlus t he i.iiTenscJ, ~l rm>rs j von "" " <" |"'o|>»rtion to their incomes to rtii.)»io.fm,,|» than any oilier class in ih- i-oinimiiiiI v. .Men who had derived I 'V'' increases fur their produce, owill" 1 ' M> W:,r - ll; "! »"t contributed anv'!r: - I", v.iir flunk The purchasing !•;» , r ..I a «..v«wij{n as at last August fifteen shillings, anj ' : »v<ri!!Ho»t lint 1., wait for l'o\al I'niiimisii.nK, | m | t„ ,]„ v()lm ,. tr ;'l ••!!••(• in vciUic- ilie i.f living. i '" I'aiM'i f • 11111 \\ i-iJ in <!: r. liar strain, 1 '• 'li'ii » (Hy lie M i a , liu .{, to di-. ,is- the tilledi..n. so us to shew 'on-■ iiu.-lit- thai members realised th.ur in this matter The mil «ii« put ilmmjili all stamen'. ISI.AXIiS mi.l.. . 'Hi- ('"ok 1.-la.irds Bill vus read a thiv-1. '"lie lif I ua---<d.