PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1920, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS,

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Wellington, Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Education Amendment Bill was received from the House and read a second time pro forma and referred to the Education committee. Later the Bill was read a third time and passed

The Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill (No. 2) (the Hon. J. MacGregor) was road a first time. The Bill, he explained embodied an amendment which he moved when the Government's amending Bill was before the Council earlier in the week, and which several members said they would have voted for had not there been a risk of endangering the Bill owing to a possible disagreement with the House. The Stone Quarries Amendment Bill and the Native ''Washing Up" Bill were put through all stages and passed. * The Council rose at 5 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS The House met at noon. Replying to Mr. Hunter, the Premier said steps had already been taken by the special committee, in conjunction with the Board of Trade, tb induce buyers from outside countries to attend the local wool sales. Mr. Hunter had mentioned that the presence of buyers from oversea would probably have a"! beneficial effect on prices. In reply to Mr. Sullivan, the Premier said, referring to the bonus or allowance' to superannuated ex-civil servants, that the financial position of the country would not allow anything more than was at present proposed to be done. The sum of £IOO,OOO had been set aside for these people, and £OO,OOO for incapacitated soldiers. He could not go beyond this, and the matter would be considered next/'session in the light of the conditions then prevailing. Mr. Glenn suggested that totalisator '•fractions'' should be applied to the use of incapacitated soldiers, The Minister of Finance pointed out that these "fractions" could not be interfered with this year, but be would ask the House to give him authority to utilise them next year, if desirable. Replying to .Mr Young, Dr. Pomare said the Government had no intention of appointing a commission to inquire into the allegations made by certain pfople in the Cook Islands against the administration

The Births and Deaths Registration Bill (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) was introduced and read a first time.

Amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Education Amendment Bill and the Native "Washing Up" Bill were agreed to.