PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1921, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY’S SITTING. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Most of the afternoon sitting and part of the evening session was occupied with the tariff debate. After the Customs Bill was passed the House went into committee on the Forests Bill and the remaining clauses were agreed to. The Maintenance Orders (facilities enforcement) Bill,, in charge of the Hon. E. P. Lee, was committed. At clause ten, providing for the collection of moneys due under maintenance orders, the question was raised as to how officers employed were to be paid. The Minister said they would be paid out of the moneys collected, but as Minister of Justice he would see that the charges were kept down and made as nominal as possible. On going back into the House both Bills were read a third time and passed. On a motion to go into committee on the Native Trustee Amendent Bill, which proposed to set up a Native Trustee in connection with the Public Trust Office, the Hon. A. T. Ngata proceeded to discuss the provisions of the Bill., recommending it to members on his side of the House as a measure that was urgently required. After the Minister had replied the Bill went into committee and was reported without amendment, read a third time and passed. “ The House rose at 10.55 p.m.