PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1922, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE ARBITRATION BILL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill was received from the House. It was read a first time and a second time pro forma and referred to the Labor Bills Committee. Later the Labor Bills Committee reported the Bill without amendment. The Council rose at 4.3 pan. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. The House of Representatives met nt 2.30 p.m. Replying to Mr. W. T. Jennings (Waitomo), the Minister for Mines (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) said no Government party was prospecting for minerals in the Urewera country. Private parties wishing to prospect there should make application to the department.

The Minister for Health (the Hon. C. J. Parr), replying to questions regarding the possible entry of plague into New Zealand, said he could not consider cutting off all eommunication w:th Australia, but the department was considering the advisableness qf quarantining ships from Australian ports. The New Zealand Institute of Architects Amendment Bill (Hon. W. D. Stewart) was introduced and read a first time.

The Public Reserves and Domains Amendment Bill was received form the Upper House and read a first time. Amendments to the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Bill and the Companies Temporary Empowering Bill were introduced by Governor-General’s message and transmitted to the Legislative Council.

Replying to Mr. » T. M. Wilford (Leader of the Opposition), the Minister indicated that apart from the Meat Pool Bill the only other big measure to come was the Finance Bill, which was mostly machinery. The only other measures to be dealt with this session were the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill, a Divorce Bill, a small Public Works measure, and the Supplementary Estimates. It was intended also to read the Tramways Amendment Bill a second time and drop it until next session.