PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. PHOSPHATE FROM NAURU. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last’ Night. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Replying to Mr. H. E. Holland (Leader of the Labor Party), the Hon. D. 11. Guthrie stated the hardship clause under the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act of last year was being treated seriously, and particulars of cases furnished to him would be carefully inves<tigated. Tn reply to the Hon. J. A. Hanan (Invercargill), Mr. Massey said a Bill dealing with superannuation was in course of preparation, and he hoped to bring it down long before the session came to an end. In moving tne second reading, he would give a full explanation of the position of superannuation funds. The Hon. C. J. Parr gave notice or his intention to introduce the Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural Amendment Bill. The Hon. C. J. Parr laid on the table the annual report of the Education Department. Discussing it. he said that owing to the .economic position of the Dominion, the time was not opportune to increase the compulsory school attendance age from 14 tols years. He regretted he was not able to do more to encourage the kindergarten branch of education. and he was doing everything possible to assist education in rural districts. The junior high school movement was an experiment based on the experience of many other countries, which would carry the child of twelve on to fifteen, giving a sound course of education in the meantime. He did not think he could be blamed for trying out new methods which would give better results. A lengthy discussion took place on the report on the administration of Nauru Island, farmer representatives insisting on farmers being supplied with ample supplies of phosphate at the cheapest possible rate. Replying to criticism that shipments were too large and could not be handled by farmers, the Hon. W. Nosworthy said a cargo of four thousand tons was the smallest quantitv the Government could profitably handle at the reduced rate, but the Government was quite willing to split cargoes and store the balance pending demands by users. TRADE WITH GERMANY. The remainder of the afternoon sitting was occupied with the laying of other departmental reports and papers on the table. When the House resumed in the evening the following Bills were introduced by Governor-General’s message: Pharmacy Amendment. Customs Amendment, Consolidation of Law (relating to the amusement tax), Hauraki Plains Amendment, Public Works and Purposes Loan Bill. The Hon. W. D. Stewart explained that the Customs Amendment Bill was to protect British trade in the event of trade being renewed with Germany. There were still one or two small matters outstanding with Australia under the reciprocity agreement, and they were now awaiting a reply from Australia to certain matters put before them, and he hoped to have it shortly. The Hon. C. J. Parr stated the Pharmacy Bill was mainly of a machinery nature. A LEGAL MATTER. The Hon. E. P. Lee, in moving that the Administration of Justice Bill be committed, explained that the Bill had been before the Statutes Revision Committee and had been returned unamended. The Bill makes provision for the enforcement in New Zealand of judgments and awards obtained in any superior Court in the United Kingdom, or other part of the British Dominions, to which the Act may be extended by the Governor-General. The Bill did not introduce any new principle into the statute law of New Zealand, and the measure was introduced in compliance with a promise made to the Imperial Government. After sopae members had spoken the Minister, in reply, said the whole question had been discussed by a very able commission set up by the Lord Chancellor, which had considered the ease of every Dominion. There need be no anxiety about the retrospective character of the Bill, because the same principle existed in the law of New Zealand to-day. and ample safeguards were provided. The Bill was ordered to be committed. 1 The House later went into committee on the Bill, and it was reported without ;amendment, read a third time, and passed. A LAND MEASURE. Tn moving the committal of the Settled Land Amendment Bill the Hon. E. P. Lee explained that the Bill had nothing to do with Crown lands, but was merely a measure granting greater powers to the Courts to deal with private estates. When the Bill got into committee Mr. R. McCallum (Wairau) moved to ’ reinstate clause 3, which was struck , out by the Statutes Revision Commiti tee, on the ground that it was the most important clause in the Bill. On a division the clause was reinstated by 39 votes to 12. The Bill was reported with this amendment, read a third time and passed. IMPERIAL LOANS. Mr. Massey made a statement on the subject of Imperial loans for the encouragement of British trade, during the course of which he said it appeared to him that the scheme was of little value to New Zealand. THE AGED AND INFIRM. The Hon. J. G. Coates moved the second reading of the Aged and Infirm Persons Protection Amendment Bill, which he proposed should be referred to the • Statutes Revision Committee, as he said there was considerable opposition to the Bill from law societies, which had passed a number of resolutions on the subject. This was agreed to. and the Bill was, after a brief debate, read a- second time and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The House rose at 10.30 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.
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