SESSION REOPENING

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1940, Page 2

SESSION REOPENING

By Telegraph—Press Association.

meeting of parliament

Wellington, Sept. 26. The Parliamentary session will be resumed next Tuesday afternoon, following an adjournment of a month. The duratlon of this stage of the session will be determined by circumstances, but before the adjournment was taken at the end of August the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, expressed the view that it would be brief. After formal business on Tuesday tributes will . probably be paid to the memory of the late Mr. A. E. Jull, M.P. for Waipawa, and Mr. John Aiistey, a former membtr of both the House of Representati\ it and the Legislative Council. Those will be followed by a short adjournment as a mark of respect. Should members desire another secret session for discussion on the country's war effort, one will probably be held during the coming week. This would give them an opportunity to hear and discuss the developments in the war situation since the House last met in secret. Llst of Legislation. Measures • that will possibly be introduced include an Excess Profits Tax Bill, a Native Purposes Bill, a Small Farms Amendment Bill, dealing with the settlement of discharged soldiers on the land: an Orchard and Garden Diseases Amendment Bill, which deals with citrus canker and extends various powers; a Termites Bill, which contains provision relating to the control of the white ant pest: and a Shops and Offices Amendment Bill, including a claiise authorising the Court of Arbitration to fix the opening and closing hours of shops which was withdrawn from the _ Statutes Amendment Bill when that legislation was before the House in August. A statement that this would be done was made by the Prime Minister at the time the clause was withdrawn. The question of pensions for members of the mercantile marine who suffer war disability and their dependants will aiso probably be the subject of legislation. It is expected that this will be similar to that which at present applies to the members of the armed forces and their. dependants. An Agricultural Emergency Regulations Conflrmation Bill, which simply conflrms regulations made under the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, will also probably be introduced, and the Insurance Companies Bill, which has been before the Statutes Revision Committee for some time, may be reported back from. the committee and proceeded with.