PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9648, 13 November 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 12.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the House this afternoon, Mr W. P. S. Mac Donald (Bay of Plenty) asked the Government what it intend ed to do in regard to recognising the claims of old soldiers which were continually made. It was 36 years since the Maori War, but so far no comprehensive scheme had been formulated to deal with the matter. Hon. J. Carroll said that the whole matter was at present being con sidered by the Government.

The Native Land Bill was read a second time, pro /orma, and referred to the Native Lands Committee. The House went into committee On the Hospitals and Charitaole Institutions Bill.

Mr R. H. Rhodes moved to strike | out sub«clause 2, which provides for a board making an estimate of its expenditure during April in each financial year, and to substitute an amendment to the effect that every old board shall before March 20th, 1910, for the guidance of the newly elected body prepare an estimate of probable expenditure f.ir the ensuing year, and every board before same date in each succeeding year shall estimate its probable requirements for a similar period. After discussion the amendment vias put and lost on the voices. The House rose at 5.3 C. In the evening the House resumed consideration of the Hospital Bill in Committee.