PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9654, 19 November 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bv Telfgranli— Press Association. WELUNUTUN, Novsmb r 18. In the House this aftermnn. after fornal bnsfnesa, the of the time was occupied in discnssi-g answers to question. In the House in t'i? pveni'ne Mr Graham, referrim: to 'he Takapnna ha vine; grazpd Walker's R'ef in Queen Charlotte Snwd, a«ked whether »nything could be drv-e to prevent the light at Jackson's H>ad being extinguished so aa it has been of late and provide be'tor lighting arrangements. The Hon. G. FowHs saH fbat *fre matter would b-; brought before the Minister of Marine, who was absent from th" at the timp. The House then wrnt into Committee on the Hospitals Bill. Mr. Newnr.an movcl an amendment to clause 39, sub-clause 1 (which provides that a Minister may subsidise moneys received by the Board), to the effect that the Minister, in making such subsidies, is not entitled to take inti consideration money left to hospitals by way of a bequest when arriving at a decision whether the board had sufficient funds to carry out its administration.

After considerable the Minister declined to accept the proviso, which was defeated on the

voices. At the Miniser's instance clause 81, providing for hospitals being transferred tu another local authority in cases where boundaries are altered was superseded by another which allows the Governor to combine two or more local authorities to constitute one board for a district. " A new clause, 718, providing that a board may make agreements with friendly societies in respect of the maintenance of members or relatives of members of the said societies was included in the Bill. A new clause, 127 A, was added. It piovides that members of every old board and trustees of every separate institution under the Act of 1908, who are in office at the passing of this Act shall continue to hold office until the commencement of the Act.