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in the House of representatives. (By Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. In reply to Ministers stated this afternoon.that the matte*of members of the Public Service or their wives engaging in business had been considered by the Public Service Commissioners. ;So far, it had!-, not appeared possible to make a regulation prohibiting wives from engaging in any business, without inflicting an injustice in many cases. That Jn, recommending Sir William Hall-Jones for appointment to theLegislative Council, the Government departed from .the, practice in force since .1891 of ignoring high publicservice in the selection of members to-, serve in that branch of thp Legislature. That there are no funds specially;" raised for the assistance of injuredjockeys, and therefore no proposal,before the Racing Conference to divert . those funds. : That the introduction of the> Elec-. toral Act Amendment Bill'had been delayed because There ( was more ur»gen't business to be dealt with. That the matter of the drift of population between Australia and NewZealand for the last, five months of 1912 was a gain to Nejv Zealand of 2963, and for the past twelve months of 2052. For the months of Augustand September this year there was also a gain to New Zealand of 660. That'when the question of agricultural education is under review the ■> Government" will consider the advisability of setting aside permanent" endowments for agricultural colleges* - erected in both islands. That the Public' Service Commissioners had not been able to discover by whom or by what means the contents of the Public Trust Office report was divulged' to the New Zealand Times. That the Government does* not,, propose to introduce legislation this session for the purpose of allowing . the names of unregistered nurses be- ' M ing admitted to the nurses' register. That it was not intended to alter the law affecting the election of county council representatives to harbour boards this year.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 October 1913, Page 4
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311REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 October 1913, Page 4
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