POLITICAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 7

POLITICAL NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. BUSINESS EXPEDITED. (By Telegraph.-—-Press Association.) \\’ELLINGTON, Tuesday. In the Legislative Council this after—noon, on the motion of the Leader of the Council, the lion. .\I. Fagnn, Standing Orders were suspended to allow Government business in future to take precedence and Government. Bills to be put through at one sitting. The Shops and Offices Amendment Bill was read a second time pro formal and referred to the Labour Bills Com—mittee. The \\'ellingion Ulty lieclanm—tion and Empowering liili \\'as passed. Two \\‘eeks‘ leave 01' absence was granted to Sir It. lieaion lihmlos (Crin—ierhury) atni sewn riays‘ leave tu Sir \\’iilinm Hail—Jones z\\'elltn::innj, hoih on the grounds of illness. Westport. Railway. A report that work is In the Sli‘il'lt’ll this \\'(‘t‘k on the completion or llit' llulh‘r (large-limngalitin rail\\a) tum tlt‘llll‘tl ilHiay by the Minister nt' l’uhlir \\'orlis. the lion. ii. Si‘ilihlr. :\i the same time lhr .\lintstvr iniliruiiui thzll he exported to he (illlt‘ to make a t‘;l\'» ourahlu statement shortly. not only alluut, the rmmnloiiuu at this line. Iml. also rum-muting the date ni' starting: work on the runnilriiun of the South island main trunk Sl‘t'llltll Ileiwrrn i\\‘haranui auui Parnassus. Main Highways Loans. .»\ rmuvsi that, \\hrn the main highway; were taken over entirely by tho .\luin Highways llourxl, the Minister of l’i-'>lic \\'nrks should arrange for the financial responsibility for loans already raised and spent by lorol authorities on those highways to he taken over by the board, was mzuie by Mr :\. Li. A. Sexton :lindependent—Franklin) tn the IHouse of Representatives IU-tlll}'.