DOMINION PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19903, 4 June 1936, Page 7

DOMINION PARLIAMENT.

' IMPREST SUPPLY. T I’IIHVISiIJX Full £8,000,000. Lll’l’DSlTliLlN CRITICISM. \\'ELLINU'I‘ON, Wednesday. ‘ Providing for supply of £8,000,000 for requirements over the next three ‘months, the tirst Imprest Supply Bill ‘ot the Government was introduced by iGovernar-General‘s message in the :House of Representatives this evening. i Surprise at the Government‘s taking ‘imprest tor three months was expressed by the Rt. lion. J. G. Lloates (Opposi—tion—Knipara). Speaking on the introduetiun ot' the Bill, he said he had never known imprest to be taken for so long ‘l. period while Parliament was in session. ln that respect; the Government. was certainly making history. . The Prime Minister. Mr Savage llear! ileur! Mr L‘uates: This is now June 3 and the supply \\'il go on until September 8. [ wonder whether some cat is not. being let out at" the bag. will the Budget not he remix? The Minister of Education. the lion. I’. Fraser: You know perfectly well that the estimates could not. possibly be put through by September 3. The Minister of Finance. Mr W. Nash, said the House was likely to adjourn next week. It might. resume before the and of July. or it might. run into August. Parliament had to make provision to pay accounts in the ordinary way until the end or August. and that was all that was being done, The usual procedure was 'tieing adopted, and .\lr ‘Goates only wanted to put; up a sham light because the Opposition had lnothing to criticise.

SHOPS AND OFFICES. AMENDMENTS INCLUDED. COUNCIL PASSES BILL. \VELLINGTON, VVednesd'ay. After several amendments had been made to Hie Shops and Ofllces Amenllnmnl. Bill by the Labour Bills ComInilluc of the Legislative Council. the measure \\'as passed by the Council lu-dn)‘. The ('lflllSO dealing \vltll hours of work or hotel or restaurant employees on u liull‘~lioli(lay has hem] amended and It is nuw pruvidml Ihal employees may be \\url‘cnl until 1 pm. on the day 01‘ the lmliulu)‘. instead or noon. The bill also provided fur a hrcak of halt 4m hour for liolcl :uul rcslaurant em—pln_\rcs in rwry four and a—quarlor lmurs. hut il. i~ now “roviilcd that the limo um)" ‘lw mlumlml in live liuurs ii the usninldlll in given .c rest 01' [rd minnlu.» in awry lln'cu hours. Closlng Hours. ’l'llr rlauao llmliug \\illl cxcnmliuns hum l-luslng lwui's lliln lH'Cl] rellrul'lcll :m:l .l n<'\\ rllium: I'iillmllicd. This rlaim- l't'lll"\L'3 llir cxmnllliuu l'runi lllc lmurs ul' l'lilriill‘rl' ul' MING": conluinml in m‘l‘llun ll} ul‘ lllu prim-mil .\x'l in ruispurt ul' .lurliwnvrrs, lulnlm, inaurunru mmlumivs lnld \\'llulcmlc \\'dl‘CllUll:L‘~ men. 'l'lw rmlrivlion 11m. licon removed wn lllv [n.le-nl ul' mn-rlimv in ulllcu lis—.~l~:.lnl.~ I'm'vinn; iv.“ llmn mm) xwr .1111111111. ’l'lns Ewing» ”ll‘(l\L‘l.Hllll‘]hl_\‘ mvnls 11l ul'llm' :ls.~i.\l;ull.< inlu lillc \\illl slump .n.~i~l.lnl>‘. __.,_.—_