PARLIAMENT OPENED.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 60, 11 March 1921, Page 6

PARLIAMENT OPENED.

-— ■■ ■ m - — A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. : ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. ) (By Telegraph. -Press Assoc-atlon.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The second session of the twentieth Parliament was opened at 2.30 p.m. by his Excellency the Governor-General. Lady Jellicoe preceded the GovernorGenernl, who was accompanied by Captain Curtis (private secretary), Captain Day (official secretary), and Captains Mundy and Southey, A.D.C's., Commodore Hotham, of H.M.s. Chatham, General Sir Edward Chaytor (Officer ComI manding the New Zealand Forces), and other officers. Extra, interest was given to the proceedings by the fact that the guard of honour came from H.M.s. ■ Chatham, which also provided a band to play the National Anthem when Lord Jeliicoe nrrived at Parliament House. A Royal salute was fired as the Governor-General left his residence. The | attendance of the public in the vicinity j of Parliament Buildings was rather less than usual. On arrival, his Excellency proceeded at once to the Legislative Council, where he rend the Speech as telegraphed yesterday. The Legislative Council met subsequently, when the Hon. ,F. Barr, recently re-appointed, was duly sworn in, and leave of absence for the session was , given to thp Hons. Baillie and Harris, and a wppU's leave was given to the | Hon. P. .r. Nerheny. Sir \V. Hall-.loncs gave notice that he would move an Addre-s-in-Reply to the GovernorGeneral's speech on "Monday. There was a full attendance of members when th*' Speaker took the chair in the House of Representatives, the most noticeable chancre being that the 'lon. Ti. H. Guthrie sat in a seat beside the Premier formerly occupied by the I Hon. \V. H. Herries. No business was transacted before members were summoned to attend at the Legislative Council to hear the Govcrnor-Oencral's Speech read. On the House resuming ' the Hon. T. M. Wilford, leader of the I Liberal oppostion. immediately gave ] notice -of an amendment to the Address-. I in-Reply, "That this House is of opinion | that the Dominion should be adequately ! represented at the projected Imperial j Conference, but, in view of grave issues affecting every department of the State, . and important questions waiting to be i dealt with. it. records its emphatic pro- , test against the holding up of the coun- ■ try's business by the prorogation of ] Parliament beyond the usual time." Mr. Williams I Poverty Bay) gave notice of his intention to move on Monday that a respcclful address he prpsented to the' Oovernor-Oeneral in reply to the speech I delivered that day to both Houses REPLIES TO .QUESTIONS. Replying to Mr. H. Holland, the PreSir it. H. Rhodes said that as soon as ! the gentleman whom il was proposed to I appoint chairman returned from England the War Pensions Appeal BoaTd would be .set up. There would be no unnecessary delay. ! Replying to Mr. H. oiland, the Pre- ; mier said he would not say whether he intended to submit to the House a special resolution in connection with his proposed visit to England. He would reply to the question during the debate on the Address in-Reply. Replying to Mr. T. M. Wilford, Mr. Massey said that to-morrow the House would notice the deaths of former members of the House and the customary motions would be moved. The House would meet at 2.30 p.m. on Monday, and it was proposed to take the Address-in-Reply debate at 7 .30 p.m. So far as he knew there would be only thrpp Government Bills submitted during session. The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was read a first time pro forma and agreed to. The recent curtailment in gas prpssure gave Mr. W. K. Parry (Auckland! East | further food for argument for al standard quality gas as a protection to j consumers, and to a renewed query to I the Minister, of Industries and Com-! mcrcc to see what _ teps were being taken to bring this about. The Minister of j Education was psked also hy the mem- : ber for Auckland East to explain the 1 [ delay in reorganisation of the Napier- | Street and Nelson Street Schools. | The Hon. G. J. Anderson gave notice j of his intention to introduce the Shops ■ and Offices Act 1020 Amendment Rill, i ' Leave of absence for the remainder j of the session was nrantpd to the Hons. A. M. Myprs and YV. H. Herries. j Mr. YV. T. Jennings (Waitomo) was] | given leave for two days on account of j j family bereavement.