AWAITING A CHRISTENING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 6

AWAITING A CHRISTENING.

I HIGHWAY BILL AND OTHERS. f WORK STILL AHEAD. (By Telegrapli.—rr.rliamentr..-j Iteporier.) WELLINGTON - . Thursday. The, average member in very dubious , of tin. fate of the Mn.ii: Highways ]{."i wli'le there are some who fear, as tin snsfioi: quickly slip? away, that it wil never reach tho stormy waters that await it. Mr. Mas?e>* told th« Huu.-f is to-day, however, that it wae on tht stocks, wnd more, it was ,ikelv tf. bt launched in a day or two. He explained its cl<?iay by stating that it had to giv< precedence to other Government mea ; sures which are on the stocks. Then j were some important bills there he scid particularly dealing with tinaii l ?. "I lie ?. Finance Bill, a sort of waehing-up flnan 0 oinl measure, he expected to introduc ~ to-morrow, and following that, won'ii ; come a .bill dealinf» «itli a.'.Triculturj) banks, a Ttieiisuro. providing for rtira '■ creditors. Then would come the Hiyh j i ways Bill. ! A Member: Is it intended to go or I with tho bill? I Mr. cMaesey: \Mien the <"lovernme.nl | 'bring? down a hill of thr> importance i>l I the. Highways Rill we expect to put it on the Statute Book, if the Hoiwe "ill allow Uβ.