PARLIAMENTS WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 10

PARLIAMENTS WORK.

PROGRAMME NEXT WEEK. PENSION'S Bllili ON TUESDAY. TWO DATS ON ESTIMATES. (By Telegraph.—'Parliamentary Kepo-rter.) WELLINGTON", this day. Parliament has now reached the stage where less consideration is being given to the happenings of the past year, and mci i attention, to providing for the future. On Tuesday the House will have the opportunity of discussing the Customs. Bill, which enacts the Ottawa agreement,, the - Rent Restriction Bill and the Pensions Amendment Bill.

The Customs Bill will be in the committee stage on ' Tuesday, and it is probable there will be a hostile amendment .to the clause providing for the making of agreements with overseas countries by Order-in-Council. The Pent Restriction Bill renews ' last year's legislation. Two of the clauses of the Pensions Amendment Bill, designed to remove' anomalies,, will not be opposed, but the clause providing for a means test in deciding individual necessity for a pension' will be keenly fought by Labour members. Many Questions. Wednesday afternoon will be given over to printed replies to questions. There has been a large number of these, and a full afternoon's discussion is assured. In the evening' consideration of bills left over from Tuesday will be continued. Thursday and Friday will be devoted to the Estimates. It is not at the moment the intention of the Government to introduce any new legislation of a. far-reaching nature next week. The Central Bank legislation is not yet in its final shape. This will. be one of the last major measures of the session'. It is possible that some of the smaller bills, involving only sectional v interest, will .'be: 1 introduced. Superannuation Funds. It will probably •be ' a month yet before • the Government- Superannuation Funds Bill comes back from the Select Committee. After hearing a great deal of evidence the committee will have to frame its conclusions. Last night, on the motion of Mr. Forbes, the House decided that in future Government business shall take pre-, cedence over that of private members. This means that Mr. Mason's Currency Bill and Sir. McKeen's Arbitration Amendment Bill will not be heard of again this session.