IN SESSION

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 166, 16 July 1941, Page 5

IN SESSION

Minister, Mr. Fraser, conveying a| ! message from His Majesty the King] i in response to the message of loyalty ! sent by the House when it was lastj PART.TATVfRNT AT WORK in session. A number of.questionsi r 1 Ai VVUKiY were askod> i nc i^rli n g one seeking; information regarding action that may be taken against men who default when called upon for mili-i tary service. Before the House adjourned at 3: p.m. as a mark of respect to thej memory of Mr. Hawke, Mr. Nash said that he proposed to move the adjournment until 7.30 p.m. to-day, I when he would present the Budget. The House would then adjourn until Thursday afternoon, when formal business would be followed by an adjournment until the evening. The I Leader of the Opposition would open ;the Budget debate at 7.30 p.m., and l after a Minister had replied they would adjourn until Friday morning. | when the Budget debate would be l continued as soon as formal business had been disposed of.

TRIBUTES TO LATE MEMBER ! (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. The third session of the present Parliament was quietly resumed yesjterday, the only activity of members [apart from formal business being the passing of a motion expressing appreciation of the past services o~f ! the late Mr. R. W. Hawke, who was; a member of the House for six years. When the House met the acting Prime Minister, Mr. Nash, read a! cablegram received from the Prime