HOUSE RESUMES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 12290, 2 March 1938, Page 3

HOUSE RESUMES

EX-LEGISLATORS’ DEATHS Wellington Mar. 1. The House of Representatives reassembled this afternoon after an adjournment of two and a half months. In the absence of the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, in Auckland, the Hon P. Fraser was acting leader of the Government in Parliament. Mr Savage, who returns to Wellington to-morrow morning, will take his place ir the House later in the day. It will not be necessary for Parliament to approve the alterations in the Customs duties affecting Canada, Australia and other countries, which operate by Order-in-Couucil, a somewhat unusual procedure but one having statutory authority in connection with the trade negotiations which the Minister of Customs, the Hon W. Nash, was authorised to conduct. The business to-day was therefore \ confined to resolutions in connection j with the deaths during the recess of five former legislators, the Hon D. Buddo, Kaiapoi; Mr Hugh Poland, a former member for Ohinemuri; Mr T. A. H. Field, Nelson; Mr T. Lindsay Buick, Wairau; and Mr J. E. Jenkinson, a former member of the Legislative Council. On completion of the motions of | condolence the House was adjourned until to-morrow.