THE CLOSING STAGES.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17854, 29 August 1923, Page 13

THE CLOSING STAGES.

I rftßW^° RK IN \ COUNCIL. • . tfS5 ASSOCIATE BOOK.) ' August 2?. 1 -.wive Council tins morn- • >» l <lnd Universities Bill !j%5 *•*« Boards Bm !<eW* s Bm ™ s und :i r! "t some members cprcssd ; he time for loolung into limited, but they upif and congratu on bringing it *£TbUl were pasaed. **f Cm the House of •>£2 and was described by J^ a SI" m experimental to deal with a senK**, There were urgent re<;e pi«° f thcßiii - , V Earnsbaw announced opponent of the Bill, J* I '!* obstruct it at this stage MtjsH T « k Government had *"? 2 Arbitration Court W obn Barr said the Bill Vtf attempt to raise the j|Jj tradesmen.^ *?!/£aC ' Act Amendment &fi B M B »icipal Corporations {jltt BUI were Pasßod. HI 15 P-»- tbo CounCll ad " JL; 3 dl 10 a.m. to-morrow. I ~—■ I ' goUSE OF REPRESENT Ai TIVES. , to tie British Nationality and II rf Aliens Bill was passing • fojt Committee in the House of i italic during the early hours Mr P. Eraser moved I gpuoaent p;oviding that a British •to Mrrjiag an ailen should retain ' fcutimUty unless she expressly defciitonriw. 1. Os t dirition the amendment was ' WlrSO to 18. J Bo to "Washing'Up" Bill got { idftwtto, the Prime Minister BWNi tlit in consequence of i jjjan during the second reading, K i objected to any clause, l . sitlW topped, but no member [ K&.Mf of the privilege. I ii pKriuit *as made in clause i IfjlrajtluWliSter greater freedom '; njalbjiiii the cutting up of the '. Hint Itftnii'ia Central Otago. , : ills Wpl tad been read a third i tonlp«4i •&* Houso rose at y. a.m. | Re House iMtDSd at 11.30 a.m. b Bjsttf Timber. J .&pljß|to.*L. if. Isitt, Sir K. | loin Mr aid that certain memtai/MKI had considered the fztkilk export of timber as fit tf #Bs ' forestry' policy, and i! Mto deeided to permit an intra import licenses; but it was nt tenU to permit unlimited cxjtrt, ill tore was no chance of the |nee d timber being increased to the I «*.■„. JJ ;'\:-.;iwto i m *• IU lad Drainage Act Amendment f B(lhEoS.B. F. Bollard) and the T J IfpfeJßill (the Hon. G. J. Ander'«T»t read a second time, put '■'■!# toaimittee-with, minor amond(ftmi' third time, and passed. Oorporaticms BiU. wßvVitipal -Corporations • Act ■■ ;K« Bill was. introduced by •'•w? , «»o«l'»- message and put jflp all its stages and passed. »B:'-hMlc Workg Act. ' ■"Bttdnittt to the Public Works «J" introduced by Governor-l-mi**"P» permitting owners Plants of under 25 horse\Wm i n compensation in the gj,i ht ~Mlie Works Departwith their source of B|«s agreed to. B Estunates. ■L Nplementary .Estimates, ■W»,*MM&4, were brought message. »M,^i ffays Estimates, the KkZl 9 question of Payment to victinfc of the ' Kg* would be dealt with K&P? Pf tho Commission of KC.f,°n d a eduction of il!t> vote as the Government Iff;,™ Promotion of Women and Children gJ-Welhngton, Christchurch, J in reply, i Mmm*k-tm the GoveVn- ; l^^g';" 1 tn W direction than i they could not, ilEu he Prime Minister, ■'■BwlL!? mm ?tn»eiitß, and it • up and making ■ W»fiS? lft^- int that Plun " »C, country whereas when ■IS ™S ent > oli the *n over Btkoo, yeostui g »'tllOiii/ - / ,? anan Said the G ° v " fcCtlV?^ in its 'K^TU- 686 vol «ntary l^tt 6 !." 8 t i 0l ?g good work m B CoUn try huge sums of K^ffaiv? Ctlonof devote W tse ft* Vote s to 29. resumed in the wCfty urged the esiWtoeoM^ 1 CUnics in .vMr disease ■ the Progress m ■*• school ehilWih • lile Hedipoi i ln S f °r a re- ■»> ii!? Ole , mattMm *tal laluationI aluati on De■S considera4w'^thfl?feea th Mr C^ Plenty 0 f ■ttai''». 7 mei t0 em Ploy ■*&• U *>id v if i RJj«H». M » ked M « the ■ ■**?}**» to be kept ■ --"Unstop tho flow

of money from the Advances Department to tho people. => Mr McLeod said unless this phase of tho subject was looked into, it would cast discredit on the Government's efforts to make tho Advances Department a success. The lion. "W. Nosworthy said the staff of the Department had been recently increased, and was still being strengthened. Mr Hockly urged that tho fault was not with the -valuers, hut in the fact that the districts wero too hirgc. AYh.it ".va_s wanted was smaller districts and more men Mr Masscy said since April l=t to tho present date the amounts of louus | granted by the Advances Copurtrnont ! totnlled_£d.4eO.S7o, which w:is :> very fair indication of the great amount or work tho Department was doiny. The vote passed. On tho Department of Agriculture vote Mr Forbes urged tho need for ;i .systematic soil survey of tho Dominion. The curtailment of weather reports to settlers in high country was severely commented cm by Mr Atmore, who said .-m expenditure of 2s more would have averted the recent disaster in the youth. Mr Burnett said th'at while snowcountry settlers valued the weather reports very much, tho fact was that those reports were not yet sufficiently a-ccurate to be always " reliable, and there were times when disaster could not be averted. When considering the Tourist Department vote, Mr Atmore said there was a rumour that tho Government proposed to lease the llotcma Sanatorium, as was done in the case of the •Mt. Cook Hostel. This the Hon. W. Nosworthy denied. There was no such intention, he said, but such money as w;is required to make the Jlotorua Sanatorium efficient would be found by the Government. On the Education Department's vote. Mr Atmore moved that the vote be reduced by £1 as an- indication that the salary of the editor of the "School Journal" should be increased. Tile discussion was interrupted by a speech by Mr Wiliord, wishing Mr Massey bon voyage, and Mr Massey's reply, and the House adjourned for an hour to enable members to say goodbye to the Prime Minister at the steamer's side. When the Committee resumed at 10.30 p.m., Mr Atmore's amendment was lost on the voices. Mr Atmore then moved that the Forestry Department vote be reduced by £2 as an indication that reafforestation be prosecuted more vigorously. This was lost by 36 votes to 27. At 12.20 a.m. to final clause in the Estimates was passed and the House went into Committee on the Wellington City Empowering and Special Rates Consolidation Bill, which was passed. Opposition to a Local Bill The House then went into Committee on the Auckland Cily and Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Bill, which amongst other things authorises the construction of a railway entrance to the ferry wharves. Mr Harris,, who had opposed the second reading of tho Bill, raised a point of order that the Standing Orders had not been complied with. The Speaker was called in, and ruled that the Bill was in order. Immediately upon the chairman t<* I suming the chair, Mr Harris moved that he do leave the chair. This was lost by 41 votes to 17. j Mr Harris then began to criticise the Bill in such a manner as to indicate that the opposition was likely to be strenuous and continuous. The discussion was proceeding when tho Telegraph Office closed at 2 a.m.