POLITICAL NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18205, 16 October 1924, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES.

(■rWTAT, TO "TOT TOM.") Jf' WELLINGTON, October «# The Exchange Question. j2 [ In rerfly to a question m the HwJjP" of Representatives to-day exchange, tho Prime Minister said tilll ho had watched very carefully jfe|l had taken place in Australia. R*jjS, :i pretty long story, and ho could jSjl go into it then, but in any case hs,g# not think it would be tho right ti&s to adversely criticise a country. It was quite true tralia had tried in different \vavs Iff* secure' a reduction in tho rate of"«g change, and tho result of it all \rmU&? the rate between London and AiaiHrtj?. was now, higher than ever before, Hf? Mr Wilford: By li per cont. "■'Jf Mr Masscy: Yes; I will show ourablo member my correspondency jjh the question shortly. 'S« v Bills in Legislative Council. %*' In tho Legislative Council tosif the Wellington City, Slangahao EndwEi meat Salo Empowering Bill was raftifr second time, and the Stamp Duties Im Amendment Bill, and the Railways Act Amendment Bill were to! through their final stages. &, . Eating of Native Lands. |fe In the Houso to-day the Hon. J^ra', Coatc's, in reply to Mr J. C. RouegtS§|J said a Bill would be introduced "vaEv week dealing with rating of NtJknK lands, and enabling Natives to mtuf 1 .; arrangements with local authoritiei p.' tho matter of payment of Tates. *Jlj Illness of Members. ' Jfj After a long illness, Mr T. D, $|L nett, M.P. for Temuka, to-day 3i||j hi s appearance in the Houso fot'jfir] first time this session, and ree very hearty welcome from his J»Skl friends. He is now well on tnQ-r§R| to complete recovery. /tnl Tho Hon. Sir R. Hcaton bo absent from tho Houso for'nKjf 1 or two. He is suffering from a &§m, throat. , The Gaming Bill. In the Houso of day Mr L. M. Isitt asked that »sjtSjr tions against an increase of tot&affiS: permits that had been beforo tN|K||H L Petitions Committee and Imjj&ji', without any recommendation n&s Government on account of tho *mm} Bill being a policy measuro. B h<>f|fflr be referred to the Special CoIHk that is dealing with the Bill. ;fjff| Mr Fraser asked that all PQMJjffif the subject should be so refemßk : Mr Speaker said that s° mo Js|{|§ might ihavo been referred £o tHI R * ernment or have been otherwu|| ft ' with, in which case they conldl » referred to the Committee/ li Sfej, only those in regard to which no i» mendation had been made that couß so referred. ( _ m Mr Fraser said the petitions h|j]| ' ferred to were of tho same natw«r those Mr Isitt had referred to. ; J|L, It was agreed that all petitionsl|»| gard to the Bill on which no 4|M| mendation had been made B referred to the Special CommitWfii||p Export Control Bills. ''''']imk When tho Pensions BiU *M ; I from Committee The Hon. W. Nosworthy <-Ms§S|p would like to take the «econd"riW| of the Meat Export Control Ae &Jg|ffl§ ment Bill and the Dairy p^^||§f ; .port Act Control Amendment 3«|§P as there was an indication of "jjjj&mfe opposition from the Labour ffiHßr the proposal was not P rocea and the Houso rose at n»idiU| I »'^P