PARLIAMENT.

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PARLIAMENT.

. ■ -4 i mqUSE of representatives. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) . • WELLINGTON, September 21. The House of Representatives agreed" lo the Prime Minister's motion amending Sa® oan resolut 'on, adopted • esterday, by deleting the word "confidentially," f ' ius rcmov i"g t' le liniitaon imposed bv that word on the presentation of the report of the commit-

Education Committee's report ( recommending that proceedings before -Se committee in connexion with tho Religious Exercises in Schools Bill be open to representatives of the Press Un agreed to. In the evening the House discussed i+he proposals of the Government regarding the Singapore Naval Base. (This discussion is reported elsewhere.)

legislative council,

(press association telegram.)

WELLINGTON, September 21. The Legislative Council to-day decided to insist on its amendments in the "War Disabilities Amendment Bill, and set uy a sub-committee to prepare reasons for so doing. After a brief discussion in Committee on the Marriage Amendment Bill, progress was reported, on the motion of the Leader of the Council, Sir Francis BellThe Summer Time Bill was read a / second time on the voices. ~. \TJie Council passed a .similar motion to' that carried by the House inyegard to. the sending forward the evidence of the Samoa Select Committee to the .Rmoa Commission. The Council rose at 3.42.p.m.