MANY NEW BILLS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21894, 22 September 1936, Page 9

MANY NEW BILLS

S INTRODUCTION THIS SESSION V I ADJOURNMENT MAY BB DELAYED i - PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT TO 1 BE CONSIDERED TO-DAY I fFrom Our Parliamentary Reporter.! WELLINGTON, September 2L To avoid the necessity for a short session early next year, the Government has decided to bring down a. considerable amount of fresh business this session, as a result of which Parliament may not adjourn until the end of next month or some time in November. An announcement on these lines was made in an;interview this evening by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) after an all-day meeting of the Cabinet ~~ “We have taken stock of future legislation,” Mr Savage said, “and we find that there is a fairly heavy volume of business requiring attention. It will be more satisfactory If we sit for a few weeks longer and clean up this work, rather than call Parliament together again about next February. Some of the proposed legislation is not contentious and will probably be passed in quick time. However, much depends on the question of drafting and the Law Drafting. Office has been too bug? on major matters of Government, policy to have time to spare for the preparation of bills of secondary importance. Nevertheless, some of this minor legislation -is ' highly . necessary for administrative purposes.” The following list of new bilb which are either prepared or in course of preparation was given by the Prime Minister: Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill, Local Body Reform Bill, Industrial Efficiency Bill, State Highways Bill, Workers Compensation Amendment Bill, Wool Research Bill, Mining Amendment Bill, Statutes Revision Bill, finance Bill No. 2. 1 Imprest ~ Supply Bill, Local Legislation BRI, Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill, Appropriation Bill.

Validation Bill In addition to this list, Mr Savage said that there would probablybe several other small administrative bills. The provision of validation for the appointment of Mr Mark Silvcrstone rs a member of' the directorate of the Reserve Bank would be made through at clause in the Finance Bill. "The public’works statement and be the business before the House of Representatives when we resume to-morrow," the. Prime Minister said. "There will be a debate on the statement, if that. is required, and then we shall go into committee of .supply to deal with the estimates. This will be completed in one sitting " In discussing other matters on the order paper, Mr Savage said that It, was proposed to put the Mnrt gagAry and Lessees BriiakHitatinn ■- Rtjll through its final stages one day week, probably or Thursday. It bad not yet been decided whether urgency would be taken for the rest of the rmwitMftee stages and the third reading, but it appeared that ample time had been given for full consideration of the measure, which should not be held up unduly. The annual taxing bill had already been introduced, but it was proposed to discuss it with the and Income Tax Amendment B3L ' • Industrial Control The Prime Minister said that the Industrial Efficiency Bill, which has been prepared by the. Minister for Industries and' Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) would be discussed at a caucus of the Government party to-morrow morning. The bill, which gives legal status to the recentlyestablished Bureau of Industry anif provides for the licensing and regu- ; lation of industry, was discussed by Mr Sullivan with representatives of various manufacturers’ to-day. The Minister gave a detailed explanation cl the awagirg some time ago, but it may be altered' in some respects before it appears in the House. Mr Savage said the Government desired to have • the bill passed this session. Speaking about other legislation. Mr Savage said it had been decided, to proceed with the State Highways Bill, which had been prepared by the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple). The Local* Body Reform Bill, of which the Minister for Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. Jg. Parry) was in charge, would be referred to the Local Bills Committee zfter its introduction, but might not be proceeded with until the next session. “The supplementary estimates will also have to be brought down,” the Prime Minister added. *Tt can easily be seen that we have a programme before us that will take .at least several weeks to complete. When it is completed, there sh*mM be no necessity to call Parliament together again until after the middle of next year.” - -