THE BUDGET DEBATE

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22796, 23 August 1939, Page 10

THE BUDGET DEBATE

CONCLUSION TO-DAY POSSIBLE [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.l WELLINGTON, August 22. . The House of Representatives sat ai, the normal time to-day after fhe we . end recess, but immediately a d)Ourn_ for an hour because * 3 w eluding the Speaker (the Hon. w. . were on the which was held ud- fit Te Kuiti, The . . bers came on to Wellington by a ■ cial rail-car which was sent up them and for sleeping-car passengers. When the House resumed, two oms , were introduced. The Summary ceedings Bill, which except m « treme cases prevents imprisonment fr failure to pay fines, was read a second time pro forma, and AdStatutes Revision Committee. The A hesive Stamps Bill, which was second time,, validates control of stamps by the Post and Telegraph - debate was contoued by. ' six speakers, one of whom, P hey-General (*« Hon. H G. R. created:-a record for ea Speaking for only five mmute*. A* speaker* have, now taken part, k ®P pears likely that the wiU cc® elude to-morrow. The speakersJto My were Messrs J- Thorn (GovernmjmV Thathes), T.D.Burnett (Opposin°n.Te muka). J- O’Brien Vtest land), H. S. S. Kyle (Opposition.Ric carton), the Attorney-General and Mr E. T. Tirikatene (Government, soum ern Maori). . The House rose at 10.28 p*nx« ■ -