Parliamnet's diary

Press, 20 July 1977, Page 6

Parliamnet's diary

The West German Econ- < omics Minister (Dr Hans » Friderichs) was welcomed 1 on to the floor of the House : when Parliament sat at 2.30 I p.m. yesterday’s after a I week’s recess. !

Mr A. G. Malcolm (Nat., | Eden) presented a petition on behalf of Colin Amery and Alison Davidson and 137 others praying for a repeal of that section of

the Police Offences Act relating to fortune telling.

Mr A. P. D. Friendlander (Nat., New Plymouth) presented the petition of Jann Marie Iworth and 17,004 others asking the Government to reverse its decision to withdraw the Blue Streak rail service.

The public accounts for the year ended March 31, 1977, and the report of the Controller and AuditorGeneral were tabled. Also tabled were the annual reports of the Customs Department and the Ngarimu V.C. and 28th (Maori' Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board. The Minister of Agriculture (Mr Maclntyre) tabled the sheep returns for the year eijded June 30, 1976.

Members gave notice of five notices of motion. Ministers replied to 14 questions.

The Fisheries Amendment Act and the Shop

Trading Hours Act were accorded the Royal Assent. The Counties Amendment Bill, the Southland Harbour Board Reclamation and Empowering Bill, the Development Finance Corporation Development

Bill, and the Harbours Amendment Bill were reported back from their committees, all with amendments. Mr L. C. Schultz (Nat., Coromandel) reported that the Petitions Committee had studied a petition on behalf of Mr G. A. Shaw asking the Government to set up a stock-stealing detection squad, and that it had no recommendation to make.

The Income Tax (Compensatory Export Incentive Allowance) Bill, the Private Schools Conditional Integration Amendment Bill, the Trade and Industry Amendment Bill, the Marine Pollution Amendment Bill, the Land Valuation Proceedings Amendment Bill, and the Evidence Amendment Bill were all passed through their committee stages. The Government Life Insurance Amendment Bill, the . Securities Transfer Bill, and the Trustee Amendment Bill were given second readings. Debate on the committee stages of the Insurance Law Reform Bill was interrupted by the 5.30 p.m. dinner adjournment.

When the House resumed at 7.30 p.m., the Insurance Law Reform Bill was passed through its committee stages. The National Housing Commission Amendment Bill was read a second time. The second reading of the Broadcasting Amendment Bill was interrupted by the 10.30 p.m. adjournment.