The day in Parliament

Press, 18 August 1979, Page 6

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington The report of the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute was tabled when Parliament sat at 9 a.m. yesterday. Members gave five notices of motion. Ministers answered 18 questions. Two private members’ bills, the Parliamentary Powers Bill (Mrs Ann Hercus, Lab., Lyttelton) and the Auckland Municipal Abattoir Auctions Empowering Bill (Mr R. W. Prebble., Lab., Auckland Central), were introduced. Mr E. S. Holland (Nat., Fendalton) reported that the Social Services Select Committee had recommended consideration be given thefpetition of the

i Citizens’ Commission on r Human Rights and 173 I others calling for a coml mission of inquiry into I electro-convulsive therapy. Beaches Ratepayers and ! Mr R. L. Talbot (Nat., Ashburton) reported that the Lands and Agricutture Committee had recom- ’ mended favourable consid- ’ eration for a petition of i the Bucklands and Eastern ) Beaches Ratespayers and Residents’ Association, Auckland, and 6000 others wanting an area of land i set aside for housing to be redesignated as a public , reserve, t Debate on the comt mittee stages of the Social Security Amendment Bill t was interrupted when the i House rose at Ip.m.