The day in Parliament
PA Wellington One of the first duties of the new Speaker, Dr Gerard Wall, when Parliament sat at 2.30 p.m. yesterday was to inform the House that his election had been approved by the Gover-nor-General, Sir David Beattie. The Governor-General had also given the Royal Assent to the Transport Amendment Act, (No 2), the Auckland Regional Authority (Mount Smart) Expenditure Act, the Lakes Dis-
trict Water Authority (Shotover River) Empowering Act, the Local Legislation Act, the Tauranga City Council and Mount Maunganui Borough Council (Tauranga Harbour Bridge) Empowering Act and the Te Aroha Borough Council (Rating Validation) Act, he said. The Leader of the House, Mr Palmer, said members would work on legislation on the Order Paper this week. This includes the interrupted second reading of the Union Membership Bill. An imprest supply debate will be heid this evening. The Leader of the Opposi-
tion, Mr McLay, asked if the House would sit beyond midnight to debate legislation and when the nuclear-free zone legislation would be introduced. Mr Palmer said it had not been the practice of the Labour Government to sit beyond midnight and it did not intend to change. The nuclear-free zone legislation would be introduced in due course, he said. The Prime Minister, Mr Lange, gave a eulogy of the late Speaker, Sir Basil Arthur. After other eulogies, the house adjourned for the day at 4 p.m. as a mark of respect to Sir Basil.
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