The day in Parliament

Press, 20 September 1985, Page 4

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington Parliament was expected to continue the Estimates debate on Tuesday and Thursday, the Acting Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, told Parliament yesterday. He said estimates to be considered would include Trade and Industry, Tourist and Publicity, Health, and the Post Office. There would be a general debate and consideration of private members' bills on Wednesday. Members presented two petitions when the House sat at 2 p.m. Mr N. H. Austin (Nat., Bay of Islands) presented the petition of Reinhard Gunter Kluge and 9150 others requesting that Parliament enact legislation to protect the future of the commercial and recreational snapper fishery. The petition said that trawling in inshore waters devastated snapper stocks. “Your petitioners, therefore, request that the House will ban trawling on the shore side in specific areas: on the west coast from Scotts Point to Reef Point; on the east coast from North Cape to Cape Karikari to Stephenson’s Island to Cavalli Islands to Cape Brett.

Mr' W. R. Storey (Nat., Waikato) presented the petition of Mrs Imelda Clare Burns and 62 others opposing

duction of homosexual law reform legislation. The annual report of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust was tabled. Ministers answered 18 questions. The Minister of Housing, Mr Goff, moved the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Bill. The bill was introduced after a division won by the Government, 42-27, and referred to the Social Services Select Committee. Mr Hunt moved that urgency be taken to make progress on the Land Tax (Annual) Bill after the Estimates debate had been concluded for the day. The Government won the division, 4029. Members then resumed debating Education estimates, and were interrupted when the House adjourned for dinner at 5.30 p.m. The debate on the Education estimates continued when the House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The estimates for Education and the Commission for the Environment were approved. Members then began debating Police estimates. Estimates for the Police Department were approved. Members then began debating the Social Welfare estimates. Debate on the Social Welfare estimates was adjourned at 11 p.m. and the House resumed debate, under urgency, on the second reading of the Land Tax (Annual) Bill. This debate was interrupted when the House rose at 11.40 p.m.