Parliament

Press, 29 July 1989, Page 8

Parliament

PA Wellington Parliament resumed under urgency at 9 a.m. yesterday. Debate continued on the second reading of the Finance Bill (No. 5). A motion by the member of Parliament for Tarawera, Mr lan McLean (Nat.), to have the bill referred to the finance and expenditure committee in two bills was not carried. The House moved into committee for further consideration of the bill. The bill passed through its committee stages after Parliament’s 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

lunch break. It was then divided into five bills — the Finance Bill (No. 5), the Income Tax Amendment Bill (No. 9), the Land Tax Amendment Bill (No. 3), the Customs Amendment Bill (No, 4), and the Tariff Amendment Bill — for its third reading. Debate was interrupted when the House broke for dinner from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. the third readings were passed. The Minister for StateOwned Enterprises, Mr Rodger, moved the introduc-

tion of the Crown Forestry Assets Bill. The bill was introduced. Debate on the second reading was interrupted when the Leader of the House, Mr Hunt, moved that the debate continue on the next sitting day. The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Moore, moved the introduction of the Finance Bill (No. 6), then moved the second reading. The debate was interrupted again when the House rose at midnight. It was due to resume at 9 a.m. today.