PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 671, 23 November 1909, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. It is expected that tho discussion on the Estimates will bo resumed next Friday. Tho following is the order paper for to-day:—New Zealand Statu Guaranteed Advances Bill (in committee), Land Settlement Finance Bill (second reading), Hospitals and Chantablo Insti- , tutious Bill (consideration $f. report), Shipping and Seamen's Amendment Bill (second rending). It is not probablo 'that tho House will get further than tho first of thoso measures today. A number of Auckland mombers, including niobably Mr. Massey, anil attend the Auckland Show, nliich. opens on Friday next Mr. i Massey wos tho first presidont of the Aucl* > laud A and I'. Association as at present con-' stituted, which Tias loniiDtl in, 1890. s A number tf Soutli Island members mil at> tend the ceremony of lajing fie foundation of tho Waiim bridge, between ICaikoura and Chouol, on Docembei 6 Mr. Mnssey, Leadei of tho Opposition, favours tho suggestion of commencing next ses- , , sion at the end of May, instead of resuming in February, if Parlmmont does not get through sufficient work before Christmas. A > cling apparatus for winch letters patent ha\c born obtained by a looal inventor, was ' brought under tho notico of tho Prune Minister yesterday Sir Joseph Wnrd agreed to allow tho apparatus to be placed on exhibition in Parliament Buildings, or in a tent outside th» Legislative Chambers, so that legislators may be able to form an'opihion of it. Tho Legislative Council, which has hot mat during ' the past fortnight," will resume to*! ;ttiftrrn%i -.1 . .a... „~. --" —■— -