PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3188, 12 September 1917, Page 9

PARLIAMENT

EXPEDITIONARY FORCES AN> AMENDING BILL exemption of clergy deserters to lose their civil EIGHTS r ' - House of Representatives met at m.30 p.m. The River Boards Amendment. Bill v-as deceived, from tho legislative Council Witn amendments. The amendments iwere agreed to. .'FINANCE BILL. The MINISTER OF FINANCE (Right aionr Su- Joseph Ward) said that the Finance Bill, which had been passed by the Legislative Council, would be sent :ior;v;ird for tho signature of the Gover-nor-General on Thursday. It had been delayed in order that suggested amendments might bo considered. The public Departments had no' amendments to propose, and he did not intend at present to ask tho House to make further amend-JDCJ-.tii. NATIONAL NURSES." _ The report of the National Provident fund was presented by the Hon. A. M. iMyers. ■ JJr. A. K. NEWMAN (Wellington East) urged the Government to make provision for superannuation payments to nurses. The nurses .were .playing an increasingly important part in the life of the community, and the conditions of their work were exceedingly arduous. ilr. H. POLAND (Ohinemuri) said tlie Stale should provide medical,and nursring attendance in all cases ' of childbirth. The provision nuule wider the (National Provident Fund was valuable, .tut it did not go far enough. It would jay the country to see. that every had proper attention when tier '■child was being born. . . ■ Ilr. " A. HZ HINDMARSH ■ (Wellington ■ South) said he had been impressed by the representations oE tho Plunket Society with regard to the advising of Mothers and the subsidising of r.urses. . Tho Hon. A, M. MYERS, replying. Eftid that the'matter of providing a special scheme for nurses, was now under consideration, and the actuaries wou,ld report to the board shortly on the sub-, ject. He also the House. that the ' Government was sensible of its reSponsibilites in caring for mothers and infants,