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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL « With a somewhat " thin " House last evening the National Provident Fund Amendment Bill passed through its committee stages, and was reported. There was some criticism on the part of the Labour members, one of whom (Mr. M'Combs) described the Bill as helping I to forge fetters for Labour, but there was no material amendment to proposals already published in the earlier stages of its progress. The House also passed the Fire Brigades Amendment Bill into law without alteration. The measure was explained when it was before the Legislative Council. The House rose at 10.55 p.m. t " In my opinion, the present session will last about the usual timej' 1 remarked the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon. He added that the last session terminate^ on 29th October, and he saw no reason why the present session should last until after that date, or even as long. " The trout-fishing season in the Wellington provincial district will be opened on Ist October. It is stated by the Wairarapa Daily Times that the continued spell of dry weather that is being experienced in the Wairarapa is causing the roads to break up considerably iv places. At a meeting of the executive of tha Early Settlers' and Historical Association held yesterday, it was resolved that in view ot the unsettled state of affairs at the present moment, to allow the annual Dominion Night re-union to