HURRYING ON.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 41, 17 August 1923, Page 7

HURRYING ON.

The Prime Minister gave members of the House another indication yesterday of his keen desire to push through the business, though his effort on this occasion only resulted in an adverse ruling from the Chair. Mr. M'Kay (Hawkel xiay) had given notice to introduce the Injurious Birds Amendment Bill and his opportunity came early in the afternoon. He showed a desire to make an explanation of the measure, but was pulled up by a point of/jrder from Mr. Massey who claimed that as the House had passed Resolution giving Government business precedence on Wednesdays, a private member's Bill could not come before the Orders of the Day, as settled by the Government. Mr. Speaker had no hesitation in ruling that a- private member has a right to introduce a Bill on T y v? ? f ihe session. even the last day, but the Prune Minister declared his point concerned Mr. M'Kay's intention to make a half-hour's speech. A number of members spoke to the point of order, because the greatest interest is taken in the preservation of their few remaining privileges. -Mr. Speaker removed their, anxiety by stating that the standing Orders cannot prevent a member from speaking to a motion ho moves, whereon Mr. M'Kay gave half an hour's interesting talk upon the depredation* of birds among the crops.