THE DAY IN PARLIAMENT
The debate oa the. Public Works Statement and Estimates afforded members of the House of Representatives an excellent opportunity ysterday to 'discover reasons why local wants should be granted by the Minister without delay, but they were not all successful by any means in Convincing the Minister that those reasons were logical. A suggestion was made by the Leader of the Opposition that the" time had arrived when a board of control, composed oi business men, should say- what public works should be proceeded with, but the Minister took the view that the present system of deciding in the urgency of such works was preferable, especially in regard to railway lines. The main Public Works Estimates were put through in lightning fashion between 11.45 p.m. and 12.5 a.m., and then the amendment of the Rating Act exempting Sunday schools from payment of rates was put thrcmgh its final stages in less than 60 second*. Over 30 additional clauses to the Washing-up Bill ™v" K 6 MUght ddT», by Governor-Gene-ral s ■ Message, following which the
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 107, 1 November 1924, Page 6
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178THE DAY IN PARLIAMENT Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 107, 1 November 1924, Page 6
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