THE DAY IN PARLIAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 58, 5 September 1925, Page 7

THE DAY IN PARLIAMENT

A furthor budget of the Departmental Estimates was put through tho House of Kepresontatives at the sitting which began yesterday afterDoon and dragged on-until night into the break of day this morning. Four Lours were spent first of all in-dis-cussing keas, wild pigs, and other troubles of the man in the backblocks, and' after a few minor classes had been passed, the Labour members were afforded a full opportunity, of which they were not slow to take advantage, to make war on the Defence system. "Seek peace aud pursue it" was the burden of their hostile , attitude, but by decisively rejecting Labour's amendments the majority of the House indicated its opinion that the best way to preserve peace is to prepare for war if anybody else 'wants it. Land and Naval, Defence having been secured momentarily for another year,. members of the Labour Party set out to belabour the Marine Minister over the lack of wireless on ships, with special reference to the Ripple inquiry, which, they contended, should b.e reopened. Amendments on this subject having been disposed'of, at 3.25 a.m. tho Labour Department vote was reached, and then commenced a "stonewall" in protest against the method of conducting the business of the House, Labour and Liberal mem: bers complaining -that the Government was attempting to force the Estimates through the House. Idle talk was indulged in until 7.10 a.m., when a compromise was reached, and afjer the Labour and State Tire votes had been passed members went home to have some daylight sleep.