MUCH WORK TO DO

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1926, Page 11

MUCH WORK TO DO

HOUSE TO SIT ON SATURDAY

SBVEEAL TOPICS.

The usual end-of-seswon rush is oi, Rit'aough the fact that members are content to sit up, or at any rate lie down in their benches until 5 o'clock in the morning, as they did to-day, would appear to indicate that they are quite indifferent as to when the curtain Will be rung down, and are doing the best they can to give full and mature consideration to the various Government measures which are set before them.

The sitting which terminated at 5 a.m. to-day is the longest so far this teession, but judging by the Order J"aper there appears to bo a promise of more of tho kind before the last divipion is taken, and, if anyone feels injelined to indulge in the well-worn cusjtom of "stonewalling," he should not xun short of suitable material. ,

To-night, for instance, it is expected that there will be a fairly lengthy dejbata on the Land Laws Amendment (Bill, which makes provision, inter alia, 'iot disposing of National Endowment lands. The Bent Bestriction Bill has to go through the committee stage sometime before the end of the session, land the Opposition are unlikely to let ft go through without some semblance of a fight.

Quite apart from fresh legislation Which some Ministers are anxious to introduce, but which, of course, may fee finally deferred until next year, there »re several formal end-of-session Bills which have to be disposed of, and Among some of the remaining "snags" Which are likely to be debated at length' are the reports of Committees on the bus regulations and rural credits. The Licensing Bill may be given a "fly," but the general opinion is that any serious opposition to this Bill will be sufficient to cause it to bo dropped. If the Government should males a real effort to have it dealt with this' session, however, it can be guaranteed that numerous endeavours will 1m made by members to "improve" it in committee. "When the House was adjourning this »orning the Prime Minister announced that it was proposed to sit next Saturday. So far it has not been decided M to whether the sitting will be in the IBorning or the afternoon, but the.prekflat intention is to take no more business other than the PubKo "Works Estimates.

Mr. Coatwalso indicated this mornIng that it in proposed to have a diseujeion on Imperial questions on Mon--8»y. This may mean that the Prime Minister is going to make an effort to e»tch the Niagara for Vancouver on Tuesday, so as to arrive in London •bout a fortnight before the Imperial Conference, but it is thought that he »ay prefer to defer his departure until 14th September by the Makura._ At My rate, nothing official as to Ms intentions can be gathered at the moment.