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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 10

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SESSIONAL • PROGRAMME

WE OF GENERAL ELECTION

NOVEMBER 20 OR 21

Having broken the back of the Estimates last week, the House of Representatives should finally dispose of them this week, and after paying due attention to the Public Works Statement and Estimates, the way will be left clear for consideration of the batch of Bills now figuring on the Order-paper.

It is the hope of the Prime Minister, that the House will be able to settle down to discussion of the Bills this' week, aiid with members becoming, more restive than ever about the position.in'their electorates, it is not thought likely that consideration of these: measures will.be unwarrantably prolonged. It will mean prcoably that many of them'will have to be sacrificed in the annual "slaughter," but of.I 'the twelve "jpyernment measures^ set down for consideration the two of most pressing importance are the War Pensions Amendment Bill and the Mental Defectives Amendment Bill, both of which are1 ready to enter; the Committee stages. Having said.plenty about these two.measures already Labour. is ' not likely to offer any -great obstruction to their passage. None of, the others is likely to cause the country any embarrassment through riot -.being passed. There will, of course, be a Finance Bill, which will be.necessary to implement the proniised increases -in':salaries and pen-1 sibns.. ~: . . . . .'..""• . . . . v

..■With- their growing, anxiety to get back: home and-get their campaigns under,way,.members ,are not .likely;to prolong things after.'the end of next week. ■

.It is understood that there is a distinct' possibility of /the General Ejection being held on November 20, which is :a Wednesday; "or the day following, instead of, at; tHe end. of iNoveniber, as has been generally anticipated. An early election may react tb the. Government's. advantage, but it will, mean • that candidates will have tb ".crowd- a' good' deal of hard electioneering, into a few weeks. This will: tend to hasten, the end of the session. In the meantime political candidates who are not tied down by Parliamentary duties are making the most;of the.opportunity- presented to them and,are .getting in some heavy work,' particularly in the country electorates. ' ; , .

Included in.tomprrow's business will be the introduction of the Gaming Amendment "Bill, which proposes to confer three additional licences on hunt clubs, -by- Mr. C. H. Clinkard (Government, Rotorua),, and the Southland Drainage Bill, a local measure to be introduced by the Hon. A. Hamilton. : .