YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 17850, 22 December 1921, Page 1

YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. P f .n«ronf I \f dmCJlt i pro , lso66(l Governin'Generals Message to the Customs Bill and the Death Duties Bill wer e agreed to. the Council agreed to the amendments to Finance Bill No. 2, transmitted frctn the House of Representatives. Thei Expiring -Laws Continuance Bill ms put through all its stages and passed. Ihe Council also passed all tho Local Balls -received from the House, and tZ journed at 0.24- a.m. until January 10,

house of representatives. Amendments to the Death Duties Bin were introduced by Message. Tho Prime aiamstor said the amendments were of a echmoal' nature. Tho principal one fix®! i- ie date on which tho duties become payab o under tho retrospective clause of the Bin—namely, one month after notification of reassessment of duty. Another amendment raises the amount of the gift which must bo notified from £IOO to £3OO. The amendments were agreed l to. A Finance Bill was introduced by Message, providing for the ,amendment of certain sections of tho Finance Bill Ho, 2. liie amendments, which were of a machinery nature, were agreed to. The Statutes Repeal and Expiring Low* Continuance Bill 1 extending the provisions of the existing Act to February 28, vras put through all stages. Several Local Bills were passed. lnoluded in tho number was tho Lichelutha wSySfe." 4 ***• “““i In moving the adjournment of tho Houas til! January 11, the Prime Minister expi eased regret that he had to ask members to come back, but they all knew that the business was not finished and) duty came first. He wished members a pleasant Christmas and a prosperous Hew Year.