YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 19001, 24 July 1925, Page 11

YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL The Iron and Steel Industries Amendment Bill was introduced from the House and read a first time. The Weights and Measures Bill was introduced and road a first time and a second time pro forma, and referred to tho Statutes Revision Committee.

The Hon. G. M. Thomson’s Captive Birds Shooting Prohibition Bill was read a second time, the mover intimating that it was identical with the English Act, and was intended to put a stop to the cruel practice of shooting pigeons and other birds for sport. Tho Council adjourned at 3.8 p.m. HOUSE GF REPRESENTATIVES The Prime Minister gave notice of his intention to introduce the Tiro Insurance Amendment Bill and the Life insurance Amendment Bill. Notice of intention to introduce the following Bills was also given:—Apprentices Act Amendment (the Hon. Mr Anderson); Popular Initiative and Referendum Bill (Mr AUCombs); Rotorua Borough Amendment Bill (tlnj Hon. Mr Bollard); Counties Amendment Bill (the lion. Mr Bollard). Replying to Mr Will’ord, the Prime Minister said tho usual custom would h'6 followed, and tho debate on tho Budget would begin on Tuesday evening.

The Minister of Education tabled the annual report of the Education .Department

•Mr Isitt congratulated Hie country that in Sir Janies Parr Now Zealand had ono of the host Ministers of Edit cation it had over had. Ho was earnest, enthusiastic, and took a personal interest in all educational problems. He hud faced and discharged In's duties in no perfunctory manner. We were too prone to depreciate our institutions' and public men, and when he found a Minister who deserved praise he felt it his duly to give credit. The debt)to- continued up to n.3D p.rn., and was not completed when the House adjourned. On the motion of 31 r Jsitt, the second reading of the Beligious Exercises in Schools Bill was postponed until August o. _ . On the motion of the Prime Minister the Stone Quhrries Amendment Bill was referred to the Mines Committee for report. COOK ISLANDS. The House then went into committee on the Cook Islands Amendment Bill, which was in charge of Sir Maui I’omare. It was reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed. The Bouse rose »t 11