YESTERDAY’S PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 19722, 24 November 1927, Page 10

YESTERDAY’S PARLIAMENT

[Ahiudokp rJtoM Pukss Association.] LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL The Coal Minos Amendment Hill was reported by the Goldfields anil Mines Committee with technical amendments. The Ashley River Improvement Rill was read a second time, put. through its linn I stages, and passed without amendment. The Child Welfare Amendment Bill was road a second time pro lorina and referred to the Education. Committee. The Christchurch Tramway District, Amendment Bill was reported by the .Local Bills Committee without amendments. put through its final stages, and passed. . The Conned adjourned at ‘_.h) p.ni. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Replying to Mr W. S. Glenn (Rang!tikei), 'tho”Minister of Agriculture (Mr (). J. Id a, when) said that in consequence ot a. had outbreak of lont-and-mouth disease in England, it was unlikely that the Government's proposed importation of stud stock would he gone on with. . Replying to Mr If. G. Dickie (Patea), the Minister, of Finance (Mr W. Downio Stewart) stated that the Stamp Dntv Amendment Bid would probably lie introduced to-morrow. Tills Rill would exempt from stamp duty orders on dairy factory cheques. The whole of the evening session was taken up by the Arbitration Amomlinont Bid. 1 lie House rising at 0.0-i a.m.