YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 19918, 14 July 1928, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF REPHESEHTAIIVES * CPs* United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 13. The House met at 2.30 p.m. BIBLE L\ SCHOOLS. Mr R. P. Hudson (Motueka) gave notice of his intention to move an amendment to tie religious Escrciscs-in-Schools Bill. RIGHT TO WORK BILL. Mr P. Fraser (Wellington Central) gave notice of his intention to introduce the Right to Work Bill. REPORT ON T.B. Replying to Mr W.S. Glenn (Rangitikei) the Minister of Health (Mr J. A. Young) said he had not yet received the report of the committee set up to inquire into the question of T.B. When the report came to hand Ko would peruse it and in due course it would probably he laid before the House. ■WIRELESS TELEGRAPH AMALGAMATION. Replying to Mr Fraser, who asked: (1) whether New Zealand as a member of the Pacific Cable Board was represented at the recent Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference; (2) whether, if the New Zealand Government was so its representative acted under instructions from Cabinet; (3) whether the Government supports the reported recommendations of the _ conference ; (4) whether the Prime Minister can inform the House what the nature of the reported recommendations are; (o) whether there is a danger that the Pacific Cable Board, on which British and the dominions’ Governments are represented, will be replaced by a pnrate commercial concern; (6) whether, in the event of the rumoured merger between the wireless and the cable interests taking place, any provision will be made for safeguarding the interests of the general public, and will t the Governments of the various British dominions and-the British Government have adequate control of the new. commercial: concern; (7) what arrangements are contemplated in regard _ to the financial interests of the dominion in the present Pacific cable concern? The. Prime Minister (Mr J. G. Coates') said the question of Imperial communications and the amalgamation of the services, or possibly an arrangement between the cable end the wireless services, bad been under consideration at a conference in London, at which various governments concerned wem represented. The report of the conference had only reaehed him this week, and he had had information that day that further information was on the 'way. Mr Coates said he had •ot yet studied the report, and that he would not be able to do so until the

tinal information was received from Groat Britain. When ho had full information he would make a statement on tho matter.