PARLIAMENT.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2465, 6 October 1914, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, j P£B FBESS ASSOOIiTION. _ Wellington, Octooer o. The House met at 7.30 p.m. The Premier said he had. been in conjunction with the Chairman 0 I^aid 6 lShad of £15 18s 6d c.i.l. and Ll6 10s r.o. the diip. ]»'' '>«" ™ c< , iL be", ' tutlKes, largely of a «onfidential nature, but he did not couside it Irious He took it to mean that, nig te the development of some * ■nnrfcant movements at the front, ie luiSn. would bo upon the miblication of war news, not only in New Zealand, but throughout the Empirl A copy of tho cable was being sent to all editors ot papeis. Speaking upon the question of shippinff acuities Mr Massey said he was now able to state that there we,o : thirteen ships available between now and December 31. With regard to the shipment of cheese he pointed, out that the output of cheese fOl «>c, season was estimated at 19,4001 01 at «s between October and Decembei. . Ht was pleased to say t|iat provisioj would be made to handle 228.8W crate . In January and February Sere will be fourteen ships m sight, but there was a possibility of the Australian Government commandeering three. Ho was communicating with Mr Fisher upon the .subject, lneio was no room for anxiety. In discussion on the second reading of the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Bill which gave powers for the expendiJure of £-50,000 upon drainage and roading, the Premier said. he did noAnticipate any difficulty in carrying on public works notwithstanding the war crisis. The finance for this work was assured. fust before the supper adjournment, Mr Massey said he had re-read the cable received from tho Imperial Government, and had come to tho . conclusion that it only applied to tie movements of the British troops, including the expeditionary forocs.and not to the publication of war news genera-llv, as he had at first supposed. The Hon. J- Allen moved the stolid reading of the Education Reserves Bill, which, he said, was purely a machinery one. The second read- , uig was carried, after a brief debate. Tho House rose at 11.0 p.m.