PARLIAMENT OPENS

Grey River Argus, 26 June 1925, Page 5

PARLIAMENT OPENS

YESTERDAY’S WORK O’Brien’s Questions (Special to “Argus.”) \\ELLL\v. i June 25. Parliament opened to-day in iogg\ weather. The Member for Westland, Mr. O'Brien gave notice to ask why .second class tourist tickets cannot "e provided on the radways at reduced rates. He says tha.i at the present time, only first-class passengers weie provided for in respect to tourist tickets. Mr. O'Brien will ask also whet Lei legislation will be brought in lb. session enabling the pensioners i/i the West Coast to receive the increase of 2s 6d a week in their old age pen sions, passed by Parliament last session. Mr. O'Brien also wants an explanation of the frequent breakdown 01 J the electric signalling on the Christ church-Greyniouth line, which has caused great delays. another LABOUR QU ERY ABOUT Wll.E()RO. Auckland East’s Lab. nr in rib' r Used question time to work ( .J’ ... the expense of Mr. Wilfoid. a desl re to know if there was any truth m the suggestion that tin? Leader of ine Liberal Party was to be appointed to an Ambassadorial position in Aide rica. Mr. Wiltord:— You are on a Ice shore! Mr Lee: On the rocks perhaps! LABOUR TAKES THE LEAD. The most interesting item that flashed across the floor of tin* House to-day was contributed by .Mr. Holland who, after giving ample opportunity for Mr. Wil ford to move an amendment to the Address-in-ILjJ v, took the opportunity himself, and the position at present is that wh:»t is know n as the No (ioiifidence Ammo ment. will come from ’he labour benches. TWO CAUCUSES MEET The Reform and the Liberal caucuses are meeting to-night, ro ««»n sider the. Fusion report, present, .t by the Committee which sat in Wellington recently. Developments are awaited with interest. DISEASE IN DAIRY td'As Mr. Nash (Palmerston North) asked to-day if legislation would he introduced for the compulsory grading of cream by the dairy factories, in view' of the. prevalence of cattle sickMr. Smith (Taranaki) wants to know if the Minister will bring down legislation to encourage people Io take up th© study of veterinary science. DAIRY CONTROL. Mr. Masters gave notice in the House to-day to ask the Minister oi i Agriculture if, in view of the gei or-ally-expressed dissatisfaction i y those affected by the present met hod c.f’ electing the members of the Dairv Produce. Control Board, h? win amend the Act or the regulations, or both, in the direction of making provision whereby the members will be elected under what is genet aily known as the Ward System. THE RIGHT TO WORK. The Minister of Labour is to l?e asked , by Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central), in the House of Representatives. whether the Government will introduce legislation this session recognising the Right to Work principle, and providing for the payment of an unemployment allowance sufficient for an unemployed man to keep his wife j family or other dependents. SUMMER TIME AGAIN! There was the usual laugh when Mr. Sidey gave notice to introduce lus Summer Time Bill once mure. Perhaps, in th e autumn of his life, Mr. Sidey will succeed with his Bib. He got a fair run last session. Unfortunately, the rural mhaibitant prejudiced against his legislative efforts in endeavouring to gel them up earlier in the morning. ORDER OF BUSINESS. , After Aho usual notices of questions etc., had been exhausted, the Prime Minister moved the adjournment oi the House. Before this could be put, Mr. Holland rose and asked the Prime Minister if ho would give tnc House seme idea of the order in which it was proposed to take business. He wc uid he said, like to know when :f was proposed to take the Address-iu-Reply debate, and whether it was proposed to follow’ the usual prccdure and take only the speeches of the mover and seconder on the first evening. The Prime Minister said the House would meet at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, when references would be made ;<• members who had died since last session, after which it would be, proposes to adjourn until 7.30 p.m. on Monday, when the Imprest Supply Bill would be put through. 0 nTucsday evening they would take the Address in-Reply debate, which would That, evening be confined -to the speeches of the mover and the: seconder only. Mr. Wfil'foird said .#hc proposalsmade by the Primo Minister would be quite acceptable to (lie tionThereupon the motion lor the adjournment was agreed to.