PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1926, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

REFORM BICKERINGS DENIED. It has been suggested in certaii quarters that Reform caucus found tin party not a happy or united family .'rominent niembcT.s of the party win attended the caucus stated that sued rumours were entirely without foun I dation. MINING LEGISLATION. “It is generally conceded by tin miners in Now Zealand that whateve) i faults our mining legislation has it if probably the best mining legislation in the world,” remarked Mr 11. E. Hol land (Leader of the Opposition) in th 1 — ouse to-day. A BENEDICTION. “I want to pronounce a benedictio: over this Bill before it goes on its journey toward that bourne froiu which private members’ Bills rarely r Hirn,” was the observation with whici Mr J. A. Lee (Auckland East) began the speech in which he moved the second reading of the Offenders Probation Ann iiilmcnL Bill.

NA TION ALISATI ON. According to Mr 11. E. Holland ‘‘nationalisation is not socialism, bu is on the road to socialism.” PUBLISHING UNSAVOURY MATTER. That the publication of particulai; ol criminal eases is not a deterrent ol crinie, and probably has effect ot increasing crinie is an opinion which i> growing rapidly. Mr J. A. Leo (Auck land .East) ur.\v attention to-night ti I tie example of America, where th papers feature crime and where crinu was prevalent. It appealed to an ur. savoury typo of mind to rnd thesi cases and gloat over the misfortune o 1 others. To publish such stuff was t< plav into the hands of the deprave* section of the community, who took : special ' i light in rending these unsax ( illy cases. NI'RSI NG SISTERS. Air Savage (Auckland West) ha*Given notice to ask the Minister of Health whether he will introduce leg i-lation to enable the sisters at tin .‘•later Misericordiae Hospital, Auck land to sit for examination as nurses without having received training at a public hospital? The sisters, he states although possessing the highest quali (Rations, are compelled to enter a public hospital for training before sitting for examination for certificates as trained nurses.