PARLIAMENT.
THE COMING SESSION. A New Zealand Times reporter endeavoured to interview the Prime Minister on Friday upon the subject of the coming session, the' legislation likely to be introduced in the early-stages and the prospects of Parliament carrying on through its term of office. ■‘l can’t say any more than any other member of the House/’ replied Mr Massey. ‘‘So far as I am concerned I hope Parliament will run its course, ana that it will get to the end of its term. If we are hindered in any way there will be only one course open. “The Address-in-Reply will take some days to debate, probably a week. Then there will be the financial statement. “When His Excellency speaks you will get from that a number of more important proposals which we intend to proceed with,” The Minister added that legislation relating to highways and railways would come before the House, and licensing reform would be proceeded with. He agreed that more or less definite pledges were given in this matter at the last election, but every member of the House was committed to licensing reform in some way, and it would not be a party measure. With regard to the moratorium, he had made'"statements on that- subject recently. It would require legislation, and there could be no alteration in the gosition until it had been before the [ouse.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 June 1924, Page 10
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