PARLIAMENT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 August 1924, Page 9

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

BILLS INTRODUCED. (BT TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 12. The House of Representatives met this afternoon at 2.30. On the motion of Mr T. K Sklev (Dunedin South), the following special committee was set up to consider the Summer Time Bill: Messrs W H Field, \V. J. Girling, O. Hawken, F. Hockley, W. J. Jordan. E. A. Ransom, JS. G. Smith, D. G. Sullivan, K. S. \v imams <iuxl the mover. f lJie question of appointing a Maori member was deferred for a few days. ill? krnit Trade Rill was introduced and read a first'time. The Hon. W. Nosworthy said the Bill provided for the control of fruit export. The Bill would he ireferred to tlie agricultural committee, when evidence would be heard pro and con. The Medical Practitioners Amendment Bill was introduced bv the Hon. Sir M. Pomare. He said the Bill changed the ‘name from the Board of Health to the Council or Health, and gave the Council great powers. The pi osent. Board of Health was a fairlv representative body. The Bill was read a first time. The Masseurs Registration Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hon Sir M. Pomare. He said the Bill had been asked for by masseurs to rectify certain technical matters, but it was not- proposed to open the door to those wlio had not registered within a prescribed time. The Bill was .read a first time. Introducing the Dentist Act Amendment Bill, the Hon. Sir M. Pomare said the Bill provided for the extension of time in which certain people could sit for examination. In the meantime those affected would he allowed to practice. The Births and Deaths Art Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hon. R. F. Bollard. He said the Bill had been prepared by Sir Frederick -Chapman, and was mainly a consclidatinomeasure. Replying to Mr F. Langstonei (Waimarino), the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes said that no officers in the employ of the Defence Department had convicted of offences against hoys. ■ln reply to Mr W. J. Jordan (Manukgu), who drew attention to the conditions in the New Hebrides Islands under the condominium, Mr Massey said he had drawn attention to this matter at the Imperial Conference. He also received a deputation from a n limber of clergymen a few days ago. His opinion was that there was no wav out of the difficulty except to partition the islands, giving one portion to France and the other to Britain. Hehad asked the deputation to express an opinion on this view, and when he received that opinion he would communicate again with the British Goveimment.

The House rose at 1.12 a.m. till 2.30 p.m.