GOOD-BYE, BOYS!

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 November 1924, Page 5

GOOD-BYE, BOYS!

END OF THE SESSION. . •" PEACEFUL PARTING. parliament adjourns. (By Telegraph.—Special to Star). WELLINGTON, Nov. 6. The present session of Parliament has now ended. The Premier’had to plead with the House of Representatives during the last hours of the session not to have a wrangle when members were hoping to depart peacefully. The contentious subject was licensing legislation. The question had arisen regarding the printing of the Licensing Committee’s report. Mr Hockley (the chairman) agreed to the motion to print the report, but declined a suggestion from Mr isitt to print the evidence, as in his opinion the cost of printing such -a large volume of evidence was unwarranted. Mr Isitt retorted that the Committee was composed of a large majority opposed,. to temperance reform, and it would only be lair to print the evidence submitted to them. As already a large section of the community was blaming the Premier for the. business it would not be fair to print the report alone, as it was so one-sided. Mr Perelle (a meinoer of the committee) strongly protested against the insinuation of the member for Christchurch North. He was, he sail, in favour of temperance reform, though piossibly not on the* same lines as the committee’s critic. “I am surprised the other side do not realise it would be a sporting thing to allow both sides to be presented,” said Mr McCombs, who moved an amendment that the evidence be printed. ‘T ain very sorry this has been mentioned,” remarked Mr Massey. “Here we are at the last moment of the session when we are' looking forward to departing with goodwill, but we are ii a fair way to developing a wretched wrangle. We had better drop the whole thing.” In a general discussion and private exchanges which followed Hon. J. G. Coates mentioned that the evidence of committee filled 2000 folios. Mr Isitt, on hearing this, said he was -anxious for fair play, and must admit that- he could not justify the expenditure involved in printing so much evidence. The best thing would be to adjourn the discussion. .Mr McCombs opposed this motion, as iE would mean dropping the printing, both of the report and the evidence However, he secured only 14 .votes, while 38 members voted to drop the whole business by adjourning the discussion. WOMEN TEACHERS’ STATUS. The Education Committee has .re ported on the petition of over BtK women teachers protesting against discrimination in education staff regulations and salaries between male and female teachers. The Committee states its belief that the reversion front the new scheme to the old scheme, as requested by the petition would not be in the interests of women teachers. It has, therefore, no recommendation to make. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE.

A return, secured on the motion oi Mr Sullivan, shows that in 1914 the High Commissioner’s Office in London involved the Dominion in a cost of £11,843, and it rose to £45,350 in 192122, and last year it was £34,420, exclusive of the High Commissioner’s salary.