PARLIAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 July 1925, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

WOIIK FOB THE WEEK

PRESENTATION OF BUDGET. ELEVEN GOVERNMENT BILLS. FROM OUR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER. v WELLINGTON, July 20. Eleven Government Bills, several of importance, are on the House of Representatives order paper, and it is expected that the Budget will be. presented- : - d.ir.ng the week, probably on Friday, by the Hon. Air Nos worthy. Parliament has ample work, and the session is well forward, owing to talk being curtailed on the Address-m-Rep]y, despite ' the numerous amendments. In addition to the Government measures already described, there will be an earlv appearance of important land Bills. The Alinister for Internal Affairs has reintroduced a local legislations Bill at . this early stage, showing the Government’s firm intention of doing away with hasty legislation methods involved in what is called the “Washing-up Bill,” when, at the end of the session, hundreds of clauses are hurriedly-, oassed, validating acts of local bodies and varying conditions under which Crown and local reserves are held. There is no- time for scrutiny, while ocal ratepayers are usually in complete • ignorance of the - legislation affecting their interests. The new Bill provides that local authorities desiring specific empowering legislation o n its behalf,, is required to submit its proposal in a ... concrete form to the Alinister for Internal Affairs for consideration by the . Government. If the Alinister is satisfied that the proposal is one, which should properly be submitted to Parliament, he publishes in the Gazette a notice to that effect, together with a copy of the cause, thus enabling all oersons locally interested in the proposed legislation to become acquainted with the proposals for a sufficient time before Parliament deals, with the subject, also enabling objectors to present . any objections for consideration by, a committee of Parliament. A further object is to enable members appointed iv either House of Parliament to deal with local legislation to have the exact details of the proposed legislation in their bands. Due provision is thus made for full consideration by the departments of the Government, and for full , notice to the public'before Parliament is called upon to consider the ad, visability or oth rwise of passing legislation.