PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 25. In the House of Representatives yestoradv lep ying to Mr F. N. Bertram, the. Pnm.2 Minister said, in reference L: a consignment of wire-netting received from Canada by the Railway Department, that lie understood that thiis material could be made in New Zealand and .all things. being equal, tnought our people should use. the locallv manufactured articleSo.en dav-s’ feave of absence was granted to Air M. Samuel (Oh mein uri) on account of illness. Resuming the debate on * the report of tine Education Bill. Sir A. Ngata asked the Minister if he would make imo vision mi the Bill for the election of a Maori representative on the Board of the Rotorua High School. The natives, he said, had contributed liberal lv to the establishment of the school and were entitled to some recognition in the matter. Mr F. F. Hockley supported the ireqi’eet and the report was laid on the tab'e. The Education Reserves, Lands ‘ Washing Up.” the- Native Land, -and tin? Government- Railways Bill were then put through committee stages, read' n third time and passed. The Prime Minister announced that the Hou o would meet at 10.30 in thp morning and sit till 1 p.m. The Hou.se rose at 1.10 a.m. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. VARIOUS MEASURES PASSEDWELLINGTON. Nov. 25. Tire- Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Tiie Public Service Amendment Bill was reported from the Statutes Revision Committee without amendment and put through the final stage-s and pmssed. The W-nimakariri River improvement Amendment Bill and the Stamp Duties Amendment Bill were received l'-rom tin? House and'read a first time. The Hon. If. H. Clark asked whether when the Government is revising the re ently oublished motor reguations it wi 1 consider the question of prohibiting tiie practice of some taxicab owners of locking their cars while occupied by f-hpir fares and thus prevent what will inevitably result ‘in a .serious accident. Sir Francis. Bell replied that the Government would consider the point. The Rent. Restriction Continuance Bill was passed with an amendment made bv the Labour Bills Committee -,n;l a fn'-flier Government amendment protecting' orders of tbei Court made in •£. the expiration of the old Act last August. T e Council adjourned at 4.55 unt ; i' 11 a.m. to-morrow.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 November 1927, Page 10
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