PARLIAMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 4 July 1928, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

NOTES FROM THE HOUSE PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS. DATES OF CONTENTION. ' ,: ' ‘ -:= res. ■-■*;■■ ■ (Bj- Telegraph— Special to The Star.) .... WELLINGTON, July 3. i , Religious Exercises in schools Bui was rend it first time in the House of Representatives to-day, its W Holland (Christchurch North) fixed Wednesday, August 1 for •the wacond reading. Private members have an opportunity eaeji Wednesday euriy in the session for moving their own measures, and the first place has been secured by Mr I>. Eraser for his unemployed Workers’ Bill, July 18, if the Adtlreas-rn-rep 1 y debate is completed. If that is not the case, liis Bid loses that chance, as Mr T. K. Sidey has nominated July 25 for the second reading of the Summer Time Bill.

PETROL TAX COUNTY COUNCIL CLAIMS.

Tire Minister of Public Works has been asked by Mr J. It. Hamilton (Awairua) if the Government will consider handing over to county councils the same as is done to boroughs, their respective quotas of the petrol tax, to be spent for the benefit of the ratepayers and the public generally. The questioner added that tills request was being made owing to the intense dissatisfaction with the manner in whioli the Main Highways Board was declaring secondary highways, in distributing the benefits of the petrol tax, and in his opinion tliere were no better quai’afiod men capable of spending this money to good advantage than those elected to county councils, because of their susperior local knowledge. (Per Press Association). JVtr J. A. Nash (Palmerston North) gave notice to a.sk the Minister of Education whether it proposed to introduce legislation this -session giving teachers the right -of appeal against non appointment.

Sir W. Lee Martin (Raglan) intimated] that lie wouid ask the Prime Minister whether the Government intended to introduce legislation this session to ,<rive effect to the recommendations of hospital boards, county councils, farmers’ unions and others that hospital • finances should be provided out of tI»TConsolidated revenue instead of > means of the present inequitable tern. - . - LEGISLATIVE SHORT FORMAL SITTING HELD'. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 3. The Legislative Council met alt 2.30 p.in. to-day. Leave of absence for the .session was granted to Sir Thomas 'MacKenzip, Bern. J. A. Hanan, Dr. W. E. Collins and Hon. W. Stewart. Sir William Hall-Jones was granted one month’s leave. Sir James Aden three days, and the Hon, E. H. Clark two weeks on account of illness in hi® family, and the Hon, E. Newman three days on account of urgent public business. The Hon. G. M. Thomson gave notice to move to introduce the Captive Birds Shooting Prohibition Bill. The Council adjourned at 3.30 until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow after passing the usual motions of sympathy in the death of deceased members.