PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 311, 4 December 1918, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3rd. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Wellington, Dec. 4. The House of Representatives met at noon. Hon. A. M. Myers (Minister of Munitions, etc.), informed Mr. C. Statham that opportunity would be given the business people in the various centres to tender for the surplus of military stores after all the militaiw requirements had been secured. Replying to Mr. .T. V. Brown. Hon T. M. Wilford. (Minister of Marine), said he could not ask Government to print the evidence taken before the. Waterside Commission, because it was very voluminous, but he would have the report printed and circulated. Replying to Mr. Wright, Sir Jos. Ware! said he would approach the cable companies with a view to getting a reduction in the present charges on cables to soldiers at the front. In answer to Mr. Hornsby, the Premier said the members of the Cabinet were now considering a scheme for the caring for orphan children whose parents had been swept away by the influenza epidemic. They had not yet arrived at a final decision, but ho hoped the Finance Minister would make a statement on the subject in the course of a few days. Mr. Massey, in r 3 ply to a question, said he would be pleased to make further representations to the Home authorities regarding the danger of permitting the American Meat Trust to extend its operations to various parts of the Empire. Sir Joseph "Ward sai he had. in conjunction with the Premier, made representations on this subject and he would ho c’ad to renew his efforts in this direction. REPATRIATION OF SOT DTERS. A bill n-aking provision for th" repatriation of soldiers was brought down by the Governor’s Messatre. and road for the first time. The Premier said bo bop" 1 it would dome on for consider.!'icn in the afternoon. The House rose at one o’clock. SAWKE’S BAz 3GHOJLS. STANDARD SIX IAAMIa A uU.\ til... L Ll O. Kintaki.—Piuiiciency : Jean num. UOaipUVvilCy : J Uigt'.ul. iLULUlilcl. i IUMCIB.tLJ . -üßuUi iivUaUU. <, J : Hxaic lAiiiuilU. — -1 fuUfiflk’j i LixoifcUp, IAvCIUi uuruun, I.Uilhl’v iiub.L', r/uihe ut!UeiX, U*»<-mi *uci ariiiue. vuuipLiuixCj : Jiauu x luierua.' — rroucmucy: Aiirca 11 ll: . L'ls. Aiakaraku. — Proficiency: Malcolm Kay. competency: Lun r mining. v» u'-rengoamka. — Competency : Jane Junes. I'erntini. —Proficiency : erm Herd, llita r.enJ. ju-uva uu.ie. le Aral. —rroncitncy : Geoiguia Mui'i'i-S. raki I’aki. —Proficiency : liuiiuid IlaywooU, oyril Horton. -uaraetutura. —rroticieucy : Aichie Barber. <..unipotency : lorn tueiL-r--man, Lip.-y mum. Ygamuio. — I'l 'uficiency : Eleanor Aiiuerson, Mil vis JoiiaiL-u. Ciara Olsen. L umpeleiicy; L/Av.-i Uisen, tan Iviziaslan. Pukctitiri. — Proficiency : James Boag, Duller Hughes, lira 'luintr. 1-atoka. —Proficiency : -ilien Nis-, sen, L-.i'iert Aiss n. Rua iloa. — i-'ruficieney : Ronald Faicuner. Makaretu North. -- Proficiency : Reganaid Cook. Lompetuucy: Willie .'■LOITIS. zWiiley Clinton. —Proficiency : Vivian be-veriim.'n. Competency: Gilbert tieverinscn. Waingake.—Competency : Arthur Ei>ttvi'\\ urtn. Marist brothers, Napier.—Proficiency : Cjeorge Ainard, Juiin A’Hear.i, Desmond Cuitawne. Jiax bales, -Ylmi Gurr, Harold Harrison, Henry jlcCormivk. competency: Francis McHaruy, William O’Keefe. Tutira. —Proficiency : Jack Schdroski. Ris.sizigton. — Proficiency : Fred How. il, Euphemta lodd. Compet.■i:< y : Alma Welch. Mokotukn. — Proficiency : Albert A’Court, Albert Hart., Alexander Logan. Erm st M ildon, Pt rey .M.idou, Ahr' d Sabin, Thelnia Logan, Elsie Pike. Sherrtide-n.- Competency : 1- rancis Wheeler. Tangitere.— Proficiency : I- torenee Ta', ior and Katub'en Whitmore. Competency : Roy bturin. A number of. teachers hav- not vet st nt in their results and these iannot be published until this *s ■lone.