PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 312, 5 December 1918, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER sth. AMEND.'.H.isT TO ;?IX t/ULOCK c, i.Al’Sii. Wellington, Dec. 5. The Legislative v mined met at 12.35. me Post and Tel,"graph Pill was i’.'ad ior tn? first Line. 1 ue imensing Amendment Bln parsed tnrougii cvmniitt-.? wita t .■xi? t 4..0n <0 masses reimrmg to compensation in whicn a special cjiuhutn-e 01 tn? Council bad made .: 1: minieiil-L iu.se ueiv pustpmieu and tiisu Lie cmuse deal.ng >. An si.v o'ci-.clc cio-.iig. ?ir i’’. ii. Ij. il siiUted Ins intention of moving 111 connmtlee a new emus? eoiilma.ng six o clock closing UH 30ui June. 192‘.>. It dciii’iniuahon au ■me spcc.ai keens.ng pun is m Ktvi*itr ol a ationai CuiiWuuace, tne:. .it tn.? neat general i.cens.ng pod there shall be submitted a sepuiute issue, wnetaer restricted iiouis Shull l’i’ogr".-s was reported on the bill. IiGUSE OF KiPntai.. in i i .'i-3. ArilV 1 iiv.si'iiAi.B Aai> LOAlilM:>. FINANCED Lt 'lliri Si ATE. 1 ne House of Iv.piesenUilitcs met at noon. ilun. G W. Russell said tiiat until t.ie borcniii.eut knew w uat tn..: iccent epidi nnc was go.ng to co.it it would i>c impossible iur lii'.- Gotciniiient to loiimuut..’ a sebeme oi se.bsiil.es on Jocal expimd-lui e. 1 ne bo■.•crmiii'iii, however, would cany uul its coni:act iiud pay all t'Apius.s oi ciu.-rgi»cy hospitals and icii.Ae tn- boards <4 any ot tmnr respom-.i-Ol!; t>l t'/'. _ , ( juppii n.entary to Lais rsir Josepa Xaru'saul he had decided to pro vide a "ci 1 tain sum” for red u m ■•u.uitet.on w.tn th-. eydemK: but it wa.-i m.tmss.bi'? to ;.-ay at present .. i at taat s.mi should be. COMPENriATi-N IN NOLlCl’- K rfE DIS I RI elb. Mr. McUailiun gave notice of intention io ask ini' Premier what steps Government proposed to Lak’ in the mat ter <’f grammg .cmiipen sation to previous licensers in twelve (>:u-i rd .listnets in wneh no-lie-, ns? ..a, iti.Mdy carried. ; HEALTH MINISTER AND | AUCKLAND. Replying to Mr. Paine, Hon. G. iiussei said he ha 1 noticed for sev.-rai days mat pimhe health matters in Auckland were, not en irely! sate factory and Dr. Valentin? w as proceeding there tu-uay to take; matters into his own hands. He (the Minister) would act on Dr. \ alen- j line s advice in any fu ut?* steps he. 1 might take, even t;> tiie extent 01 ’ cnik-.-iiiiig the quarantine of the. Makura. ; R .1 ■ n. iITBVx (<1 FU. FIGrIT : R.-p’.ytrig to Mr. Malcolm, the Hon G. \\. R..--e.. said se would giad.i consider the question oi aifordmg, recognition to vohm ary workers in ’ the recent epidemic. M hat form tiiat recognition should take he was not yet able to sat'. 'peace IONTERENCE QU.’ .?TlO.\.’? Replying to Mr. Pearce, Mr Massey caict he did riot know whether r 1 w uld be pcssTle o get the resale n --f Pas :ian < nt agreed t-> r< s-i.-m'n? th- idiAtbn o’ the T.mi?. l~:'am;s. 1.-nt lie though: it should be

As far as the Kaiser was concern > ed he agreed the Kaiser should be ' punished and made responsible for j his crimes. , , j If war indemnity was available he, presumed New Zealand would get its share. These and other matters, including repatriation of interned enemy aliens, shall be brought up. for consideration by Cabinet. j WAR FUNDS AMENDMENT. I The Hon. G. AV. Russell introduced without notio? the War Funds Amendment Bill which was read for, the first time. I WHY NOT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON? ! Replying to Mr Craigie, Air. Alassey said he hoped the Alinister of Finance and himself would leave for England before the end of next week. He did not know what steamer they would travel by, but arrangements was being made by the Imperial authoritii s. , FLU AT THE CHATIIAMS. i Replying to Air. Nosworthy, Hon. Russell’ said he was making full enquiry as to the state of the epi-. dem’ie at Chatham Islands and aIL necessary steps would be taken if assirtance was required. The Hou.se rose at one o’clock.