PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 276, 1 November 1924, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THIS MORNING’S SITTINGS. Parliamentary Buildings, Nov. 1. The House met at 11 a.m. HONEY CONTROL BILL. Replying to Mr J. A. Young, the Hon. W. Nosworthy said that the passage of the Honey Export Control Bill this session rested entirely with the Hguso If there was no opposition to it the Government was prepared to go on with the measure. HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY. Replying to Mr Wilford, the Hofi. Sir Maui Pomare said that he was astonished to hear that a responsible gentleman like Dr. Campbell Begg should have said the hospitals of the Dominion were “inefficient.” Our hospitals were not inefficient. They stood on a very high level, as was evidenced by the testimony of eminent mon all parts of the world. He would go further into the charge and make a public statement later on. WHEAT CONTROL. Replying to Mr J. A. MacPherson, tho Hon W. Nosworthy said that after February next tho Government did not

propose to have anything to do with wheat control beyond maintaining the duty previously announced. He thought Government should get out of tho wheat business as early as possible. EDUCATION BILL. I The Hon C. J. Parr moved that the House disagree with the amendment made by the Legislative Council in tho Education Amendment Bill placing still further limitations on the removal of . teachers. Personally he agreed with ' the amendment, but unfortunately the Teachers’ Instituo was opposing'it. I A committee was set up to prepare . reasons for disagreeing. WASHING-UP BILL. Tho Hon A. D. McLeod moved the second reading of tho 4 4 Washing-up ’ ’ i Bill, explaining that most of the clauses were departmental. Second reading was agreed to on the voices and the House went into committee to consider in-; dividual clauses. With the exception of two Wellington clauses, which were held over, all the clauses of the “Washing-up” Bill ready for consideration were agreed, to and progress was reported. The Hon J. G. Coates moved the secend reading of the Native “Washingup” Bill to which the Hon A. T. Nagta gave his approve!. Mr Tan Hcnare thanked Mr Coates for the able manner in which he had conducted native affairs during the short time he held office. He had to deal with many troublesome questions, all of which he had settled to tho satisfaction of the parties concerned. Tho discussion was proceeding at 1 p.m., when tho House adjourned for I lunch.