PARLIAMENT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 11 June 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[press association.] WELLINGTON, June 10. The House met at 3.30. A number of petitions were presented asking the Government to procure suitable young women for domestic service. - Sir J. G. Ward gave notice of motion for the next sitting day that Mr Wilford be appointed Chairman of Committees. Referring to the report of the judges in the Dunedin North election petition, Mr Jas. Allen said steps should be taken by the Government to prevent the loss of ballot papers. The Premier replied that in the case referred to, the officers had taken every step to sheet home the offence without effect. He would be glad to take further steps in the direction indicated.