AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 2 August 1913, Page 5

AN ALL-NIGHT SITTING.

WELLINGTON, Aug. 2

After 2 o'clock the Land and Income Assessment Bill was reported with amendments, to which the Minister had agreed. The Old Age Pensions Reciprocity Bill was put through its committee stages unamended, and the committee then considered the Pensions Bill. On the question of the short title Mr Russell moved to report progress, but on a division the motion was defeated. At 3.45 Mr Veitch protected against ketp- ! ing the House to consider important measures at such a late hour. He thought the House was most obstinate. From then on members of the Opposition kept the debate going. At 8 a.m., with twenty-one members in the? Chamber opposition to the Bill was still manifested. Amendment after amendment was proposed and argument in favor of amendments was prolific. In conclusion, Clauses one to six were passed, and progress reported. On the motion of the Minister at 7.10 the House was occupied for an hour in the discussion of points of order, and at 8.15 a.m. the House adjourned.