HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 October 1922, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WIDOWS' PENSIONS. | The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. . In reply to Mr. G. Witty (Riccarton), Mr. Massey said he would consider a proposal to exempt from, death duty any sum of insurance money, inherited by widows and children. The Hon. G. J. Anderson informed Mr. P. Fraser; (Wellington Central) that so far as he knew there was no

'proposal to interfere with epidemic" ' widows' pensions. An alteration had ; j been, made so far as widowers were •; | concerned, but no other change was, contemplated. NEW BILLS. On the motion of Mr. P. Fraser- the Housing" Amendment Bill was introj duced and read a first time. I On the motion of the Hon. W. D. Stewart, the FenWg Amendment Bill was introduced, read a first time, and referred to the Statixtes Revision Committee. . , \ THE CAWTHKON INSTITUTE The Public Petitions Committee (M to Z) recommended that the (Government should make a contribution of £2000 per annum to the Cawthron Institute as a set-off against the\ payment .of £40,000 in death duty. The recom■mendation was strongly supported by many members during a discussion. GOVERNMENT BILLS, The following Bills were introduced . by Governor's Message: I National Park Bill—The Hon. D H Guthrie explained that the Bill proposed to enlarge the present Tongariro \£l rkjmi? 80 '000 to 150,000, acres, i Ihe board of management would also I be enlarged to embrace representatives from all parts, of the North Island, inI SS&FS the Mayors of Auckland and ' Wellington. The Maori race would ako ; have a representative on the board ' t™* V u} d **> completed by several heads ot departments and four members appointed by the Gov«rnor-in-Council. Part of the board's duty would be the establishment of huts arid ,the ™nS»f roads through the parkblhe Hill was read a first time and reterred to the Lands Committee f Stamp and Other Duties Bill—ln reply to Mr. T. M.Wilford i (Leader of the Opposition), Mr. Massey said the JiiU was a consolidating measure and was mainly the work of Mr. Justice Chapman.—The Bill was read a,. first time. -t. I^?islatur© Amendment Bill—The Premier stated this was a Bill which '™ »* Possible for members of the Public feervice to become candidates for Parliament.—The Bill was read a first time. ' *AJ? am«™J™ent to the &ea Carriage of Goods Bill was also brought down ■by Governor's Message. The' Hon. E P. Lee explained' that Clause 9 of the ' Bill was such as under the Constitution • Act required to receive Royal assent, and in order that the coming into operation of the Bill might not be delayed, it was proposed to delete the clause ana insert it m the Mercantile Law Amendment Bill.—The amend- _ ment was ; agreed to. The House rose at' 11,40 p^m . till •s.oU p.m. to-morrow. .