HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16959, 11 September 1915, Page 14

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday, September 10.

•afternoon .sitting. Tiro House met at 2.30 p.m. alien teachers.

The Prime Minister gave notice that next sitting ctay He would introduce tlio Anna itinein.es Teachers Bid.

PETITION.

The Public petitions Committee reported that tme petition of M.s Gurj.clt for oompeuhat.ou owing to fcao death of her late husband, air lvoyd Gariick, Director of Physical Inetruct.ou, should ba reforred to the Governiuent for favourable consideration. Tho chairman «f the committee sit toil that tho committee had exposed the hope that if any compensation was paid to Airs Uarl.ok it would bo paid iu such a way that the money would not be attachable in. payment of the debts of the estate. WOMEN WORKERS.

The Labour Bills Committee recommended that the Factory Act Amendment Bill, providing for a forty-five-hour week, for women workers in woolleu factories, introduced by Mr >V uford, should be allowed to proceed. Tho report wao adopted. BILLS.

Tho Papakura Beach Vesting Bill (Right Hon W. F. Massey) and the Wellington and Karori Sanitat on and Water Supply Amendment Bill (Mr Wright) were read a second timo without clscus’an. ■ i Tho Auckland City Markets Empowering Bill was put through its committee stage with slight amendments, rend a third timo and passed. The Wellington City Empowering Act, 1008. Amendment Bill was or»m----u/tted, read a third timo and passed. The Christchu-ch E'ectrical Supply Empowering Act Amendment Bill (Mr Is’tt), the Wyndham Reserve Act Amendment Bill (Mr and Tokomnm Bay Harbour Bill (Hon W. D S. MacDonald) wero read a second time. THE ESTIMATES. Tho House wont into committee of supply to consider tho Estimates, the Legislates Department being the first taken and tho amount of £37,323 passed Tim estimates of the Finance Department, £165,492, wero also passed, and the House was considering tho vote for Post and Telegraph Departments when tho House rose at 5.30 p.ra. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.50 p.in. After a general discussion on tho Post and Telegraph Department the vote for £1,294,504 was passed. Railways—£2,92o,ooo, In reply to Mr Witty, the Hon W. H. Herries stated that all the ten American engines ordered by the Department carno out and had been running for some time. They were giving thj greatest satisfaction to both the Department and to tho men who were working them. In reply to several members the Minister said he proposed to revise tho tariff as soon as possible, but he d.d not think it wise to do so while the additional rates wore being imposed for war purposes. The Minister also explained in replv to Air Anstey that Mr Hilcy was still general manager of railways, and had not been transferred to tho Defence Department. He had been asked to undertake duties at Trentham camp because he was well known for his hustling qualities. Great improvements had been made at tbo camp as the result of his efforts. His connection with the camp was, however, only temporary, and did not occupy more than one day a week. He had no connection with the Defence Department. The reason Newcastle coal was used on the railways was that the New Zealand mines could not always fulfil their contracts owing to the unreliability of the West Coast bars.

The vote was passed. Class 5, public buildings, domains and maintenance of roads, £123,750, was passed in a few minutes without dismay sjon, as was also the vote for Native Department, £25,563. Tha House rose at 12.10 a.m.