POLITICAL NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18218, 4 October 1919, Page 11

POLITICAL NOTES.

I [From Otra Correspondent.] • WELLINGTON, October 3. ; .MINISTERIAL FRONT LINE. Sex oral times during the present j session members have chafed at not j being able to discuss educational nia: - > tors directly with the Minister on the s floor of the House, and this afternoon Mr Smith (Taranaki) asked the Prime - Minister if he would consider a ret arrangement of portfolios, so that the f important ones of Education and Public i Health might be controlled by a J member of tho House. 1 Mr Massey: l can only say that if I any matem! reconstruction of the 3 Cabinet takes place tho syggestion 9 made by the hon. member will be con--5 sidered. ! INDUSTRIAL LAW. 1 Mr Walker asked the Prime Miniss ter to-day if Jie intended this session c to bring down any amendment of tin • Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration 3 Act * Mr Massey: Unless we make very * much better progress I don’t think it r will be possible to bring down any 1 amendment of the Arbitration Act tilts } session. , Mr Wilker: Well, is it the Fritnc Minister’s intention to bring forward ’ any other kind of legislation bearing j upon the settlement of industrial dii- . putes ? t Mr Massey: As I say, I don’t think t there will be any amendment of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration I Act, neither do I think there will he j an amendment of the Industrial Dis- . putes Investigation Act. lam not 3 quite certain, however, what may he - done before the sesrion comos to an end. ,