POLITICAL NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, 22 June 1915, Page 4

POLITICAL NOTES.

THE FORTHCOMING SESSION. THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. BT TELEGRAPH. FBOM OUR SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENT WELLINGTON, June 22. Parliament will bo opened l on Thursday. The first proceeding will be the swearing in of members and then they will be summoned to the Legislative Council Chamber, whore the people’s elected representatives will bo instructed to elect a Speaker. I'll is will be all the business .tone •».»! Thursday. Tho new speaker will proceed to the Governor’s residence on Friday where lie will make the usual demands for, tlio privileges of the commons. 1 The Governor on , Friday. afternoon will make his speech. - WAR LEGISLATION. It is understood that the session will be almost exclusively devoted to war legislation. . There will be a short Laud Bill, remedying some defects in the law, and making provision for returned soldiers to, obtain land and for those at the front to take, part in tho land ballots through their representatives in New Zealand. The Mortgages Extension . Act will’ be -amended, and there will be taxing and loan proposals. It is not expected .that the .position of the Government will -be questioned until the session is well under way. • ’Hop;* F. W. Lang .will --bo-' elected without opposition as Nuonker and- Mr 'Malebliii aV Chairman of Committees; The coalition, ((uostion is still occupying the attention of, some, but this is hai-dly likely to be brought about.