HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 227, 25 September 1907, Page 7

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m

THIRD READING

The Otaki and Porirua Empowering Bill was read a third time, and passed.

IMPREST SUPPLY BILL. * An Imprest Supply Bill was brought down by message from the Governor. Mr MASSEY said that he would like to take the opportunity of referring to the question of travelling expenses and allowances on the public service. Prominent attention had recently been drawn to a specified case of travelling allowances which were paid to an officer all the year round, and other cases had been referred to. The public wanted to know more about the matter, ami he thought that a Committee should be set up to go into the whole matter. He complained of delay in the bringing-down of the Public Works Statement, as it kept local bodies in doubt as to what money would be available; and Ke thought that they should "know this at the earliest possible moment. Mr J.ALLEN drew attention to the necessity of reducing the time-limit for the registration of birth of a child, in order to check infant destruction. Mr FISHER also referred to the necessity of travelling expenses being investigated. Mr ARNOLD urged that the Government should give an indication of when the Public Works Statement would be brought down. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment.