WASTE OF TIME.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9589, 5 September 1913, Page 5

WASTE OF TIME.

RETRIBUTION COMING.

A RIG LAM) RILL.

(By Tii.Er.KtrH.) (FftOM OCR PMLUMKKTABT RtPOBTtI 1

WELLINGTON. Sept. 4. . '"This waste of time will have to lie made up," mid Mr Massey this evening after a dav had been spent ou two local Rills.

Although he had alway* been in favour of early closing, he continued, they had come to that stage of the session at which if an hour or two was wasted in the earlier part of the evening the Hou«« would have to sit long «nough to make up the waited time He was prepared that night to place enough business l»efore the House to keep it going for the next two month*. Mr Ell: And we will do it.

Mr Massey: 1 am glad to hear from the hon. gentleman that be will work. He has never objected to work or to late sitting. "There is a Rill in my hand now." continued the Prime Minister, "that will keen the House going lor a fortnight. It is the Land Rill." Mr Rrown: How many clauses?

Mr Massey: About GO. and very important clauses at that. I am not going to discuss them now. That will In*. introduced when 1 think the proper time has arrived. When I think that the nroper time has come for me to put forward my policy it will he put forward and not before.

Mr Ell: That is your prerogative. Mr Rrown: Don't threaten! Mr Massey: I am not threatening. That is the ]>osition I propose to tako

Mr Witty declared that they were prepared to settle down and assist in doing the work. They had not blocked the production of papers, of which 30 or 40 fewer than previously so far had been produced. In regard to the Land Rill, which had been mentioned, it had to go before the Land Committee. Mr Davey: Is it a consolidating Rill? Mr Massey: "No"—and after a pause, "it is a good Rill."