PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1887, 11 August 1920, Page 6

PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

VIiSTKIIUAY’S PUUCBKDI NOS.

(Per TT-esa Association.) WELLINGTON, August 10. Thu Mouse met ut 2.30. _ • , \|r Miissfiy gave notice ot Ins intention to introduce . 'tin; Immigration Reslnctioi.i Ameudmciit Dill. ~ Replying to Mr Suley. Mr Massey sad the Government hail done and would u° everything possible to keep down the rate

of interest. ... u .. ,> Replying to Mr At move, the lion, Su K. Heaton Rhodes mid the committee appom,,.,i ,o report on sites suitable lor too national war memorial had looked at three Mtes and would report to tin- mam committee on Friday next. ’1 he decision them ..onie to would be reported to I abinet on Saturday. . .. a- w Replying to Mr Savage tire Mon S r VV. 11. Hornes said lie was hopeful that the negotiations between the Colonial Sugar Company and their employees would bo so conducted as to avert a strike. , Reiil\ing to Mr Holland, Mr Massey said 1,0 bad already agreed to an adjustment between the Railways and the Mines Departments, which should have resulted in a settlement of the trouble-at the State Coalmine He was convinced that the Rouble which bad resulted in the stoppage of wort;

ill the mint' must have been clue to some misunderstanding. ■, Replying to Mr Wdford. Me Massey said when the banking legislation was before Ihe Uimso'lio would consider whet her some iiiisonablc system could be devised by which the hanks could take care ol bearer bonds owned by people who were not customers of the bank. ... , , .. .. Replying to Mr Wdford, the lion. Dr Roma re said be did not think it necessary (o. further impure into the grievances oMlic white settlers at Rarotonga. An alteration

iii th>' law would he mack* this session, {?»'• i„,r the while settlers representation on tht> Xutivi' Council. which hi' understood removed their principal grievances Replying t<> .Mr Holland, Mr Massey stud the military censorship of loiters would have i., he removed by Statute, as it came in by Statute. A Bill to do this was now before the Mouse. -i Replying to Mr Mitchell, Mr .Massey said he had given instructions to send 50 tons of flour to Fiji to relievo the shortage there. , An amendment to the Magistrate s Gourt Act was introduced by Governor s Message. Tho llon. Ijce said the amendment gave

power to appoint u magistrate at the Cl nit ham Islands. The Hon. Mr Gutline introduced a Iml granting the right to acquire freehold m (he borough of Te Arolni. lit reply to Ml Wilford and Mr McCombs, Mr Guthrie said tin- |’,ill proposed to give effect to the recotimlendations of the Commission which sat to consider this subject some time ago. The Dill was read a first time. The Hospital and Charitable Aid lintitudo,, Act Amendment Bill was introduced hv Governor’s Message. Mr Massey said ih,- Rill was not a consolidating measure, lm( included a large number of' amend' melds found necessary from time to time. Replying to Mr McCombs, the lion. Mi Pan* baicl it would not bo possible k

nationalise our system of hospitals except under an additional expenditure of half a million, and ho was not disposed to go to Cabinet and ad; for that sum to do it. I lie present system of subsidies to local bodies was working out unfairly and a new .-cheilide would be submitted to the House this session. The Bill was read a first time. ■ . The Hospital and Charitable Institutions Amendment Bill was reiorred to the Public Health Committee. ~ Mr Massey moved the second reading ol Ihe Statutes Repeal and Expiry Laws Amendment and Continuance Bill, lie explained tlmi the Bill repealed certain features ofwar legislation no longer *ound necessary, while it continued others which could net yet he dispensed with. I here was no policy in the Bills, as it dealt with

!i number of provisions wlncn nail no relation to each oilier. The subjects on which Ihe legislation was not repealed were iiio!io|>.)l\" prevention, rolation of crops on Crown lands.' and the bousing question, WELLINGTON. August 11. \ ft.er midnight the discussion on the Statutes He heal Hill was continued by r Holland. Mr Hudson. Mr Atrnore and 'Mr MoCorubs. The Bill was road a .second time, and the House rose at 1.30 a.in.