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"WASTE OF TIME."

PRIME MINISTER COMPLAINS. " WILL HAVE TO BE MADE UP." ' [BY TELEGEAPII.-SPECUX. CORRESPOND 1 Wellington, Thursday-, ■ M "This waste of time will have to be raal V I up," «id the Prime Minister (the Hot S W. F. Massey) this evening, afe the day had been Fpen * "J" ~1 local Bilk Although he SJi always been in favour of early closing V continued, that waste of time would W II to be made up. They had come to thai 1 stage of the session at which, if an h • & or two was wasted in the early part of th V evening, the House would have to '•♦ '1& long enough to make up the wasted tim M He was prepared that night to »]>'„ •''! enough business before the House to ke T M it going for the next two months. 6P • M Mr. H. G. Ell (Christchurch South*. '"I And we will do it. ,'■' '% Mr. Massey: lam glad to hear from th 9 $ honourable gentleman that he will work •* He has never objected to work or to 1V ? sitting. ,ate : £ "There is a Bill in my hands now" •■' continued the Prime Minister, "that w'li keep the House going for a fortnight is the Land Bill. .5 ''-< " Mr. J. V. Brown (Napier) : How many j clauses ? \ ? Mr Massey: About 60, and very L ' K portant clauses at that. lam not L*' ; to discuss them now. It will tj®, {', auced when I think the nroper timrlh 1* arrived. When I think [hat flft».V ll time has come to nut forward m mIT I it will be put forward, and not b'efotP ; - \- Mr. Ell : That is your prerogative *" = t Mr. Brown: Don't threaten" '-:' ::( " Mr., Massey :•I r m not th : lhat is the position I propose to tatai,*'' Mr. G. Witty (Ricclrton) dSaSfS ' they were prepared to settle down 3- : J assist m doing the work. They had'tp ■- blocked the production of papers W ;: which 30 or 40 fewer than previously 1, ■= I far had been produced. In regard to'«£""' "*= Land Bill which had been mSJft* 1 had to go before the Land Committed' ""% Mr. T. H. Davey (Cbriskhurch East} 'A rt Is it a consolidating Bill;■. Bf Mr. Massey; "No." and, after 0M parse, "It is a good Bill." h .'^M

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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15398, 5 September 1913, Page 8

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"WASTE OF TIME." New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15398, 5 September 1913, Page 8

"WASTE OF TIME." New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15398, 5 September 1913, Page 8

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