POLITICAL NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15728, 1 October 1914, Page 9

POLITICAL NOTES.

PARTY AMENITIES.

"DON'T BE A BABY."

[BY TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT.]

Wellington, Wednesday. Politics are now rapidly assuming their norm."! course, and the usual incidents of party strife are in evidence again. To-day the Leader of tin* Opposition took exception to an interjection made by a member of the Government. "It is time, Mr. Speaker," he snapped out, " that Ministers were taught manners, and that more courtesy should bo shown to this side of tho House." Ho went on to complain of '' politically-impertinent interjections." Unfortunately, he added, such interjections frequently came from Ministers, and he asked Mr. Speaker to " teach these Ministers a salutary lesson." Ho had, he declared, said nothing to call for angry and rude interruptions from Ministers, and he hoped the Prime Minister would give some of his col-

leagues a lesson. " Don't' be a spoilt baby," rapped out a Government member, and his remark did not tend to throw oil on the troubled waters, / *

SHOOTING OF PIGEONS

"i can assure you that nothing has caused moro trouble than the fact that since I came into office I hayo not allowed tho shooting of the native pigeon," said the Hon. H. D. Bell in the Legislative Council this afternoon. "And I don't intend to allow it," he added.

LATE SITTING OF HOUSE. The House had a late sitting last night, when the Imprest Supply Bill -was under discussion, it being 2.15 a.m. before the adjournment was reached. This was one of the longest sittings of the sesion. Tho answering of questions of which notice lias been given will now be resumed, and . in other ways the normal course of events in the House is gradually being resumed. The Prime Minister has given notice to move that from next week the House shall sit on Monday evenings.

THE TAUPO SCHOOL. The Education Committee of the House of Representatives has reported that it has no recommendation to make in regard to tho petition recently presented from Taupo, asking that- better school accommodation be provided there.