PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17274, 25 September 1919, Page 8

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NEW BILLS INTRODUCED. BUDGET PROPOSALS INCLUDED. [by: TELEGRAPH. PRESS association.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. The Coal Mines, Mining, Prisons, Public Trust, New Zealand University, Education, and Police Force Amending Bills were introduced by Governor's Message and read a first time.

The Minister promised that copies of the Mining Bill would be circulated among miners' unions and mine owners. This, and the Coal Mines Bill, were referred to the Mining Committee for re-, port. Sir James Allen explained that the New Zealand University Bill provided for the payment of an additional £1000 to the New Zealand University. The present grant of £1000 was not sufficient to cover expenses. The sum of £2500 was also provided for each of the university colleges, and £2500 for the medical school, Dnnedin. In addition to these sums, the Bill provided for the payment to each of the university colleges of £500 for workers' extension lectures.

The Hon. J. G. Coates explained that the Public Trust Bill pave power to open branches where an office was deemed necessary. The Police Force Bill was purely a machinery men pure. The Education Loan Bill was introduced by Governor's Message and read a first time. The debate on the Government's proposals in recrard to soldiers' nratuitios was continued, and a Ion"- discussion followed. (Left Sitting.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m., and after transacting purely formal business adjourned at 2.34 p.m.