SAMOAN MANDATE.
BOTH BILLS PASSED. AMENDMENT DEFEATED. [srz TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL, REPORTER.] WELLINGTON, Saturday After the second reading of the Peace Treaty Bill in the House of Representatives this morm'ngj Sir James Allen moved the second reading of the External Affairs Bill, providing for the appointment of a Minister for External Affairs whose duty it would be to look after the administration of Island affairs. The Bill was read a second time. The House then went into Committee on both Bills. Mr. H. E. Holland (Grey) moved an amendment intended to prohibit the em,.ioyrru,at of indentured labour in Samoa. At 2 a.m. the House divided on Mr.-Hol-land's amendment, which was lost by 29 vates to 10. Sir James Allen's new clause limiting the application of the Act to 12 months and no longer was added. The External Affairs Bill was put through Committee. Both Bills were reported, read" a third time, and carried. The House rose at 2.7 a.m.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 12
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