THE SESSION CLOSES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18236, 1 November 1922, Page 10

THE SESSION CLOSES.

EIGHTY-FIVE NEW AOTS, THE CONCLUDING BUSINESS, -cVALEDIOTOKY SPEECHES. fBX IXIEQRAPH. —SPECIAL JtEyq*rEß.]i ;; WELLINGTON, Tuesday. . - The fourth session of the twentieth Parliament came to an end to-night after ■ having extended over 18 weeks. In that time the House has passed BS Bills, a few • 1 Of; Which' have been of a 'retry important " ttatnro. v _ ... "Tho Hottse met at 11 »i.m., and as there . was no t business requiring immediate attention members were given" tfie opportunity oI asking questions without notice. Tho Frinto'Minister made a statement dev tailing the financial position of ths country, and also gave members somo information on the succjssl < of the -scheme for the cafiversion -of 'the 4f'ptt <*nt; free "Of income tax : debentures'. The House kdjourced at 11.50 a.m. and reaSsercbled at 230 plm. An Animals Protection end Game Amendment Bill extending abso- j r luta protection to paradise duck and pukeko, which originated in tho Legislative Council. met with considerable opposition. Tho Bill, however, got to the Committee stage, and as there was no "■ prospect of the measure getting through, progress was reported, thus " killing " it for this session-at least.--- -

The.Appropriation Bill was thfcn brought .. down by govern or-General's Message, and after some, discussion .was passed at 5-30

p.m. . , .. . „ .Th* iegi'slative Council mit at 8 p.m. <md passed the Appropriation Bill. This was returned to the House, which met

at 8.15 p.m. to receive it, and it was then despatched to the Governor-General for his signature. The Speaker returned with the Royal assent at 10.10 p.m. The nsual "valedictory speeches were ' then mode, the principal 1 speakers being the Prime Minister, Mr. T. K. Sfdey, on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition, •Mr., P. Fraser, on behalf of the leader of. {he labour Party, Mr. Speaker, and Mr. A. S. Malcolm, chairman of Committee. The Prima Minis tef moved the adjournmens at 10.35 p.m., and the usual division waa called for. The motion was defeated by 20 votes to 17. After ihe members had sung the National Anthem the Speaker left the chair it' 10,45 p.m.

OMERAL : ELECTION,.. ' rAN NOUN CEMENT OF DATE. " POLL ON 3DEOEMBEE 7, V. '''{llf/' *J£dtdEAsH;~P*?aS ASSOCJA-nON.} WBLLrfr<MO». Tuesday, r, The Prime Minister* announced to-night that Uh«- genets! • election; wo'cld be held .CD ifi " ; :""- i ■. tii'« I'm;*, r.v '.".'.i,. •. r V-- .*&: 'H'-i S"-*v--'•• EXPTOITUREJ r . .IRKLLISaTON. Tuesday, A pas>?ng reference to tha state of the eotmtey's Jnancia WAi ndadebyihe Prime Minister in the Housii this morning. Tho Treasury had informed him, he stated, that thr, revenue retums wera well up to the estimates. The incomplete figures for .'tho -current month indicated that there had hews .uo falling back. The revenue . irotn customs duties, stamp duties, railways and: the Post and Telegraph Dapirfcment showed a decided improvement. A • constant effort to reduce expenditure was being made, and at the. end of the first half-year the departmental expenditure showed * decrease of £1,819,606 by com* parison with the expenditure daring fche ; corresponding period of last year, ; : POOK

TQOLKY STREET ATTITUDE.

; A FAVQUBABLB PFINIOJJ. - [*T ' nsroßTzx] ■ ■ A teiegrim tbiwing. on the attitude of Bomo of the firmui wTootey Street toward the Daily' Produce Ex'port Control Bill was ruaa to the;Hon*c of Repre- " septatives by the Prime Minister to-day. The .message, which had been sent by the High Commissioner in London, stated :*~ •Five of the largest firms aay . they here no exact knovfLidga of the-Bill, bat ifiis object* ;«w to secure lower freights and regulate the shipping, and -distribution of •produce through the existing trade channels, they axe of opinion .it ehouM benefit the pi-aducem and the industry aaawhoie by huiraaamg grodnction.' ■Mr. Mnasey 'observed that much bad been said of . the probable opposition of the British •l£rea>B to . This telegriwa eeemed to indicate they were not> disposed to "jAnce obstacles if. the way of its passage. 'The Leader of the Opposition. Mr. T. M. Wilford : All we asked for was time. Mr, M&s&ey : Do I understand the member is not opposed to the Bill? Mr. Wilford; X have iniot read it yet. There, aire some amendments mfcde in committee which have not been shown to Jla yet.'- • -Mr. -Wjissey- said the - message he had read wiii decidedly Encouraging-and would go Bom<r way toward' removing objections the Bill. The Bill wa» capable of improvement ; no cne would suggest the contrary,- What had been dealt with was the main principle rather than the'detailed Bill. In reply to a question by Mr. Wilford, the Pr&ie .Minister said that every dairy BU PP^ ed with a copjr of ', ; «f! iTw' 1 T'i >:"' - • I' ' ; - ' n \ PEOOTCB ON RAILWAYS.

'BUTTER AND- CHEESE.

KEBTJCED FREIGHTS WANTED [B* TELZCEAPH.-—SPECIAL REI'OHTKR. j J ■ WELLINGTON. Tuesday. "TrtiSineat' produces, through the effort 0 { the/Heat Export Control Board, had obtained a substantial reduction -in railway;fteigM*» white the producers of but- • ter 'choose .contmued to'; pay -high rates lor * the railing of their produce, said Mr, H. Poland ( o i» n «W>" la- the Efotfii to-day. Ho suggcsk-d that as there SSSw mrr Ptwduce Board to battle for, <;oiicesßiop.p>« Minister for Agriculfin WonM the task of obtain* inff ii reduction in the rates for -butter ArJa chei3B».' - Th««# rofcea had been incrLd by about 80 per cent. since_l9l4. Thn Minister for Hallways, Hon, D, H. r nth fie Mid the question of reduced Sffl'fo? Wprodnca was under conK&tion by & department. The da. "form the jaJSH WTOf -tfcwwtmwt w«a pro. oaa-ed-.-w Afc. . .f ' . ' ' ■'