PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20619, 18 July 1930, Page 13

PARLIAMENT.

EDUCATION CHANGES. FULL DAY'S DEBATE. IjEISI 1 KEI A' I*U SI N ESS. fohhks' position. r„ T TELEGK.M-H. —SIT. i.at, likpoutku.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. parliament spent tho whole of today . paling the education reorganisation ort presented bv a Select Committee tarlier > n v '' lis wns /lone in redemption of a promise by the Prime Winist er - tho Hon. <">. W. Forbes, that in pW p f tho important policy changes proved, an early opportunity for a minor "full dress" debate on tho report would be given. By agreement, speakers wore allowed half an hour each, which is twice the period customarily permitted on such occasions. As the Budget will not be ready for probation until toward tho end of next wwk, rather suits tho Government's plans to have something liko tho education report to fill in the gap between tho Address-in Reply and the Financial State nient. The Unemployment Bill will also proriila relief in a louble sense. Tt is planned to take tho second reading debate on the mcasuro to-morrow nnd to continue the discussion next Tuesday or Wednesday if necrssary. Thus, although Parliament opened three treekj ago to-day, there has been no sign ff the application of tho anticipated ipeeding-up tactics. The Prime Minister seems to take it for granted that he will be allowed to depart for tho Imperial Conference toward tho end of next month. >nd indeed that anticipation seems to be fell grounded. Once the Budget debate has been disposed of, Mr. Forbes has promised to take the House more fully into his confidence regarding the amount of work he desires to have dealt with before his departure. The leisurely pace so far set seems to eticgest that tho session will run its normal course in spite of the absence of the Leader of the House. COMBINED DEPARTMENTS. COMMERCE AND TOURIST. ONE SET OF ESTIMATES.

[Br TELEGRATH. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. la oi'der to improve the conduct of the Industries and Commerce and the Publicity and Tourist Departmmts, their amalgamation has been decided on. This announcement was made this evening by the Hon. r. A. do hi Perrelle, under whoso jurisdiction come all the departments named. The Minister stated that one set. of estimates would in future cover all these departments. They had already been housed under one roof, and the new arrangement was expected to prove satisTaciory. Mr. G. W. Clinkaid would be permanent head of the amalgamated depart-

TWAIMXd OF NI'KKKS. OPPOSITION TO BILL. CASE FOR PRIVATE HOSPITALS. [r,V TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL RETOftTEIt. ] AV ELL IN G TON", Thu rsd ay. Tlio Nurses and Midwives' Amendment Bill, already read a first timo in the House of representatives, does not represent the views of Iho St. George's and Lewisbarn Hospitals, Cliristcliurch. the Lewisham Hospital, Wellington, orirl the Mater Misericordiao Jlospital. Auckland, and of others interested in (lie bill, according to a statement in a petition presented to day I>y Mr. W. J'. Endean (Reform —Parnell). The, hospitals named are the four largest private hospitals in the Dominion. The petition, which is signed by Messrs. H. 0. Nolan, H. E. Vaile, E. IT Potter, 0. Nicholson. G. J. Tlinks and Eliot. R. Davis, further claims that- the bill does not make adequate provision for the maintenance in approved private hospitals of a standard of training and instruction which shall not be lover than that available in the public hospitals now approved as training schools tor nurses. Mornover, the petition claims that tlio bill does not make proper provision for (he safeguarding of the present reciprocal interregistration of nurses trained in New Zealand and overseas. The petitioners accordingly ask that, evidence on behalf of these private hospitals and others be heard.

BIRTH REGISTRATION. AMENDING LEGISLATION. [by Tn.EOr.Al'H.—-special jw.poutkk. j WELLINGTON", ThurHday. The stigma of illegitimacy will be removed if a measure being sponsored by Jhe Government is carried by the House. % the Births and Deaths .Amendment, Act of 1924 it was prescribed that, in registering the birth of an illegitimate child, the registrar should enter tlio word "'illegitimate" on the certificate. The amending bill proposes to omit that word. Another provision in Ihe bill is to the Effect, that the deaths of members of the New Zealand naval forces while serving with the forces outside. New Zealand, fnav he registered by the registrar at ellin gtou.