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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23781, 8 October 1940, Page 9

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PARLIAMENT'S SITTING EXCESS PROFITS BILL KEEN debate expected [by telegraph—special reporter] WELLINGTON, Monday The present sitting of Parliament is expected to finish at the end of this vee k. The main business will be the debate on the Excess Profits Tax Bill, which will be opened to-morrow night br the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash, and will no doubt occupy two or three sitting days, as the bill js an extremely complicated measure which is likely to cause a great deal of discussion in the House of Representatives. The other business to come before the House is of a relatively minor nature. It includes the Shops and Offices .Amendment Bill, containing a provision giving the Arbitration Court power to |xe the opening and closing hours of shops, a Termites Bill, dealing with the control of the white ant pest, and a tfatire Purposes Bill. A bill is also to be introduced providing pensions for men of the mercantile marine who suffer disability as a result of enemy action and for their dependants. This will be similar to the existing pensions legislation for the armed forces. When tho House meets to-morrow afternoon tributes will be paid to the memory of Mr. John Hutcheson, a former member of the House of Representatives, and the House will then adjourn until the evening as a mark of respect. The debate on the Excess Profits, Tax Pill will be interrupted on Wednesday afternoon when Ministrial replies to pienibers' questions will be discussed.