WORK OF HOUSE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25286, 21 August 1945, Page 4

WORK OF HOUSE

RESUMPTION TONIGHT BUDGET DEBATE TOMORROW (S.R.) WELLINGTON, Monday After an adjournment of a week to enable members to return to their electorates to participate in the victory celebrations, the House of Representatives will resume tomorrow night. Although it had been intended to commence the debate on the Financial Statement it is understood that after the House has passed a loyal resolution recording the victory of the United Nations and incorporating the high appreciation of Parliament of all those who made it possible, it will again adjourn until Wednesday. It is now expected that the Budget debate will begin that evening. The first speaker in the debate will be the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Holland, and he will be followed by the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan. UNIT DISBANDED FOURTH FIELD AMBULANCE , LONG SERVICE RECORD (N.Z.E.F. Official War Correspondent) LAKE TRASIMENO, Aug. 14 The recent disbanding of the Fourth Field Ambulance marked the end of the unit which was formed at Burnham in 1939. It arrived in Egypt in February, 1940, and took part in all the Division's operations from the start to the finish or the war. When the unit arrived in Egypt, there was no field ambulance and it pioneered much of the, presentday organisation, some of which was adopted by the British Army. Colonel R. A. Elliot, who was a member of the original body, took the salute when the unit marched past on the final parade. He said the Fourth had probably looked after more sick and wounded than any other unit of the British Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Owen Johnson presided at a dinner to mark the ending of a magnificent record of service. The officers and men have been posted to other medical units of the Division. THE HOUSING PROBLEM POSITION IN HAMILTON air force accommodation (0.c.) HAMILTON. Monday "The accommodation problem in Hamilton is appalling," said Mrs H. Ross, M.P., today, when advocating the transfer of the large Air Force camp in Hamilton as a transit camp for civilians. Mrs Ross said the use of this camp would appreciably assistin ameliorating the conditions under which many people were living in Hamilton. She was looking forward to the time when the Air Force vacated two large boarding houses, which women members of the force had occupied for three years, and the release of a third, occupied by the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. Wing Commander M. Ma'nhire, officer commanding the Air Force in Hamilton, stated today that "demobilisation of personnel had already commenced, but it- was difficult to estimate how long the process would take. The total establishment of the station, he said, stood at 1800, including 240 women. SERVICE REDUCTIONS CONFERENCES BEING HELD It is not exported in Auckland that the pronouncement by the Prime Minister, Mr Eraser, on the Government's demobilisation policy for the home services will lead overnight to a marked reduction in establishments. All three services are already engaged on making cuts ordered before peace was declared, and before the new and more sweeping reductions can be undertaken a number of detailed instructions have to be received from Wellington. Staff conferences are being held iri Wellington this week and it is hoped that they will produce definite lines of action for local headquarters to follow. HURT BY FLYING SAW (0.C.) ROTORUA, Monday When using a circular saw on the property of Mr R. Copeland Smith at Te Ngae yesterday, Mr Sydney A. Lyon, aged 42. a married share-milker, suffered severe injuries to his chest and neck through the saw flying from the shaft. He was admitted to the Rotorua Hospital, where his condition tonight was reported to be serious.