END OF THE SESSION

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11960, 15 October 1924, Page 6

END OF THE SESSION

EXPECTED THIS MONTH PRIME MINISTER GIVES SOME IDEA OF BUSINESS AHEAD. “MEMBERS IMPATIENT.” In tho course of a" statement in the House yesterday afternoon the Prime Minister said that he thought the present session of Parliament should conclude by iho end of this month. The Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister if he could inform the House what his proposals were respecting the business of the House for the remainder of the session. Mr Wilford remarked that an Education Bill had just been brought down by Governor-General’s message, and' it was a measure that would have to go to a committee, and on tho previous evening the House had been told that the Mining Bill, which was not yet drafted, would come along shortly and be sent to a committee. Was there any information as to what bills were expected this session? He had calculated the hills which he thought would be slaughtered at the end of the session, and he thought it looked as if the session could finish on October 25th by giving consideration to important bills, if the bills were ready. Mir Massey replied that it was quite impossible to give all* the informatics asked for. He knew that member" were becoming impatient and anxiouA for the end of the session, and he was one of them. Mr Wilford: I have ai number of farmers in my party to whom it is important that they should get away as. soon as possible. Mr Massey: I 3cnow. So have I. Mr Hanan: It applies to all sides of the House. Mr Massey said there were some hills that were important and had been promised. Mr Wilford: And the Public Works Statement. Mr Massey: That is not a hill. . . . I ani thinking now of bills that have to be prepared by the Law Drafting Office. Mr Hanan.: Will there be a Loan Bill? Mr Massey: There will he a Finance Bill, and I think the loan will be provided' for in a clause of that measure. Mr Massey said he wanted to get. an Agricultural Credits Bill before the House. The Education Bill was very short and was only machinery. It was going to the Education Committee as a matter of form, and he thought the same procedure ’applied to the Mining Bill. He believed there were two Mining Bills. “I want to get tho Legislature Amendment Bill before the House,” continued the Prime Minister. “It should not take many minutes.” Mr Wilford: Not worth discussing. Mr Massey: That is a matter of opinion. Mr Wilford: Not as a matter of electoral reform. Mr Massey: What does the honourable member call the provision respecting the rolls? Mr Wilford: Machinery. Cur interest is killed in it. Mr MasseyV.l am sorry for that. My interest certainly is not killed in, it. Mr Wilford: I can-quite understand that. Mr Massey said that it was no use saying tho session could be finished up next week, or anything like that, but unless there was some obstruction he thought a conclusion could he reached this month.