PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19261, 27 August 1924, Page 7

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

NOTES FROM PRESS GALLERY; IFsom Our Own Corhkspondejst.) ‘ i WELLINGTON, August 2fiH GOVERNMENT ADVANCES.' ' In answer to a question to-day Mr Ma*- i Bey said lie intended to make a statement In a day or two elaborating what he had said ftt Levin, but be was net; ready yet/ * and must ask members to wait. He wis making ail necessary arrangements, bhe they were not complete yet. LEGISLATURE AMENDMENT BILL. Soon after the Bouse met to-day thef Prime Minister indicated that he Intended to adopt a fresh course respecting the' i Legislature Amendment BUI, the fpteodoction of which had been talked .out onf several occasions. Be said he was" no# going to have the whole busbies® of the? i session held up for this measure, and hef 1 intended to ask the Bouse to strike tho Hill off the Order Paper and bring in another Bill by Governor-General’s Message.- i It would not be the same Bill, though .1# would bear the same title. . ■ i SCHOOL FOOTBALL, i . -.‘v ] Mr Armstrong (Christchurch East) "has: given notice to ask tbo Minister ofEdncalion whether he is aware that boys attend- ;i ing public schools ate not allowed by the**’ i masters to play what football games they" wish to play, and whether he will .take- j such stops as will allow the boya in future to make their own choice. ] CONCRETE PILES. ’ * " 1 Mr Holland (Euller) will ask the Minister 1 of Public Works whether hia departments' favours the use of concrete piles in .the construction of railway bridges, wharves, | etc., and if so will he establish. factory at Westport. Ho says the build- ,■; mgs and plant formerly used in the mumfacture of piles at Westport are still available. and there are ample supplies of cement at Cape Foulwind. A large number of unused piles are at present being shipped from Westport to harbour boards in outer parts of tho dominion. \ ' WORK IN RACING STABLES. Mr Langstono (Labour member for Wai- D marine) has given notice to ask the Minis- [, ter of Internal Affiars whether he is atvare i that the Now Zealand Racing Conference i is prohibitng 40 youths from obtaining employment in any racing stable in the dominion, and whether he will see that tho powers of the Racing Conference are cur- ! failed in this direction. In a note he 1 says: Horse owners and trainers are warned under penalty not to employ these boys. They have been blacklisted; and i their names are published weekly in the " Weekly Press and the New Zealand Referee. - The only wrong these vouths have done is that they left their previous employer without notice.” . 1