PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAN-POWER DEBATE NEXT WEEK (F.0.P.R.) WELLINGTON, Mar. 12. Three Bills were passed by the House of Representatives to-day. They were the Ministry of Works Bill, the Commercial Gardens Registration Bill, and the Finance Bill. Consideration of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Amendment Bill was deferred. Discussion on these measures occupied most of the day. „ , Late in the afternoon the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, gave a brief outline of the Dominion’s man-power requirements, both for the armed forces and for industry, and his statement will be the basis of a general debate next Wednesday. . „„ Before the House rose at 4.25 p.m. opportunity was taken to bid farewell to Mr L. G. Lowry (Govt., Otaki) and Mr W. P. Endean (Oppn., Remuera), who are to be the members of the New Zealand delegation to the conference of the Empire Parliamentary Association in London. /The Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition Mr S. G. Holland, and the Speaker. Mr W. E. Barnard, congratulated them on their selection, and wished them a safe and pleasant trip. The House then adjourned until 10.30 *.m. on Wednesday. •
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25173, 13 March 1943, Page 6
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