PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11118, 5 November 1907, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

• (From our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. THE END OF THE SESSION. Shortly after the House met last evening, the Premier stated that the [ next afternoon he would give members information as to when the Public Works Statement would be brought down, what business would be gone on with, and. when the session .would likely close. Until that announcement ' is made everything/is, of course, r a- matter ,of. conjecture, but meanwhile members are speculating as to what mayrhappen, and a few judiciously placed enquiries have resulted in , certain opinions being formed. To begin with, it is more than probable — in fact it is a good "tip'.'—^-that the Public Works Statement will be brought down on Friday evening, and as far as can be gathered" the Public Works ' Estimates have, been framed so far as the amount available is concerned, with an evident intention :to subvert criticism and preiVent any extreme discussion of- unnecessary details. • As . to the Bills that are to be gone on with or jettisoned, that is., a much more difficult question. Generally speaking it would ./appear that the Premier is inclined %o adhere very large- r ly to the programme he has more than once mentioned in his remarks to the House. Naturally,- some of the Bills on the order ' papers will h%ve to go ' by the board, but it is quite possible on the other liand that being desirous of "ganging awa hame," members generally may. refrain from undue prolixity, and put through quite a. large amount of business in a comparatively .short period. On one point it would appear that the Government intends to persevere with the Anti-gambling -Bill,-' and there are many other Bills on the order paper on which it is presumed that they, are in earnest, such as the Fire Brigades Bill and the Flour Monopoly Prevention Bill ; also , rumors are abroad as - to even more imEortant measures being brought down efore the close of the session. Unless t>he House gets a move on it will beat least the 20th or 21st before the curtain is .rung down. The Premier gave notice to move that the Gaming and Lotteries Bill be referred of a special committee consisting of; Messrs Henries, Ell, Wilford, Poland, Poole, Reid, T. Mackenzie, Davey, Witty, and Sir Joseph^ Ward.