TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16213, 25 August 1923, Page 5

TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT.

Reporter.) [ : :'Z ' '■■: J.WELLINGTON, fnis day; . i The HousO of Repr«sentaiives met at noo£ .when the. Government introduced the Repayment ot tho Public Debt Bill, the Electric .Power Boards Amendment, Land Drainage ' Amendment, and t Apprentices Amendment. * . The-Premier stated that he- only intended ,jtd take 'the Electric Power Amehd'nient' Bill," . - "., \,..,. -.- ■<" 'Miv/'tfeitch suggested passing tho Ap-, preqtices Bill;" as employcirs and Workers unanimously favored this method of. spiv-, iiiU ah urgent problem. * ; _ ;■ ' • 'Mr; fyitt declared the. Apprentices Bill was highly 1 contentious. ■'• Mr. Holland: That is nob correct at

all. ' "' ' U Mr. Massey :'■ I can l&eo plainly that, J though many, people want tho Bill, it P cannot .pass this session..- > - ' J Questioned about the Gaming Bill, Mr. •' Massey expressed >.,strong desire, to, see ' a- clause passed limiting the .fields. If j* they could dp that h 6; was prepared to !« drop the rest of the Bill altogether. h •Mr* Isittj'.on behalf of tho opponents,, I oaid they would make bigger concessions H than -that.-," ' ' .-.! ••'- ! ' ' • < . Th6 j .Prcmief y - replying to questions, [J said thai; -the cost-bf living - bonus to I public .service annuitants would bo (con- f< tinned* also to m.ake tho-bonus to women [i pensions v permanent. He intended cir- j. cidating tho Electoral Bill on Monday ■ or'; Tuesday..-. .-;■■:.•:-.- I >\ "' The Minister, for .Agriculture, ques- : \ tipned by Mr. Le.Pereile, stated that instructions had been given to send a copy of the evidence' on the Dairy Export | Control- Bill to every dairy factor in the'Dominion. j "■Mr- Atmoro asked if the Government . wbhTd bring in a Bill dealing with fruit export/ '"' ' '_" '"' ' . Mr. Massey replied that the promise would be'kept,-but 1 he doubted if tho measure Was sufficiently non-contentious to pass. It was quite impossible to pass the .Motor BUI this session, as it was too contentious. i'?; • i ,? >. iper <press! Association.! ''•At -this * stage'-the Premier left 'the Chamber'to proceed to Auckland. The Hon. Nosworthy -took charge of * the House. * After further formal business the House proceeded to discuss the Public Works Statement and ' two. Kative-Bills. '■' ■■■■