PASSING THE VOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17088, 17 July 1926, Page 3

PASSING THE VOTES.

GOVERNMENT EXFENDITURJ.

EIKKT ITEMS APPROVED

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WELLINGTON, last night

When the House mot this afternoon the Prime Minister intimated he desired to go oil with Further consideration of t lie Kalinin tea, and lie moved that the House go into Committee of Supply. This was agreed 10. and the discussion on the first-item, the Legislative Department £85,540, was resumed by Sir .Tosepb. Ward. Mr. G. W. Forbes (Hnrunui) urged more consideration for the needs of education in (ho country' districts and said country children should have the opportunity of attending central schools?. Wherever possible the consolidated school system should 'be brought into operation. The Hon. D. Buddo (Ktiinpoi) complained that so little had been done to the main highways. After two years' operation the main highways were never in a more deplorable condition than they wore in at present.

.Mr. M. J. Savage (Auckland West} questioned the provision on the Estimates in respect to the travelling expenses of Dr. MaeEachcrn, and commented on the attitude tafcen up by the Health Minister towards him. Sir John Luke (Wellington North) urged that the sole teacher should be done away with, and he supported the suggestion by Sir George Hunter for country children as far as possible to be enabled to attend, consolidated schools.

A PLEA FOR WIDOWS. Air. A. M. Samuel (Ohinorriuf-i) put in a plea for widows and dependents of deceased miners, and urged upori the Government its legal duty in regard to the payment of burial allowance and accretions of pension. In reply to Mr. Buddo, the'Hob. K. S. Williams. Minister of Public Works, said'we had still a great deal to learn in respect of tho maintenance of roads.

Mr. V. H. Potter ißoskill) considered the police were considerably underpaid, having regard to nerviees rendered. Fourteen shillings a day was totallv inadequate. Air* AI. J. Savage urged on the Mblister of Alines more generous treatment in the matter of funeral expenses of -widows whoso husbands died of minors' phthisis. Air. P. Fraser submitted that the Library Committee should have been consulted about the appointment of n new Parliamentary Librarian, and said the position should have been kept open till Parliament met. He demanded that the applications sliould be laid on the table of the House so that members could judge whether the best qualified applicant had been appointed. The first item was passed at 11.-U p.m. , The Treasury vote £31,644, Lnntl and Income Tax Department £59,612, and Stamp Duties Department £97,084 were then, passed without discussion, and the Hbuse rose at 11.30 until 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday.