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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19139, 7 October 1936, Page 6

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CONCLUSION THIS MONTH HOPES OF THE CABINET l- 1 URTHER, LAWS PLANNED LIST .BEFORE CAUCUS (Parliamentary fi’eporler.) WELLINGTON, this day. Though there is nothing of a, contentions nature involved in the Govenininit’s legislative programme for the remainder ot the session, a iair amount ol work remains to he done beiore the House adjourns for the recess at Ihe end of the mouth. A tentative* li.-f of bills, which it is hoped to introduce before the end of the session, was submitted to a Government party caucus this morning by the Prime Minister, the lit. Hon. M. J. Lavage, who warned the members ol lus parly that it would probably he necessary to hold Monday sittings ol the House before long. In mi interview alicr Hie 'aliens had concluded. Mr. Savage repealed I hat. it was his aim that the House .should complete its- work by (lie- end of llm month and that hills which were not ready by that time, or which proved unduly content ions might have to be jettisoned. He said that the House would not he asked to sit next Monday, hut probably there would he sittings on cither the following Saturday or Monday, or both days. .Much would depend oil whether Inc law draftsman was able to have the legislation ready in time. ANOTHER. FINANCE BILL Tho Prime -Minister said that another I'duanee Bill, containing clauses dealing with a. variety of .subjects, would be introduced to-day and an Appropriation Bill and Supplementary Estimates would lie brought down this week before the depart tire of the Hon. W. Nash fur England.

Other hills which il was hoped to bring down in the next few days were the Reserves and Ollier Lands Disposal Bill, the Local Legislation Bill, and the Statutes Amendment Bill. These were bills of the washingup type, containing odds and ends of legislation. Glancing at (lie list, the Prime Minister remarked that il included the following hills: Workers’ Compensation Amendment; Education Amendment, dealing with the admission of the five-year-old children; Agricultural Emergency Powers, regulations in confirmation of the. wool levy: Auckland- liarhour Board, dealing with an agreement between the Auckland Harbour Board and tin* navy: Geneva Red Gross Convention: Native Affairs (washingup): and Coal Mines Amendment.

The Local Body Reform Bill, he said, would be introduced and referred lo the Local Bills Committee for consideration, but would not be passed Ibis session. Asked whether it, was intended to pass the Industrial Efficiency Bill before the House rose, Mr. Savage said that that would depend on the amount of opposition to tin* measure. Ho, could not say at present just what would he done.