RAPID PROGRESS MADE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19503, 9 December 1937, Page 20

RAPID PROGRESS MADE

WORK OF PARLIAMENT

FOUR BILLS IN 20MIN. YESTERDAY’S PROGRESS (Per Preag Association.) " ' WELLINGTON, this day. Urgency was accorded the passing of the Local Legislation Bill, the Sovereign's Birthday Observance Bill, the Agricultural Emergency Regulations Confirmation Bill, and the School ol Agriculture Bill, in the House of Representatives last night. In moving the second reading of the Local Legislation Bill, the Minister oi Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, said that members would recognise that this was the usual WashingUp Bill, and they would find in it only the type of clauses usually found in a measure of this nature. The bill was read the second time. The Sovereign’s Birthday Observance Bill was read the second time without discussion, as was the Agricultural Emergency Regulations Confirmation Bill. The -Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. W. Lee Martin, in moving the second reading of the School of Agri- . culture Bill, said , the ‘ bill would prove a milestone as far as agricultural development in this country was concerned. Mr. H. S. S. Kyle (Nat., Riccarton) said he thought the Minister’s proposals contained in the bill for the control of both Massey and Lincoln colleges would meet the position very well, and overlapping in the work of the colleges would be eliminated altogether. Remaining Programme The four bills, for which urgency was granted, were passed through the committee stages and were read the third time and passed, in a little over 20 minutes. The following local bills were put through all stages and passed: Thames Valley Drainage Board Empowering bill (Mr. R. Coulter), Taupiri Drainage and River District Amendment Bill (Mr. R. Coulter), Napier HarboUf Board Amendment Bill (Mr. H M. Christie on behalf of the Hon; W. E. Barnard), the Hamilton Borough Council Empowering Amendment Bill (Mr. C. A. Barrell), Cawthron Institute Trust Board Rating Exemption Bill No. 2. (Mr. H. Atmore); Christchurch Domain Amendment Bill (Mr. E. J. Howard), and Wellington City Empowering Amendment Bill (Mr. C. H. Chapman).

On the motion for the adjournment the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J Savage, intimated that the House would sit to-day and to-morrow from 10.30 a.m. until 10.30 p.m., with the usual intervals for meals. Four bills remained to be passed, he said, the Petroleum Bill, Agricultural Amendment -Bill, Dog Registration Amendment Bill and the State Finance Corporation Amendment Bill.