A Parliamentary Notebook

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 119, 10 August 1927, Page 8

A Parliamentary Notebook

Mostly Financial (THE Sr.VS rariiameuary Rff WELLINGTON. Tuesday Hie financial debase occupied day s Sitting of the House of r 6 t(> sentatives, the members discussis,* variety of subjects from the * ment of rural values to local'T?*' ances nursed by members for . time. r 9 °Oi ~ Th . e ™° st interesting contribution, the debate was the speech of u," ’ Hamilton, who dealt with land A finance in a comprehensive manner Mr. J. McCombs. notice to introduce the Minimum u Bill, and the Hon. R. F. Bollard !? Counties Amendment Bill. n! The House adjourned at 10 30 Hauraki Gulf Trawlers Trawler fishing in prohibited a-„ in the Hauraki Gulf was referred in the House to day by Mr. g g P Mason, member for Eden, who s,* solution of the problem except to ke! the trawlers outside the Gulf X get her. They did not confine tW selves to fish catching, but cisttrS: the balance of nature in the tenrod, tion of fish. The Policeman Calls The attendance of uniformed o®~of the law upon people in ccnnectiT with old-age pensions business It caused Mr. E. J. Howard, member 7Christchurch South, to ask the leister for Justice, the Hon. !'• I. lei. leston. tf he will have the piuoic stopped. Hospital Economy The anticipated capital exoenditur. of hospital boards throughout N>, Zealand for the current year has beereduced by £250.000. and, accordorthe Minister for Health, the Hon j A. Young, further reductions are tt pected to be made. Summer-Time Protest The protest of the Dominion ccsference of the New Zealand Fannen Union against the Summer Time B? was presented to Parliament bj MW. S. Glenn, Rangitikei, to-day, in & form of two petitions, the second beinj on behalf of the women’s branch. The petitions state that the principle o' daylight saving is too dangerous justify being experimented with the agricultural and pastoral industries are in the most precarious conditio: they have experienced for many year? It is contended also that the innovation would seriously interfere with the household duties of farmers’ wires and the schooling of children, anc would also interfere with the health of both.