A Parliamentary Note-Book

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 169, 7 October 1927, Page 8

A Parliamentary Note-Book

TARIFF CHATTER (THE SUE’S Parliamentary j|^ _ "'ELLINGTON, To^J Tariff discussions occupied v „ day s sitting in Parliament, ' ! displaying singularly little h, “'h | in the debates. * dlve tety The Rt. Hon J. G. Coates exnte | in the House this afternoon Government would be guided bv reasonableness in dealing with 1 lation. UJ The House sat on the Tariff j» in committee til] 12.30 a.m„ when short title was passed and nronf' was reported. pro « I ** Returns were presented House by various Ministers and tice of intention to introduce new Bills was given. These frel? Plants Bill, the Mining AmeS± Bill and the Guardianship of Inf.l.' Amendment Bill. The Legislative Council sat f cr , little while and passed five Bm* Four of the Bills were of consider able importance, but the only which called forth any discussion *»- the Land for Settlement Amendauu Bill. The other measures irhji were put through their final stanj and passed were the Dangerous W Bill, the Fungicides ana Insecticide! Bill, the New Zealand Institute o' Horticulture Bill and the Peel Fort? Amendment Bill. Shopping Hours A protest against any extensioa shopping hou-s beyond those akmdr in force, is contained in a peUticl signed by 10” retail shopkeepers o( Palmerston North, and presented to Parliament tc-day by Sir. J. A Palmerston. SIS as as School Swimming Baths A plea for assistance in nmiatay, ing school swimming baths vu etatained in a q uestion of which Mr. 'it, A. Veitch, Wanganui, gave nodes y the House. He mentioned that some | school committees had a difficulty h meeting the maintenance costs of the baths out of the funds at their & posal, ana he asked the Minister of Education, the Hon. R. A. Wright il the Government could grant a pound for pound subsidy on money nisei for this purpose. IK )s Education Boards Again The possible abolition of education boards is still worrying some memben of the Legislature. Mr. W. A Veitch. member for Wanganui, has given notice to ask the Minister' of Educatjoe, the Hon. R. A. Wright, if the committee of the Reform Party which investigated the question, has completed its fittings, and if so, will the report, together with the evidence, be placed at the disposal of members—irrespective of party. :4S as Juries Amendment Held Up The Juries Amendment. Bill Nn. 1 introduced into the House o( Representatives by Mr. H. G. B. Mason. Eden, has not met with the approval of the Statutes Revision Committee, to which it was referred. The commit tee recommended today in its report, that as the subject matter of the Bill, with the exception d one clause, is not appropriate aa fit amendment of the Juries Act, the Bill should not be allowed to proceed il its present form. 14c Uc Racecourse Improvement The amount of taxation refunded t» racing and trotting clubs iu the Dominion during the financial year ended March 31, 1627, was £31471 This information was supplied to the Home of Representatives to-day, at the request of Mr. H. T. Armstrong, Chrischurch East. It is provided in the Finance Act 1925, that the Minister of Finance may refund to clubs one and i-qnarter per cent, of the ptoss takin gs of the tout sator at race: meeting!! conducted by the club during the y ear, to be opended for permanent improvement d courses.