PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1920, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESE^4TATIVBBi ! i KBPMES TO (QUESTIONS. 'I By Teleffraph.—Presi Association, t ' 'vj Wellington, Last Nigfi4^. IH The House, of Representatives 2.30 p.m. I '.J Replying to Mr. J. A. Nash (Palmlr* »;;| ston North), the Hon. Sir William jS»> ; * ries said he had not heard rf ft, yroptfal - } to pay old age pension* instead of at post offices,'' would sr> "m quire into the matter and'make a stasis. ;'| Implying to Mr. J. P.' ia» B . ton North), the Son. C. J. Parr sai&J|ov? would favorably consider*' giving vSwLjj children the na«e|pary leave of alscQtir J to enable them to attend'and at annual elocutionary exaninationiMße! -'M would consult the department about J& '•% Replying to Mr iD. G. Sullivan (ArtS, 1 the Hon. E. P. Lee said the Boaafrol J Trade had made inquiries Into sko fits of the woollen companies in jfefK.ll Zealand, and it was proposed to pntttv W. the results shortly. '% Replying to Mr. A. D. McLeod (WMvl'tl rarapa), the Hon. Sir Heaton" BhQJF*i)JI said he would take into consi&ttftjtoi&j the question of selling nuhtaryjaaflejtt||j stores to medical men other than who served at the front. ; ,<jg NAVAL DEFENCE. . 1 The Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes stated J that, at the suggestion of liord JeWaa*,.';! the Admiralty had presented'to then*-' 1 ! minion guns, mountings, and stores to -'J the value of £BI7O. These guns were M similar to those in use on Chatham, and could be mounted on tfe 1 Philomel. In case of necessity t|B*ji«| could be used to arm mer<jhint*ofii»ißu'-j but for the present they would lie u«M purely for instructional purposes. 1 THE GOVERNOR-GENEJiUJU ' % Replying to a question, Mr. Maasfik.'J stated it was not now Lord Jellicoe wouTd arrive at W»t£L,l>| ton before Tuesday, owing to his meeting with contrary winds. An m*% nouncement on the matter would bii'vl made later on. ,'*| The remainder of the afternoon sitting -*1 was taken up with the renewed discos- || sion on the adjourned motion that' the',? report of the Public Health Committee. .<< on the Hospital and Charitable InstitU* 'fi tions Amendment Bill do lie on tfc»'"a table, the debate being again adjourned." w Debates on the war regulations andkl Samoa occupied the evening session, fnd f'J the House rose at 1.30 a.m. . v?