TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1930, Page 11

TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS

DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT DEPARTURE OF PRIME MINISTER. ATTITUDES OF THE PARTIES. \ (By Wire—Parliamentary Reporter.) Wellington, Last Night, The House of Representatives, on the motion of the Prime Minister, decided to-day that the House should meet at 2.30 p.m. each day from Monday to Friday next week and continue the sittings until there was a motion to adjourn. Mr. Forbes said he had had a meeting with the leaders of the. two opposition parties, and the motion was the result of the discussion. It was intended to endeavour to get through all contentious business before he departed for the Imperial Conference, and to leave non-contentious matters till afterwards. It was not his wish that the House should sit till after 12 o’clock any night unless.it was impossible to get the-al-lotted business for ,the day through .before'that time. • Replying to an interjection Mr. Forbes said that the Unemployment Bill was not looked upon as a Government measure on which it stood or fell. It was regarded as a matter in which all sides of the House should assist, and it had been referred to a committee with the object of having it amended in any way that would make it more workable. Mr. Coates asked the Prime Minister if he could indicate what -Bills would, have to be put through in the next fortnight. He assumed it was intended, to test the feeling of the House on all contentious measures during that period. He assured the Prime Minister he could commit the Reform Party to do its best to expedite the business "without sacrificing the right to 'oppose principlesito which it objected. On the other hand, nothing would be:done, that would causa unnecessary delay,- ‘ >■ Mr. H.E. Holland-gave a similar assurance bn behalf of the Labour Party, and said it was generally recognised that New Zealand should' be represented at the conference and should be represented by its Prime Minister.

Mr. Forbes stated that during the next week four Bills connected with finance would be brought down —the Customs Bill, Land and Income Tax Amendment, the Land and Income Tax Annual and the Finance Bill. It was also intended to bring down the Defence Bill and lay on the table papers relating to railway construction. He appreciated the spirit in which the leaders of the other parties had met him and assured, them that every facility would be given for voicing opinions and objections.