BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1930, Page 7

BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT

PROGRESS OF PRIVATE BILLS. i '“WELL KNOWN” PETITION HEARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The committee on Private Bills recommended in the House of Representatives to-day that, notwithstanding noncompliance with certain standing orders, the London and New Zealand Bank Limited Amendment Bill should be allowed to proceed. The report was agreed to. Two othci’ private Bills, the Presbyterian Church Property Amendment and the Managers of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church (Oamaru) Bills were also.- reported from the same committee. The Statutory Land Charges Registration Amendment Bill was introduced and read a first time.

The Patea Borough Empowering Bill was reported from the Local Bills Committee without amendment. The Public Petitions Committee reported on the well known petition of F. G. Dalziell, who prayed for an investigation under Parliamentary authority of the question of what human industry really is in practice. The. committee expressed the opinion that the petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. It further suggested that the inquiry asked for in the petition should be referred to a committee consisting of Sir Andrew Russell (leader of the New Zealand Division in France), Sir Donald McGavin (head of the medical branch of the division), Messrs. W. S. Bennett (superintendent for New Zealand of Dalgety and Co., Ltd.), W. S. Butler (president of the New Zealand Sawmillers’ Federation), D. G. Clark (formerly Commissioner of Taxes), A. D. Cockayne (as-sistant-Director-General of Agriculture), Professor T. A. Hunter (professor ot philosophy at Victoria College) and If. F. Johnston, K.C. “These gentlemen,” the committee stated, “have expressed their willingness to act if granted the powers of a Royal Commission so that they may have power to call witnesses as io the ascertained essentials of organisation. and such expenses as may be incurred shall not be a charge on Government.”

After a number of members had referred humourously to the subject Mr. MacPherson, replying, said each of the nominees for the commission had intimated that he was prepared to act and some good would be achieved if, at no cost to the country, this recurring petition were finally disposed of. The Meat Export Control Amendment Bill (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) was reported from the Agricultural and Stock Committee with amendments,