PARLIAMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15742, 28 August 1915, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. * f i QUESTIONS. I . . Per Press Association. WELLINGTON,. August 27. The House met at . 2.30. Replying to questions Ministers said Tli® matter of ex'poi'tation of oats for other,'-tVib'iJ-"defence purposes, was now ujider' . It largely increased, pricey being demanded foi ; kerosene, / petrol, sp;rit, etc., steps would be taken 11> prevent the people from beiiig expioitcd.. , I The only articles touched upon by tile amended tariff subject to increase., Other increases 1 would come into force when, the Aef; .bearing ' on. ..the matter wa.& passed.'.'-' ... , The Government was not . aw,ift;e that 50,000 cases of kerosene >y£d'£. v stored by- one firm in ..Wcjiyriglftri",V' They wculd be glad to hegr of-any'instances of exploitation. -•■■•,■...■. (iVli' -Payne, asked the question, said tho firm would mate ','£7ooo- by j anticipating the new. duty,J; ,i I If money was awlob;fl u tl.)p, lp-'o.vei-n----inei.it-, proposed to , expenditure on providing homes, for j workers. j .• :. WAR FUNDS 81LL,.., A-War Fund Bill was introduced by Governor's Message, and was read a first time. Tho measure intended to : provide for the ad ministration of funds subscribed by tire ;;piiblic for i war purposes. j On the motion to go into 1 committee on tho New Zealand; lioans Amende raent Bill, Sir J. .Gk ; - Ward - briefly,- ®xplained the measure.-, ,-. Referring' to the Public, ,Reserves Amendment Bill Sir J. G. Ward briefly explained that it is intended to ..pro-, vide for borrowing moneys for w:.u" purposes from the Imp^rjal Treasury. J'he- amount thus raised, ,to. be. . increased from two ,to th-fßfli. miffioiLs. Bntli Bills were reported from committee wiUiout amendment,,, read a third time and passed. i: - LAW PR ACTITIONiERS. ' In. Committee on the Law Practitioners A mend ir.cji Ifr r ' _Mr Hiiidiuai'fjh, prohibit King's Counsel from practising as ■solicitors—lost on a..divisiqn by 32 to 18. ... Another Amendment, making tho proposal not to apply to.-, existing K-C's, was carried by 25 to 22. A proposal that the new olauro bo added to 'lie bill carried by 27 t0'2.1. . Tho House roso .at- 5.47 p.m., till Tuesday at, 2 30 p.m.