PARLIAMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18352, 24 August 1929, Page 5

PARLI AME NT.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 23. j Hie House of Representatives met at 10.30 this morning . A Division, A division was called for on the question whether the A to L Petitions Committee should I»e permitted to meet at 11 a.m., Labour members objecting to : the Committee meeting during the sit- ■ ting of the House. uepiydng to objections, Mr J. A. Macplierson (Oamaru;, sa'id. the petition was an urgent one, and consideration had been delayed as a result of the ! want of confidence motion, j Reiorm members interjected, asking j whose petition it was. j Air Macpherson did not reply, aiid j a division was called for. i Air J. O’Brien (Westland), rising to a point of order, stated that if the com- | mittee were allowed to sit, probably I only half an hour, it would save an ; Auckland witness the expense of remaining in Wellington over the weekend. | -v motion was again put, and carried jon the voices. Cook Islands. I On the motion oi Bir A. T. Ngata, i the Cook Islands report was referred ! to the Industries and Commerce Committee. Replies to Questions. j Replying to a question, Sir A. T. Ngata said it had been suggested that ! the references to the vessel Maui FcmI are should be the subject of an inquiry. | Replying to Mr W. J, Broadfoot (Waitomo), the Hon. G. W. Fortog said the Cinnabar moth had, been liberated in certain wheat-infected areas, and had given fairly hopeful results. He would give an indication as to further liberations as soon as it was known what supplies were available. Ashburton Roads. [I AL D. Jones (Mid-Canterbury) asked : whether it wa s a fact that, on account ) of the shortage of funds, the Highways > Board had cancelled the agreement for the construction of a bitumen road be- ■ tween Hinds and Rakaia. ■ ! The Hon. E. A. Ransom replied that : the Alain Highways Board had agreed - to pay a subsidy of £3 to £1 to the 1 Ashburton County towards the > cost of reconstruction and surfacing the Dunedin-Christchurch main highway be- • tween the Rakaia River and the Hinds, ' as and when funds were available, but jon account of prior commitments in i this district, it was unable to recomj mend the provision of Junds for the j work during the present financial year. New Bills. j The following new Bills were introduced and read a first time:—Counties Amendment Bill (Hon. I*. A. de la Perrelle) ; Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Amendment Bni (Hon. A. J. Stallworthy) : Shops and Offices Amend- ! ment Bill (Hon. AV. A. \ eitch); Apprentices Amendment Bill (Hon. AV. A. Veitch): Patents Designs and Trade Afarlcs Amendment BUI (Hon. T. AI. AVilford). Bill Withdrawn. The Hon. J. B. Donald (Postmaster- | General) was given leave to withdraw the Pacific Cable Sale Authorisation Bll The House then continued the debate on the Financial Statement, and adjourned until Tuesday next.