PARLIAMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19862, 27 July 1934, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 26. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Mr D. G. Sullivan (Lab., Avon) gave notice to introduce the Christchurch City Empowering Bill. Mr A. S. Richards (Lab., Roskill) asked the Minister of Health if he would introduce legislation for licensing drainlayers, providing for the license to cover the whole of the local authorities of the Dominion. The Hon. J. A. Young replied in the negative. To give effect to the member’s request, he said, would mean that the Government would have to set up examination and registration boards for the Dominion or else every local body would have to accept the license certificates of every other local authority. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, July 26. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Reciprocal Enforcement of I Judgments Bill and Mutual Fire InsurI ance Amendment Bill were read a j second time and referred to the I Statutes Revision Committee, i The Stock Remedies Bill was read a second time and referred to the Agricultural Committee. 1 The second reading of the Arms i Amendment Bill was moved by the ! Hon. R. Masters. I The Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Bell said that one of the advantages of the ! registration of all firearms was that I the police knew where every firearm ; was. The Bill ought to be welcomed by i every law-abiding citizen. He con- ] sidered that the Government should | consider further limitation of the pos-

session of firearms and ammunition. His sole concern was that the only armed force in the Dominion should be the armed force of the Crown. The Bill was read a second time. The Opticians Amendment Bill w’as read a second time. The Council rose at 3.30 p.m. until Tuesday.