LEGISLATIVE TASKS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE TASKS.

TWENTY-EIGHT BILLS TO BE PASSED.

WHEN WILL THE SESSION END? [l<hom Our Correspondent, ] WELLINGTON, Septembor 30. t Parliament hopes to end its work for tuo session by tho middle of next week, arid the Prime Minister, in announcing what ho expects to get done, suggests that seven Bills a day can easily be passed. He assured the House that it was not his intention to submit any contentious legislation, consequently one clause in the Land Bill now before the House would"not be pressed. The clause affected tho West land and Buller districts. Tho Public. Works Statement would be introduced on Friday and possibly discussed the same night, and he hoped to sea the business over by Wednesday. The Prime Minister enumerated the following Bills which the Government wishes to pass this session: Friendly Societies Amendment. Education Reserves Amendmeut. Alien Enemy Teachers. Dairy Industry Amendmeut. Prisons Amendment. Destitute Persons Amendment; Counties Amendments. Footwear Regulation Amendments. Miners' Phthisis. Mining Amendment. Coalmines Amendment. Local Elections (Proportional Representation) Amendment. New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment. Laud Laws Amendment. THE WHARF TROUBLE. Enumerating other Bills not yet on the Order Paper, the Prime Minister said the usual "washing up" Bill would not be of an extensive character. There was to he a Commercial Trusts Bill, dealing with the cost of living, and a. small amendment of the Arbitration Act dealing with what certain members had described as victimisation on the Auckland and Greymouth wharves. Tho Bill would enable the case to bo referred for appeal to the Arbitration Court or Magistrate's Court. Other Bills wero the Native "Wash-ing-up " Bi'l, "West Coast Settlement Reserve Bill, a Mining Bill dealing with water races, a Public Trust Bill of two clauses, Public Service Superannuation Amendment, Municipal Corporations Amendment, a one clause Defence Bill dealing with the National Reserve, a small Bill dealing with the Post Office, another dealing with a difficulty which had' cropped up in connection with the To Oranga Industrial School, Christcliurch, a War Regulation Bill and a pleasure authorising the granting of University degrees to men who had enlisted but who, under normal circumstances, would have been able to present themselves for examination. I don't say tjysse are all the Bills," added tho Prime Minister, amid which developed to a roar of merriment when he promised _ that at all events these were all whjch the Government would proceed with. The only measures excluded from the favoured list were the Greymouth Native Reserve Bill. Juries Act Amendment Bill, which the Prime Minister described as unnecessary, Prisoners Detention Bill and the Local Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill, which wero said to have a doubtful chance of inclusion iu this season's programme.