SESSION'S WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20076, 12 October 1920, Page 2

SESSION'S WORK.

TWENTY-FIVE MORE BILLS. [From Odf. Correspondent ] .... WFLUNGTOV, October 11. ~ 10 Prime Minister indicated to the House to-night that when Parliament passes twcnty.fpur or twenty-five nror o of which, he regards ten : as imporlant, the session will conclude. He made this Statement in response to Mr " > ho ' Pointed to the estraordinaniy bare condition of the Order taper, containing four Government B is and .one private Bill. “We are utterly iu the dark about the bush pe-s, Ixo said. “We get a Bill down m Hie morning and pass it at night ” iur Massey declined, to accept the correctness of the, hasty legislation critiusm. He gave the following catamgue pi , proposed -measures :-A Finance Jnl, not, h e said, a contentious menf Ure ’ n u i °5? the Governm»ld do without; Bank 5 ' W «m al n d ?? ll » Cities Bill; Coal CoU ° tle , s Bill (now before a (select Committee); Compensation for Accidents; Housing;- Railwav Classification ; Land Bill, not at all contennous, but quite important I-oidf Witty: Not leasehold or free-* iJV A 1 A SS ?- : No \ whafcthe hon - memboi is thinking about. There will be a tensions Bill, Superannuation Bdl b ® rT «* Ed!, “ Washing-up ” bu j Death Duties Bill, Local Railways Bill to provide Tor 2ft or 2ft 6in gauge Exposure of Dangerous Goods Bill Harbours Act Amendment, Rotorua Control Bill (not the measure before the House), purses Registration, Incorporated Societies. Law Drafting Bill a ffiCf‘s, Bi ». bouWßilfi^ 0n 1 a HarMr Massey : I think that will bo in the Finance Bill. Mr "itty: Will there be a. Railway Authorisation Bill? y Mr Massey: 1 am not quite sure that it will he necessary, if 8 0, it will b 0 a very small thing. There is to be an iVppiopmtion Bill and a small Bill dealing with industrial life insurance.