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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16267, 6 November 1920, Page 16

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YO-DAY’S SITTING. \ - [Pj;p Press Association-.] WELLINGTON, November 6. Tho House-met .at eleven o’clock. Replying,.to ,Mr Sullivan, the Hon e. p; Leo said that during tho recess ho would "take into consideration tho ' question of initiating a propaganda :y campaip .tolpopularise the products of , our secondary industries, as has been .. done in Australia. Replying to Mr Isitt, tho Hon W. Nosworthy said that.he-could not take steps to-prohibit tho importation, of egg pulp until be could bo satisfied that,there' were ample supplies of fowl toed in the Dominion to encourage tho . .extension, of ;the poultry industry. ■ Replying Ho Mr M’Callum, Mr Mas(ey'tsaid'tnat'ho; hoped to give the House, an opportunity to consider the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act this session, 'but ho could not afford to : ■ -j^b'iWeiy-’much’rtune. ‘ ReplyingMr Nash, Mr Massey said-.that it: was hot intended to reimpdao the; duty on cement, at present. ■■Sir read a:telegram from the Secretary;'of; State for the Colonies, outlining "the''proposal''to’bury an,unknown • • soldier in 'Westminster Abbey at eleven 'v • o’clock. oh; the morning ot November v 11,'. in connection with the observation of- Armistice-‘Day-ceremonies. At tho : i moment of ’ burial it was proposed to observe tw‘6 ’ 'minutes complete _ silence, w and it was, 'hoped-that a similar act of,respect.,would,.bo.observed all over the Empirq.' -Mr Massey said that ; the. Departhieht' of Internal Affairs pro- " ’ posed to Ask the people of the Dominion to cease wdrk at the appointed time, in ’ oeqordancb l with the request. The question of'asking the churches to hold religious services on. Armistice Day - would be “considered. The Births and Dearths Registration Bjlt was, on llie motion of the Hon G ; J. ■'Anderson,, read a second time with* ■ out'debate.'; ■ .TheHqh'W..'Nosworthy' moved the eeqqnd jading of tlie Rabbit Nuisance ’ In doing so, tho Min- > isteh said ;thp : ;if rabbits were extermi- ■ hatjed one'.million more sheep might bo grp’Wnv in Otago alone. During tho debate- tho wide powers given tho in. sp.eotors were'canvassed by some speak ers,, 1 nhd; trapping'aiif a 1 method of de? stroying rabbits was freely condemned. ■\ .Tho;.alleged: failure of the Government to;,deal■with rabbits on Crown lands was.also'criticised.;, .Mr Nosworthy. .in; reply, said that it , he', was asking ,for additional powers, the:Housqteould rely on it that lie considered ' the) powers"necessary. For tho ■future, how Over,' no settler would bo taken to Court‘on tho word of a single . inspector.''“ Two other inspectors would hive to 'support his oniniou before an .information was laid. His desire was to see the, Act-Administered with tho ut- ' most fairnqss and justice. \ I The Bill was read, a second time, i The Him ,0. J. Parx moved that the Hospital And Charitable Institutions , Amendment; Bill he, committed. The discussion .disclosed a general approval ot the Bill; though some alarm was expressed'-ati the ’ever-increasing cost of hospital and charitable institutions.