PARLIAMENT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 19897, 15 September 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(Per Press Association.) t WELLIN GTOM, September 13. .the. House after lunch continued the debate on the Mental Hospitals vote. Several members advocated the necessity for more outdoor employment for mental hospital patients. Discussion on these lines continued till five-thirty, when the House adjourned till 7-30. The House resumed at 7-3 U. Mr. Hanan contended that papula* lectures should be delivered on the detriment of the over-indulgence in tobacco, sph-ituous liquor, and riotous living.

Mr. Wilford said he could congratulate Dr. Beatty on the accommodation provided at Avondale for pigs, but was sorry he could not congratulate him on the accommodation for patients. He went on to criticise mis-spelling in the report. "Is it a neu disease?"" asked Mr. Wilford, quoting one of the words wrongly spelt. Hon. Rhodes explained that the copy was only a rough one procured hurriedly for the benefit of members.

Mr, Wilford, continuing, said he was against reducing Dr. Beattie's salary. He thought he should be provided wjui £'1000 instead of £650, and would vote against the amendment. The chairman put the question for the reduction of Dr. Beattie's salary, and it vent through -without opposition. ( Mr. Laure.nson then moved to report progress^ aul t,he Hpusa adjourned to. iiizp icr. ■'■ " ' '.'■'' At Al-50 Mr. Massey rose and pro>tested against the silly^ o.nd most "unreasonable stonewall.. Fm proceeded to review the events of "the preceding 30 Jiriurs, but was compeir**. to resume h'l. seat on a point of order by Mr. Wilford, who asked if it were competent for the Premier to review the doings of the House.

On a motion to report progress for ten minutes, Mr. Massey endeavoured to make his speech, but each time he got started he was interrupted with "Point of order, Mr. Chairman," until one minute to midnight, wihen the Chairman left the chair.,, intimating that he would resume at 2-30 p.m. on Monday. •