FIRST STAGE ENDS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19911, 13 June 1936, Page 10

FIRST STAGE ENDS

BUSINESS OF SESSION. PARLIAMENT IN RECESS. LIST OF MEASURES PASSED. (From our Parliamentary Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Friday. After brief valedi-ctory speeches and the singing by members of the Nationai Anthem, the live-week adjournment of the session of Prriiament was taken in the House of Representatives at 8.25 pm. yesterday. The House met at 2.30 p.m., but adjourned almost immediately afterwards until the "ringing of the bells” to enable the Legislatne Council to complete the remaining stages of the Broadcasting Bill. it met again to receive the report from the Council. and then took a further brief adjournment while the Royal Assn‘ was being obtained to the last or the Bills passed during this period or the session. On receipt of this. brief speeches were made by the Prime Minister. the Rt. Hon. .\l. J. Savage. the Leader of the Opposition, the Rt. Hon. G. \V. Forbes, and the Speaker. the Hon. \V. E. Barnard. ' Before the adjournment, Mr Savage said he wished to extend his personal thanks as well as those of the Government for the advice and assistance given during that. part of the session already completed The legislation was fairly difficult at times, and per—haps the advice was cut short on occasions. but at the same time he wished to thank the Opposition for its efforts to see the legislation was in shape and the public interest con—served. Sense of Gratitude. _ “It is our first experience in this position and we feel a deep sense of gratitude to those who assisted us along the road, as well as to those who have been shooting at us as 'we went along," said Mr Savage. Mr Forbes said the members of the Opposition felt they had been treated with every courtesy. ” The Prime Minister," he said, “has at times had to curtail the advice so freely and abundantly given, but we on this side or the House hear him no ill—feeling. I understand that when we come back after the adjournment the secret of ‘where is the money to come from’ will he revealed and we and the country generally are looking forward to that. " Mr Forbes said he knew the heavy load the Government had to carry and he thought it was wise after its first burst to take an adjournment to consider future measures.

Both Mr Savage and Mr Forbes} thanked the officers of the House for rtheir services and extended to Mr Speaker appreciation of the courtesy they had received from him. Mr Barnard returned thanks for the courtesy extended to him during his occupancy of the chalilf‘. and also thanked the chairman of committees, Mr E. J. Howard. for the help he ‘had received from him. Laglslatlve Measures. Legislative measures passed tdlurins the first part of the new Parliament’s initial session are as follows: Public Acts—Broadcasting Act. Distress and Replevin Amendment Act, Employment Promotion Act. Factories Amendment Act. Fair Rents Act. Government Railways Amendment Act, Imprest Supply Act, Industries Con—ciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act. Labour Department Amendment Act, League of Nations Sanctions Regulations Confirmation Act, Primary Products Marketing Act. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Act. Shops and Offices Amendment Act. State Advances Corporation Act. Transport Licensing Amendment Act. Local Acts—Napier Harbour Board and Napier Borough Enabling Act, New Plymouth Land Exchange and Empowering Act, TRupiri Drainage and River Board Empowering Act. Private Acts. .\ioiyneux Gold Dredging Company (Claim Amalgamation) Act, Michael Connelly Validation Art, Thomas George McCarthy Trust Act. United “’heatgrowers' Act, \thkatane Paper Mills Limited \Vater Supply Empowering Act. \Villiam George David Brown Trust Act.