THE SESSION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2304, 24 September 1908, Page 1

THE SESSION.

ITS END IN SIGHT. [Sfeoiai, to “Times.”] WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Somo members of long standing and exporionco'declare that it is impossible for tho end of tho session to bo reached by Friday weok, as hopefully predicted by some other members. The Government, it is pointed out, may drop a good deal of their programme, but thoro is a limit somewhere. Tho Arbitration Bill can hardly occupy less than two days for tho completion of the _ committco stage and tho third reading dobato. Another day must ho devoted to tho debate on tho Public Works Statement, and tho Public Works Estimates will doubtless consume another day. Thus four sitting days, which make up a Parliamentary wock, aro accounted for. After that, half a on its rotum from tho Upper Houso, actions; a day for the Parliamentary and Government buildings; question; half a day for tho SecomUßallot Bill on its return frmo the Uppor House, and two nights on tho Committee of Supply on tho Supplementary Estimates, which will just about make up another week, and these things are not all, for time will have to bo found for the dobato on the new dairy regulations and 1 tho Education Bill (completion of committee stage and third reading local Bills) half a day; and seven or eight- Government measures which cannot very well bo dropped. Sir Joseph Ward has, howevor, as already stated, promised to inako an announcement as to which of its Bills tho Government will endeavor to pass this session. It- is- not unlikely that ho will, at the same time, give a more reliable forecast than anybody else is able to givo as to the date of prorogation.