PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL.
PASSES LOWER HOUSE. WELLINGTON, Sept. 19. The unusual distinction of securing the passage of a private member s bill was attained by the Labour member for Auckland Suburbs (Mr H. G. R. Mason) in the House of Representatives last night. The measure was the Marriage Amendment Bill, and it makes provision for the marriage of a man with the niece of his deceased wife, or of a woman with the nephew of her deceased' husband. As far as can be ascertained, during the past five years only two other private members’ measures have reached the Statute Book. Hon. 1. R. Sidey, after years of persistent effort, secured the third reading of his Sum-mer-time Bill, and Sir J °hn Luke, formerly member for Welling o North, successfully piloted through the House the Music Teachers Registratloßounds of applause greeted Mr Mason last night, when after a ten minutes’ consideration in committee, the House passed his bill.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 250, 20 September 1929, Page 7
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157PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 250, 20 September 1929, Page 7
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