House of Representatives.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 250, 30 October 1901, Page 3

House of Representatives.

J The House met at - oU. The Workers’ Compensation for Accidents hill wits read a fir.-.t lime. Mr Serii]on explained that it was designed to make the point dear as to the application of the Act to agricultural laborers. He did not propose lor a single moment to go back on existing legislation. It was intended simply to insert a provision from the English Act. relieving farmers from liability in respect to threshing machines. He said if the Hill was made to include agricultural laborers if. would never pass the Legislative Council. An Imprest Supply Hiil for C)7n,000 was introduced by Governor’s message. On tiie motion tv) go into committee on the Hill, Mr Hirani moved as an amendment that a day he set apart for the consideration of Luca! Hills. i’he discussion was interrupted by the J d.oU adjournment. EVENING SI TTING. The House resumed at 7.-iO. The Imprest Supply Hill for X'570,000 passed .all its stages. The House then went into Committee of Supply for the consideration of tho I’ublic Works Estimates. Mr 1 ferries asked what was proposed to be done in regard to the Midland railway. .Sir Joseph Ward agreed that the Midland railway debenture-holders should bo treated fairly and honestly, but he ridiculed the suggestion that the colony was to affected in its loans on the Home market because of the debenture-holders ut the Midland railway.