PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2304, 24 September 1908, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

TUESDAY EVENING’S SITTING. [Piussa Association.] AVELLINGTON, Sent. 23. In the House after midnight elauso 29 was passed as amended. lion. J. A. Afillnr moved a new section 30, providing, amongst other things, lor tlio payment of assessors and to prevent the validity or regularity of their appointment being reviewed by any other Court. —Passed. In clause 31, sub-section 3 was struck out. The discussion centred round tho voting*, powors of the Council. Somo debato was initiated by Hon. A. It. Guinness on the question whether tlio meetings of tlio Councils should he public or private. Tlio Ministor maintained that the option of privacy provided lor mustbe preserved. After some discussion the clause was passed, and the motion to report progress having been negatived, the clauses to 31 were passed and tlio Houso rose at 2 a.m. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. AFTERNOON BITTING. Tlie Council met at 2.30 p.m. Tlio Agricultural and Stock Committee recommended that the Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation Bill bo not proceeded with this session. . Tlio Attorney-General said the Government did not ii. “ id to proceed ■further with it this session. The Canterbury College and Opunako Harbor Bills passed their third readings. In committee an addition was lnado to the Counties Act Amendment Bill, giving power to Councils to decrease ridings to one if necessary. The Auckland Harbor Board Loan Empowering Bill, tlie AA’liakatano County Act Amendment Bill, tho Alatnmata County Bill, the Hokitika Harbor Amendment Bill, tbe Auckland Cemeteries Bill, and the Christchurch City Sanitation Bill were reported. The third readings of all, except the Counties Amendment, and the Christ-church City Sanitation Bills were agreed, to. The Council ailjourned at 5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AFTERNOON SITTING. Replying to questions in the House, Alinisters stated that all information regarding the conditions of labor under which sawmill hands work in America will bo submitted to a Royal Commission on Oregon pine when wet up; that the question or including Abater Supply Boards in the list .ol local bodies which receive subsidies on rates collected 1 would receive consideration ; that when, the geological surveys now in hand in Poverty Bay are completed, an examination of the oil-bearing resources of Taranaki will be made; that tlio Government was considering whether further experiments in the matter of coping with tho small birds nuisance could bo made with any liopo of success : that tho question of the State taking over the spraying of orchards cannot bo entertained at present; that thero is every prospect of a schemo of district nursing becoming genoral throughout the Dominion. EVENING BITTING. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The Premier made a statement regarding the work the Government proposed to proceed with this session. The Houso would bo asked to put through the- following Bills: Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment, Alining Amendment; Coal Alines Amendment, AVaipuke Block Road Revesting, Inferior Courts Procedure, Fisheries Amendment, Second Ballot, Lv;cal Bodies Loans Amendment, Government Advances to- Settlers Amendment, Secret Commissions, Act Interpretation Amendment, Alaori Land Lavs Amendment-. Tho Education Amendment Bill would bo proceeded with upon the understanding than members should not insist upon important amendments contrary to the Government’s policy. The other Bills now on the Order Paper would not be proceeded with this session. Of tho Bills not yet on the Order Paper tlio following would’be put through: The Validation Court Empowering, Public AVorks Bill, Old Age Pensions Amendment, Heavy Traffic, Immigration Restriction, Amendment of Public Service Glassification Superannuation, and Local Bodies Superannuation. Continuing, Sir .Joseph AVard E-aid that as there would be no washing-up Bill this session, several minor measures would require to bo passed. Ol the Bills tlie Government proposed to put through, the following ten were of prime importance: Industrial Conciliation, Education, Workers’ Coni-pensa-tion, Coal Alines, Local Bodies Loans, Advances to Settlers, Superannuation, Heavy Traffic, Old Ago Pensions, and AVater Powers. The House would also debate the report of the committee on the Parliamentary site. The Arbitration. Bill was further considered in committee. At clause 36, Hon. J. A. ALllar moved to amend the- clause in tlio direction of requiring the Council, instead of the Commissioner, to notify failure to agree at the end of one month, andi requiring assessors to make separate recommendations. — Agreed to. Clauses 39, 41, and 42, which had boon struck out by the Labor Bills Committee, were reinstated at the instance of the Alinister. Considerable discussion took place on clause 45, as to tho number .of men necessary to form a union. The Minister said the increase from 7 to 15 would not prejudice more than half a dozen unions. Ho objected to duplication of unions simply for the benefit of two or three men. The clause was retained, on division, by 47 votes to 20. At clause 47 some discussion took place on- the voting powers of unions, some members thinking that one-man-one-votc should apply.. Eventually, however, a motion to amend the clause was defeated by 45 votes to 19, and the clause passed. Clauses 48 to 56 were passed with minor amendments. . Clause 57 was struck out. This elauso was the needs and exertion wage clause, and had been struck out by the Labor Bills Committee.