PARLIAMENTARY

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1569, 3 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

Wellington, 20. A meeting of Parliamentary repre sentatives who are also member* o County Councils was called at tin instance of Mr Lake, M.HR., to con sider the Local Powers snd Finance Bill, and hold to-day in the Pari in meutary buildings. It was attendee by about 40 members. Tbo pro ceedings were characterised by ar absence of unanimity, And after a resolution had be«n oroposed auc negatived providing for the appointment of a committee of nine to further consider the measure, and to report at a future meeting, the conference was brought to a close by the luncheon bell without any decision being arrived at. A meeting of members opposed tc the present tariff was held in the Parliament buildings this morning. There were 25 members present, Mr Vincent Pyke (chairman;. The resolutions passed at the committee meeting last week, and which I then telegraphed, were unanimously adopted. It was resolved that a deputation consisting of the chairman and secretary (Mr Pearson) should wait upon Government to place the resolutions before them. The following is a list of those present : — Allwright, Barron, Bruce, Bradshaw, J. C. Buckland, Conolly, Dodson, Duncan, Fulton, Garrick, Luke, M. P. M'Kenzie, M'Millan, Menteath, Newman, Peacock, Pearson, Pyke, Rolleston, Boss, Russell, Smith, Trimble, and Wakefield. Levestam's employment of Females and others Act Amendment Bill provides that females employed in fruit preserving and fish curing may work for more than eight hours, but Dot more than 10 hours a day ; hut to receive overtime for the additional bourk of labor. No female must be employed at overtime for more than Pour days' a week. Permission has to be obtained from the Resident Magistrate, who has to judge whether extra svork is necessary by reason of the perishable nature of the t materials Manufactured. If Saturday be not suitable as a half holiday another day nay be fixed. Downie Stewart's Evidence Further Amendment Bill renders books or statutes of any country published under ihe authority of the Government .hereof, and law reports and texts of )fficial publications published by mthority, admissable in evidence in all sourts of law. Standard works m general are also to be admissable in evidence. Provision is mad* for inthorising the incorporation of corn-" mnies incorporated -out of the colony. Communications and confessions* of be following naturfe are deemed to he >rivileged and inadrnissable in cvi fence without the express consent of he parties alleged to have made there : —Confessions made by prisoners while n the custody of a police officer, inless made in the presence of a ustice. Nothing, however, is to irotect any communication made for . criminal purpose, in an action or damages for seducing. In an ction brought forward for falsely mputing unchastity to a woman rhether married or not, it shall not c necessary to prove that any actual )8S or special damage has been sualined.