RAPID PROGRESS WITH BILLS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 44, 15 November 1907, Page 7

RAPID PROGRESS WITH BILLS.

INFANT LIFE PROTECTION. ~ THE CHINAMAN AND THE WHITE • t 'WORKER. Chinese laundries was tho most contentious Bubject. before tho Upper Houso yesterday. Tho clauso in the Factories Act 'Amondment Bill to tho hours in these establishments was mado considerably moro stringent. Tho much-discussed half-holiday clauso was amended as foreshadowed by tho Minister for Labour. Several less 1 important Government measures were put through Committee and final stages.

Tho House of Representatives was occupied throughout the afternoon, evening, and until tlio early-hours of this morning completing tho stages of a numbor of Bills of more, or less, importance. Among those read a second time and considered in Committee were - tho Education Act Amendment Bill and-tho Public Health'Aet Amondment Bill. The Post and Tolograph Classification Bill went through Committee without discussion ;■ but certain phases of tho Infant Life Protection Bill were liberally debated. The Bill was ultimately reported with only Ministerial amendments. ■ Tho Parliamentary and Executive Titles Bill likewise passed its Cotnmittee stages successfully, as did, also ;h(j'.Public Service. Classification Bill. At 1.30 a.m., the House resumed, and tho Bills dealt with in Committee were put through their final stages. The Beer ' Duty Act Amendment Bill was also read a third timo, 1 and the Houso rose at. 2 a.m.