THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 5

THE COUNCIL.

', LOAN BILL PASSED. -. >. < ' 'The Legislative Council • sat • yesterday. after- : »oon, : when,tho Aid-to Pabhc "Works and < Land v.Sottloment,.Act J .1909,..was -passed through 'all "ite-istages without delay- or discussion. • • 1 CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES. f ' on * r * ICELLYosked whethercopiesof report of-the Commission' on -the con- ' of the statutes would be'distributed to members* of .both • Houses of Parlia- , meut.' - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that, tho limited .to' copies of. the final .report .of the Commission, but he now' ■ under- : ibat.;Mr. ";Kelly'.wjehed - to ; ; knpw whether s members-Vfould .be made: the recipients •> of' a - ▼olume whkh'oontaxned, in addition to" the Te« "' - lnforinatioii, including in- ■ ;T^estm2-,bstimcal notes.y;-As• tho question OTrgmgly,; was prepared, to. reply- -in ,-. ■ ibefore : gi\rjng;a .reply : >to ; the question,'flg it,noTs.etood,'. further consiaera- . ' would: have to'be.given l .to tlie-matter."' •

• i. v : PLANS: OFi PUBLIC BUILDINGS. ' ; Y-Tho, Hon, /Dtf.. COLLINS masked- whether tho ...plans of. all. public btnldmgs. were submitted'to •the..Health -.-Departine&t for Jtheir opinion re- . .. . arid'. sanitary 'arrangements, etc., .-before -the; work ;wa9 .proceeded with by thev Publro, W-orks,/IJepaitment; 'and, if not; :v 1 : .whether/it. woijld 'npfcvbe • advisable' to. do' so ?•" JThe ATTOBNEY-GENERAL (Dr. Findlay), ' in reply, said, that ,th«,-matter 'had been referred to. the proper .authorities. It appeared'' that ~ who i wore .-responsible for, the 'plans -of . pubhc.;buildrags took a -course, of. instruction in regard to sanitary science as part of their : studies;,•.>lt,hnd..not.<been found.necessary to go ■ past '.the.- architects ;.-in. - connection with 'the matter.

' ' ADDINQTON WORKSHOPS. , , ■ • 1 THE RECENT INQUIRY, f• ' i '/.MOTION FOE A'RETUEN'REJECTED. - ' ..The .Hon. 1 J. E. -JENIiINSON : (Wellington) ,' . ivmoved:-'!That,there ,be laid upon' tha table- of v thei Council; a return Showing—(l) The names ; of " these. members> of, thrf firsts division of- the railway scrvice who.;have been given a'bonus , v, sinceHhe, year, 1900.: '(2) 'Amount: of such' bonus. (3) Reasonsvforvlgivmg - such i bonus; . (i) -The i names of. thoso-members of the second division Who,'have -been' given bonuses for suggested im- ■ pro.vements -in ■ railway:, work-.of :any 'descriptionf'Sinco the ytjar I'JOO. ,(5) Amount or naof .such; bonuses.v<(6) Reasons the manager.' had for giving . such -.bonuses. .(7)■ Esti-' mated amount, of saving to: the Department elch- such improvement, was expected vto mako •,v : in..the,next, ensuing stwelve,months. after: such i suggestion' was adopted -by the ' Department! ■' 1 and,;(BJ ..dates..(a), whon suggestion was made ,: by employtse, . was'adoptod, . anqs(c) .whensObonus .was giVen." r Mr.- Jenkiu- - ... that his question-jjarose as ka .result of by the Addmgton Commission; ' He then-.-proceeded-to.explain.what he described as- ,. . y in :connectlon''with'the "hold-• v lngjil: the inquiry. :: Dospite ' the • fact that :his- . : ■ ■ action had been :• misconstrued,', ho.. might say ,; \ .that :he:was amply repaid: by; the'.report' of itho .. ! Itvwas .utterly absurd, for Mr , . Bonayne .to.attempt .to.show :that ho <had turned . ' : traitor ■on .-his.'Old, colleague at tho worl;khops,, His\reason for going.to see Mr. Ronayno "wft-s. entirely diffcreiit irom tlic one which Mr : RonaJ'na. alleged ,m i.his memo.'. It was.' well : , known .that he went with - the request, for. an> additional 6d. - lor certain •of the . men.vvHe complained that van army of men had .been employed to ferret out things that Was : known- that discontent|easfed^ among -.the"employees owing' to^th&iacc,thai;.the.workshops .required to be . r omodelled,v' It.was the ;system, ndt-tho employeos. ihat:he. had .condemned. 'Vindictive* jess .and- ,nmhco' had.vprompted • misconstrue- '■ « on 3 as-, to, Ijis actions- with tho objoct of' al- : . , ; : leging that he was a 1 traitor to his' Old mates. - How the Inquiry Originated. :. v-He complained'.that -Mr. .Ronayne had alleged ' ■ .the men-wifch loafan?- ■■ really K what took'.place: at • the,, intomew'.b9tween;.'them:;;-; When snbses QPentij', Mr. Eonayne whether ho jwte his memo on' what he '.had - told him',' Mr. ; u - &-.:vaei]]atiiig'"m&mier! > '^ S ' ii?" k'r '"'-? 0 a "S reat extent;". Among: J',".® 1 Mr. Ronayne .-had told him, , that . ' P.eißOi Was not . intended to go otit. as -it lvas. qven .to Beattie., He also pojnted out to Mr. Bonayne that he had not told hiin that : ™ e _wprk done at-. Addmgton cost a' great' deal too much. 'Mr. Ronayne, m reply, had said aII abo ? t that from our own reCordg. It was | only after he had persisted ° m lc/lmr y erantcd He (tho vas s°nr to say ho might have to Bjfeak Again on the subject - One'job'of'it 3 W ° nld not be wc!l to make that tho chaige againsl ■ "> made" with f* 1,6 "'e friendship boteeeu him. thfl wrtrtnliftn "'rnv. o ®f lal m c "nhection with out f The quaht 3' 01 the w °rk turned - -vgood-as that, turned , tho T° r]d ' M.to tho wouM hlr« t' 1, Y" 3 ahoth<!r ma «er He •'.V.-S® 1 ?. .-to ■$&?*■, how.;, the; men coiild .tarfa ; ' f obsfcletß • rt; : • J ome '■'■ •< . were V ™^ ete Kand:others,were, placed :in-' frroh?' tibsi- ■ t°??::.'fe-.Boattip had-at.tompted to'imp)y'that ; . ment rdid.. npt -pnrchase a . niachißo for- which • DlaceS'-:wherfl' iI4 S tbo; faotitliat.'the.'shops -^ st n>t6hi^.jHe,^did' not ..wish to 1 :V ■■■ Jl e : loco motivo . 'en'Kineer, ' :b : ut ho ; ' 'S^ d^ nrg ® : ' t M'"»atrol' l shoiild :b6 handed over - Jt>as:his oSS r " - : d l hon ?' that had ,beeh' made. 'The • trouble was « to who was going to adviw him :?: [ onß ' effected. i board , hav « be set up apart « ttle How the shops should be romodelkdP In uew of past experi- . was really-what-was reqnifed. Work ... .. / , c o nld De'done i \6ntd'de..the',workshopssiiouid' oeljble to be, done inside them The, Hon. ; Seconded th l ©'motion. t •» \ Reply by . ' . PlNDLx^f'.6aid ; .,tliat - the : mover l had :■ 'iff m -opiinrtunity : to, Jviidicato' himself • in :CoM©oh:on .i with . what ;?appeatts to be si - per-' f"W:din«renoe' bet,w«en;himself''ahd- an' bfiacial % - - k''^L 10 ™'.r e^ iad ■ .referred.'-; He" did not know * . ■ w nctncr: it hia -provintT to'', enter' uiwn-.a' ; defence.'of : 'that '6'fiicial.-.' ; Even if- it -:.^??re, not ; ;the or-:"information, .:fartheri' desirc!d,' to'' J refrain f?bm at-. " ' any ' defcnco -.lest: "it -.should.' be' said 'y-u '-what he did.:'say..represe'ntedyall : that .oould; ..■ in,, his.i.dofonoo.:,,No,' one -who knew -, ■ Mr.» Jenkinson Would readily .believe that 'he .: p6uld...be, to any -man; With regard i to'JbOsinform'atMn 'sought,'! he;wa^:"infonnea'by - : thejDepartment .that tho ■-preparation of. the ptjwn-i. years, ; v.,would'i.p.ccupy rricohsiderable of,-'. Hn^^bej^d^.i.inTolvii^^:-'cbi^sld4rir- : : . able ?:afl\6uht.;,.of,' espenseV : :;,;Tho .'information ■ ■ iooala >not be, given - at-' any rate this session, i,': ■ ■,'-»nir]' r vf ~ that "> reasoii - ' he'^,wtriild'' : - Ea,T«~i' to J .' ask" ; th«i''.Councily.not'4o-pass the Amotion., i' TM Hon. J E TENKINSON, in reply,, said hi : , sU3','s6rry: to hear the ( answer ywhijh' had bsa- placed in the : hands: of, the' Attornovf:;: j : •! ; v V ;v!: ; i;

General by tho Department. He was not'surprised, for hohad expected it, as it was only on all fours with tho polioy of tho Department, which was that of "Don't: Let it-ro-maul."

- . Upon.-a division, the .motion was rejected-by. 13 votes to 5. ' ■