THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 5

THE HOUSE.

, , PRIVATE AND LOCAL BILLS. JvTien the House met yesterday afternoon the .Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Empowe>iug 'Bill (Mr. Wilford) was read a third

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;v.;.;iV^MAßmAG^A^i^MENpifiil.ENT^ .motionifor-commitW of.Sir William •••,. to , ; a deceased''wife's : >u^ 7 or husband's nephew,, ' < ■;vTl^;Hoii.; : , ? >ia'he l didno.tbe-■■■vfeX^-':^^»p!ont;-tlie-:'tfiMrj.aße"]ii\re.'!.THe -~;' ■!?}]??&; badly'drawn,'and:; a certoin'■ clause, as ' it stood, opened the door';to. bigamy; The effect C of-.this;.cjause;wa> tha't : . ; no':pa'sbJmarnag6':'6f-the' .'■ ' tiesi,had J .la;wfullr,niarried. again , .. '.'-' '2;~'- ,'•'■•■.-: ;v -' ■ ,; ijause, ■ objected; ■ toj* was ■ misinterpreted. -' The V: ; fW e ::«atisayw^ legis, ..- latioi).?- fJ ';,:i,;.'.i'...-'':, , /".'j: ; ■;.■'''■['(':■,/.'':■■'%", • I '', '■''- ' : '' ' \$J v to';Mri Steward : iai-di,thM?.Hie object-iff vthe:clause irasnet to -meet aw '.particular iiaee: :• '', " :: '; •''.': : :-^- '3fc waysiJ.'hecould' -... : not'.'seeUthat^.therej-wasjany;necessitrTfor the' ;: elauee," and-he must Oppose-it. •'■■ ,■■:••.■• ;,■-, (Lytteltqi) expr.essed-the : th.e.' ; . inarnage oi■■>: first -f .tousins" ■ehduld :be.!pr<ihibited.''!' : , ■ : '■.''. '■'-" '•'■'' ■■ :•' i~'^ : ; • ■Theßonj.J.'A; MILLAE md-redas an amend- ■■\. mentithat .the.following■ words be inserted,"but ,-v befbre-thei'passing.; of-.this ,Act.-';"-;' : '..'';,>- ■'. • 'Tbie;^^Amendmentfw.ES 'carried.by- 38- ; votes:-to,' "' ?.rogr^'.wa^;fepprted,')but-an.a^endro^ Mr.'Arppl;d;to : recorainit'the Bill was-agreed to ,-'. bjr;3i:votes''tor26;i'r ■.'' -'■• :-;W~. "■'■: '•-.-'t*-'" *-=-f: ■'. . i ; Sir : WILIIAM;STBWARD:then moyepV that : Mr."-llillarrs;. amendment'bel'"struck out.'-'.Tliis •was lost.:by-38.,;yof;es toil 3: ■.:i^" v :.,- ; i ,-'■■'■;; ■ 'Bill;;-,.was?reporjted :;-asV ; ;amerided/, ■ and .. ,further.AConsiderafion''jnp6n ; iit; ' "- v ■-,^ESTi:ANp'- : NATIVE- %« ':.--. : :^\.V ■i;^jiHE|E;RYES;BI J.L-' : v ■,^l? ; :J%■ '. : - ■ v Mr.:%l^OKb^on:''beh.alf "'&. .-..■'■ Gflinaess,■ a'sked-leave' to'■■witHdraw-,• the'-West-' Bill;V; Xegis' ■■.: latibn.on.-.somewhatißimilar" liries' : wonld,"-he. understood;^;by..'ihtr6duced , ;by4the.-.-Native '-, Minister j*f "-■: : ~, •■■:' - ■ ■"»-, ■ ,;- '.- -.- \: -,;,-■; -.(■'■ /;The''HonV:j;;CAEEdljl; explaiiied ; thafa Bill' >■; dealing. with;.reseryes',under'the'-administration of:; ffie.-Pubhc r.Trustee : was /being >• drafted: 'j'-A. V trr-^ir^ij ;the-:lands,.in, qu'estion-in ; :Westland»and'"'Neliion 'under con- ■; eideratiohVby -the. NativeV'vAffairs -■ Committee.' ','• that :bne 'or -'more- • alterations, in;tne"-:Gpverhnlont'proposals-might ;W•■foundrnecsssary:'y : -'- r s.-.;v-' .•-'■-> I .';}. ■::;%.':• ;■ '. : order'paper..

NZ. SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS. The N Z Society of Musicians Bill was dealt with in committee iIT SIDJjT (Dunedm South) declared in jepl? u> criticism that there was nothing in the ( Bill to prevent anybody from teaching music ' ' Mr. TAYLOR (Chnstchurch North) said the only effect oi the BJI would bo to promote hafrmony and goodwill among its members Iltho'Biil had been circulated thronghont the Ddmimon for six months, there would have beau a thousand earnest protests against it by a thousand fcomen who were to day supplementing thoir ordinary earning or perhaps wore »n- - on what they could earn in giving instruction in the rudiments of music Mr ANDERSON moved as an amendment that candidates for membership should not lava to satitfj the council !£•"* was; defeated, by 24 to li Mr STOEY ngreed to-'an alleration of Sub cHuso (b) of Clanso 3, to the effect that can-dida-tcs need not have been "professionally nnd naDiliiaHy - engaged in composing, teaching, or performing music for five yiars Mr HALL (Wnipaua) at 11 p m, moved to report progrest, so as to alloy othei prnate Bills to come on, but the motion «as defeated Air WITTY moved that tho. period during vnich members should have been engiged com poiing, teaching, oi' performing music should be reduced from five years to throe yeais This was cirriej Ml KOSSELL moved to taie awaj from the council the right tr as to the competencj of the «nt*t^- M Tne P/opOfOl was i ejected b} 26. votes to 14 n I J I - NE - >," »cgur<l to tho constitution of the first council, suggested that the Taianaki delict should havo thq right to elect two members , < Mr SIDEY pointed out that there was no konety of musicians in Tarnnnki When tho sot up a section o< , tho main society, could, be formed in that district, and - T wi na wVp O n4 """? "Presentation Mr HERBIES (Tauranga) sfw a dangerous prtoidontMn - ho proposil that the Minister sUouJd do paid all expenses incurred by him in oonaoohon with any duties dovolymg upon ]<ifa undor tho Act out of the assets of the eooioty v ,\tr SIDES" said the clanse pnly 'provided fof roinibtlrsing the Minister for expenses inHrrod ' HERKlESsuggestcd that there might bo a by-eleohon at the time, and the Minister cdnld (;ome upon th.e society for hh travelling expenses In answer to an explanation of the Hon O TowJdS, Mr. Berries said that it was proposeJ under >His gjjiuse to pay the expenses si (aammatio*- ytoft m>ght to come out of

the Consolidated Fund. Ho" was opposed to any pavii.ents being mado by private parties to Minista's The clause was finallv amonded to read — 'All expenses incurred bv tho Minister in connection with anj duties devolving upon him uncle, this Act shall be paid out of the funds of the society " ' At midnight Mr Hall (Waipaua) moved to report progress The motion was lost on the voices On the motion of Mr Reed (Bay of Islands) it was provided that the appeal of a disappointed applicant for registration should, be to the Magistrate's Court, instead of tho Anpoal Court ' Mr. SIDEY stated that all tho contentions clauses had been disposed of. Progress was reported at 12 25 am. to-dav, , and it was decided to consider the Bill arain in committee next Wednesday week NATIVE LAND BILL. The Native Land Bill was then received by Governor s Message from Pilmerston North Ihe Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be printed The second reading pro forma was, by"permission of tho House, set down for to-day. Mr. Massey Is this tho consolidating Bill? Hoii J Carroll Yes 'Mr. Masecryls there, any'hope of iU passing into law this session' The Minister The prospects appear to be very good " Mr. Massey I hope you are right. -i GAMING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The n«xt order of the day was the\ second I reading of tho Gaming Acl IMS Amendment Bill, but it was discharged from the Order Paper, on the motion of Mr Ell, who stated I that it had not yet been printed -LICENSING ACT AMENDMENT BILL NO. 2 Mr. on being called upon to move the second reading of this Bill, asked that consideration ot the Bill be postponed untilithe i.4rn, and hi» prip iil n i<, to. MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE AMENDMENT BILL Mr. DIVE (Egmont) moved the second reading of this Bill, the objects ot *hich have already been explained The Hon. G tfOWLDS said the Bill proposed an important change in the law relating to mutual lire insurance companies, for it meant turning such companies into piopnefcarj companies. It was'a question whether the State ought to encourage trading institutions of the kind If it were a right thing to do such companies should come under the laiv relating to other fire insurance companies Mr. MAfabßY suggested that tho Bill-should bo allowed to go to its second reading. Thero was httio possibilitv of tho measure passing this session, and if his suggestion were adopted the promoters might be able, before next session, to hnd some way out of tho difEcnltv in question Mr Powldo I will agree to that. lliti second reading was carried on the orWedne'dafwe 3 ;" * im Wmmittal afternoon ■'• U,1?40UU,tt ' 133,r " ,a,1111h13