PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

CARRIED. V : ' .ofyithe Legislative: ,'Counbii'yesterday,- when-the Chattels-Transfer '.Bitl. : *was read-'a. second the Houso :: in-the" afternoon, the VGraiid/Juries ■'Bill■;:passed/its ; %st'" reading; '•'/.■. The Evening r sitting, was with: the /.further ■■•. con-; " sideration of ■,'thb' ! .'State.:';Guaranteed Advances. ; •p^scd' i thrb/a'gh:..Committee. / : One :of i tho ; amendments : inado : :.vf as ; .to '.the 'effect / ythaV ; :! local :':b6dicssr.fshbuld s :••'• invest-'loats^.whichj,were•■ not -State-guaranteed '*> »S' they' (/•;'■;'■ ;:.}:' • r i^ThV:^ounoU^esu^d/,its/sit«ngs;yesfe ■ Bfternoohi' ::^"-'^- ■'-"''''■ v ' ; :. ■• ; ■.:■''■'■ .'/■' ;'.' ;,: Wellington)/gave i ndtioe';'of "his inten(ionv:to -move; that a. Select ■ Comm'ittee' be : :appointed--td.v.inquire into 'the of : ,p£ '.births' and- deaths; ife members': to -be-the H?n.-:Captain. Baillie, "W.'''C. -P.-'Carnoross, .S:':.T..-;,Qeorge,;'C.-'.M. J.;:T.;'Paul,: J."E; Sinolair, and. vtho v moyer./ : : : i/:.;:V' : ;-. ■'". ; ;-; >>:■;/': vv ' i ':':'[-•.■ ■•''■■'.':■;, ;v '■ •-!DEFEiCJS:-iN ■CONSOLibATED/StATiITES. -vThe ;;asked; th'e'' ; :Hpn.. '.the Attornoy-General •whether ha would .cause -tb'.be issued-to all solicitors-practising.-.in the ■Dominion.-a-Tequ&st sthat:.theynvb.uld-notify ■him: of any ? - alterations of..the. law; or :omissjonsi'..that'4hey'might: notice: ;in.; the, iConsbh'datbd'Statutes, '1908, 'with ra'.view'.that',. .ehould there be"- ; ony,-defects, alterations,,; or '' earliest'"possible: date."''•":•".».''■•''■?'•/v'':'-'' 1 ;":'",'' '■'- '■'" The ATrORNEY-GENEEAIi said that the .object of the question -wasra-good one.. Pro-. ■ bably it was unnecessary to communicate ; with : each- : . ; of ; ;the .very...large"-.nuinber :,df lawyers'. ■; practising in- the Dominion', but, a' communi- ■ cation" with - the'i ; district,'laV ; societies/, would Bferve ;thejrarpose.:;.,He-.-proposed..to /take that,, oburse.'.. (Hear;.hears;) -' ..■.;; z^: ,, . .>-"■' ;' O "... ■;:, ISTRATIONJOF;BONDS.:- ' '' ■: :• The' STEVENS raoyeil -that in the Vepinion of 'the .Council, that •-. facilities .should ■Vβ' given;-fqr' the'.regisjratio,n, : in the- name<;bf,rthe holderi of any /bonds'..of the Ne- Zealand' Government.which: Were paji ■ able to bearer; and,.if.the'local bodies,in..New . Zealand ■ were ■, not: .empowered ," to Establish.' a: Smilar'system'iof'/registrafibn pfany.of'their;- :' bbnds:;payable'rtovbearer, " should -be given' -them I ,' ' ' ; : ;; .l -: : -: The ATTOENET-GENEKAL'.said.the ques.■tibn"raised':'a'somewhat.difficult .question in rigard to the operations of the Treasury.; He -' not' iii :i-positionat -the ':mdment.,to. state ,' : exactly. ■ 'how v * far the ■: ■: Government;.' was >'■ pre;, >pate'i to'acoede;'-toV.the 'suggestion. -'If- the i ; matter were' ;allowed :tb; stand over for a .couple -i of ■ dayS- it:would give Vhiin -.an.-opporturiity. toconfer, with-the Minister fot Finance :to, see .. what view;,the.Government ;tpok j in,.co,nnection With.'the: •Bbtipn:-v-'.'-'.'--.v.-.-v is-. ■'^■■•'Jα-'■;:■'• ■-'■.:■'■' : ; ;'■•The'debateijon'the;question :was k .adjourned. : /nhtil /Tuesday jnext.,/,;/ //;, :/:.": ; :v -.:-,.•;/, - / : ,_/ ; FER;'AMEND|ij¥Nt K "^;: : .% |V -:H fl ;=;:V;;:;;:B!Ll..r/.;':.; ■■■f : \'-■/■. -: t Vv : ■ i'The debate upon' the '--second Teading' of the. 'Amendment",•Bill .'was f'e-. - Eilmed. ■ ■ -■-- '-,- ''::' ■ -■' ■' ■■■-"*' \°'-* : - ■<■ '. r ~ ■ ' ■- -■ '■ r vThe ; Hon7 J. •■■%■ SINCLAIE:- (Otago).; said he ■was/: afraid that \ the" proposals- in 'regard -to •Unregistered ■ hills 'ot'salo ■.-would; interfere. with- tteiigerieral ;:b'ourse;,j,of;y4?MißS , ''- , ':^' l ' s i '-would probably: quite' over-balance ..any good: : that: m&t be• in. \U\' BM!?:v?"?■:': ; '..'^ "■'^ ':■ '.;■'«The Hon;- G. the, : .- point that ■ anything to,. curt ail. the oppratipii i oil borrowing ,: in ■ small' ■aniounts'';wpuld'; inflict ; •yajftjreat injustice ;on a,:.,pl.ass. j :which;-,was;.doing > ':'.'■ jfysry /much, to J. develop.: the .resources; _of, the j kiTTbRNETIGENEKAL-en .-re'ply)': : sai<i ':: H| -.was'-,much' : obliged: to the; Hon:. Mr_;; Anstey ~;fqr -his helpful ~cri ticiSmf- of ''thef.meas'ufe;/';!!;V h'qwever, : hie. .it; would :-'.■ ij'ean. that .they should' give up the'rekistration . of:: bills- of "salealtogethe'rV'Cyoiefs:'"No;'O ! 'He. : ({he. speaker) was of: opinibii'.that Jf.it was .right thata man" should, be :to .take , ■, B'-security.-./and''Hold-' it- : oeatnst* : every other . creditor:_the ; day'Vefore bankruptcy,, he,,should; :'.»'.:pemitted';.lo .do' 1; the'eame.- the:':day' after. : : As. the:-law'stood,- it*: was'-possible;,for : : th'e; ■• V whole of ,'the assets .in • an ."estate '.to' /.be swept i into.'.the' Map of one: creditor,:. that fair.. Kand just? ■.;;.--No.'..unneMssary;brake;'should,:be put; on/the ,-plasses"'i of ;. : lending "in v small■ ■ was-.only-a; fraction, of. tha r;;.]e'ndingV.npon':- i oMttols'}Me'iirity..'tlißt-.'-was'-Boinf(' /on.'- : - Either : .the'vunregistered' deenment was :.tised:'to;defeat.i other'creditors or ;it was wholly ■■ uflnecessivr.vi, .The; Bill: was ,;a- defcnVe /of ,hpn- '. .Est' f hading'against. ilishphesl;.Vtrading. ! ;:" ! ;; :■ .'. ,; ''Thb,Bill:.was;,.read-/.the,'Mcnhd/.time-on. tboi . 'rqice's, 'and'./referred- Jtq"-.the' Statutes., Revision ' ! ".Cpm'inittee;.'r:'V"'..:".-;.">L';'.:?.''..:i.'''- £'?':■■ :.■■;;'; ; ''; : "-' : '-'

thfiCourioil, , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated-that.he '■ waS'rinEormed ■ tliat'ione■ of,-.the,■ important Bills : from ;.the r : Honse , wpuld;be:'ready .for.cbnsidera-:' •,tion-.-next, , -;d»y.V' : --) , :v-"''"'■•■■■')'-i''-V-'-.'■'.". :; •