PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

V;.y > 'a 'busy: ''dayMf.br'/membersy of ;-'.isr^; , <l*gi^aHvo|..Council. , ,;;'_lß p ':'iho* afternoon j;•!■ i;J; BeyerW;'m^^res.vwew^puVHvro%li^their final : ;^;freta^;SAiiMn;g^^ '.••' ;'.ft-< dunng;theVypning'-sitti'n j,;>vfhich--lffst ed-until- ' y^., ;'■ ', ji&WniajßiilVl Society.! ;rpf*< Accountants ;^;^i:Bai,VMag^fttes^Courts;. ; .BilliVand ; Eace Jleet- : ■.■ ■ - ■ : ;-.ings.jßiU ; iin : -tho-;Hojase':'yes.terday, .. - -S end : : .the":l^(ormatbyy.7nstituti()ns.;, Bill 'was 'put ■■'.:■ fi? through^;'ii'•''; : Committee; ; stage^ ! ;:.'(;;';; TOroymi&e^ '.'■!} :] the;i!Polic©;iDepart- ; .-;: l; mint "(published £ in , .; another:; column),' and his .■:■'ujiintention;to:'ihtroduce,legislati6n,;next year , to '■ -.: i'liv^eff^t^^tov tKe : timber '.Com;:;'Vi"inission's'reporfctA',large.;numKer/of;local Bills. ' ; '..;.v,Wre'/;firiaij'y.i passed.;.', '^v^vy l -'.' ''•■■■■t-;...'. v ; f; ; In ■Vthei''.6yening^ ' fte^Enme^MiiuStef/succeeded!; in ; -re-; .■■',-;.:K GtoHng^tjiey.clause;; .Guaranteed : ■;:; v :■' ■"-. '■'■ 'i^tjkhSvofesft im 'iW'moiian *;of ■} Mr; 'Sideyly.' TK6. '.;.:.-.'-; v compels;- ;;.tn''eir. ■';'; ;■„: *inkingVfuids : .'in'■povernin,ent : securities,^wh'e-: :.;; ! ; : -;-;j. ;:27.'i i StrongVcrifc; '•'.< !'-the-'Prini&' : ; - •.•;•.tliis^ .•';". ':■ .','■ ■■i;'«rM;i:iw7w.^^-^|^''*^'?fi*-''^lW'''P9W l^-, : :;'--./'.-,v'Cias^cßHo.n' ;^ : >-..'.r«T;MTOndvre^ .-. '■; ■: 3' hj-f tit? tmi^ Goßncij j.thp. Bill; ■■:/ ,f.h : ;/' : b ;>"r:-v- ; .,\V.*- .^ff^'^H':.-;':^--;^- , :' : '/ : -&;^VS-^^^Wl|l^NM'BlLL;vvr(:V''^^ ; ; \ V :^'ennie4; :yesfertl,i?y;\',5 y**??s:Z'V j^'i':.'-'■ <•; ;^VV--.''';■■■■ .-: ;: '; ;ylt]«wa^fdecided^ aipe'ndments- made; .'■^■'-■^ii^'i^e'ii'Selw^ '.-.'.' tß&)b^i:fte^^u^;'^OßJd^^agte«i(l-;iq.;:: ;''■; \-Z. ,:,-: ; ' ; -.''AThev^i i U?«f^*v!latipV'>readCaj '.time';and : X : :i ■';;peieied,^''.j.'";&;> ':ii'y fi.ls'.'ffXy;'%>''.'■■ '.A'.i'', : ;,- •■ : • oi: ■&! A-.i, :■ v ■= \ •" .'.:• Rjas^-inthis-BiU;;';^^;^. , ":!;':'; ;v : :. !•■■'■■■■>',"■: ;',• :i Wo ATTpENEt-GBNEKAI; moved thatthey ' l '^J\. : :';.:..' ■f^■:■v'■* : .^'it■sWM■:■ap^^d*:that■;• , appointed V • .'. !to'^a^ay-.up' , f«ison^:'f&-the7dis^eemOTt«.' v ■; : : . ';■' -J :■ ■•ia-moHng."the.secxiiid-reading/ of: this BilU. .:-.:. \-.-^^.-'!^ner^Uy..;':fcltV.:lJ(atV"tfie^.i'vtes. , i"■; •;'■ <!ountry.":;That there/.was '•"'• ■■': '■tb^'rmueh^tlaang'''p > 'f/'aii'vVn^s^aole^kin'd']io. : 'oiie.' for.;; Justice ■ .; : obta^ed^rßporta'-iri'lregard , to■ co'rtain meetings, •'.'.: -V, Vhi.oh;hadi.Dfeeii;f;{i'e subjeot'ijl'oornih^ijt'Jitely;. '- ,'-:K^ ]-.:■: : .-yV^iaoing^of^an.'objeotioD^bleriatuta.V'.- , ,■''•' "■' ■' : ■;; . '.■The-..: HonS V' CZ '. LOTISSON - .(Cante.rWy) ;•:.;- * thiJdgJit ; that - the vgill ■ .wbuld ;hay.e. bep!n -more .}■ ■■;; csefol.''if;.' the adji^a/.o^-;;'the jEtacingliCoifer- :.: ... ejlbe-.pr, Jfew 'Zealand'Ttotting As6ociatipn""had' ;. ; been brought , -into' effect."" :-; v ',';: ■■■':■■■.:'•:;' ". ', ;yy'/.< ::The -iHon; ;J;-;i^;;PAoE V(qtago) ; ,hoped; that, ; '.'■,, .6overn'ment;would ' takeVani carly'oppdr::;;:V::;ttt4ity::ta.:;retra'cfl;;!th?;Eteps:'it;..took::iWhen;it ;i. v'liciensedi.bpokmak'eK;.■ It:'wis''liij. ; opinion' that :;V;; : bj^kniakerßl\ghquld'"be-'olasse'd , .a3'',a;danger -to .'■'• v -> : Wciety.:;<;^;i;J-;v:^^s : :;*P';,-i'^rs-';-? ■•■■; ;:-?V' ::; ; . ; ':: : 1> , .,: : -'When' the; Bill' was being "i dealt with -'in ■ Com- , - I-':-':- ;■ ■'■ ■■■::■:■■■' to ■..;; free;sp^!vtorsVho'-:atte"nded-an. illegal meeting : -'-:-< ; : ,'fwihvKa^iUtjrv'-;'v*VvC---'' , .":'-.<'- ! '' : ---V | ,- J -' ; ' ; ' ■-.■.■' ; .'.'-;-;'':- : .'--'- -.V\-v'.---..lltf;Hpn;\yr;:'.-PINDMY;WA-thaV-wnVitHoi-de'peiidc'nt ' on' ; :.-..'}fgiiltyt,MQ#l^e*ib^g- ; etoblishea. , .- : .--.:r :; '.'...' ; -'.. i . ; .;■, .;;.TOe..anieadment(was defeated'on.the Voices.-. Vir-K-.;\?Upm}'tte v «^^ ..'■■• [ --'- ; '.:^iie{a i \tfeftiVa3ded;-t6";tlie-"B}U; l -'iripludihg''bi<e'. :■■>.■; the;, ; Minister (for Internal ■-•.-.•. ;; 'the.Gaietto frpm: time ■v; 'J - : .-..;■ licenses together with a state-: ; : jaent,of'tha coi>djti6ns';oe-'whicn''.each'or thoso ' .-.; Ucenses""had : >-. ■''':: '.'v' : .' ;-',:■-.:.-; ,;i;The;:Bill,-was,Materj frwtd.'-a.-;third, tipie; and ' ■r-y-,. .pass4d.iv-;.^;_:i^. ; v^^;-yi-v;;/:;-- : r.^;..,' : ■■-. \

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL. The Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill, ffhich proposes to delete pueuraoconiosis (as affecting'inuiers only) a? an industrial discaso in respect of which compensation 6ball bo paid, was considered m^Committto The Hon 'J BARR (Canterbury) moved to strike put the word ,, pneumoconiosis, which would havo tho effect of, extending the present provision in regard to that disease to all workers. " ' The amendment was rejected by 1§ to i. The Bill was, 'later, read a third time, and passed. ' ' BILLS FINALLY PASSED. «. Tlle c foU , o,t l ng Bllls WHe th en P ut through their final stages — , fWanganui Schools Sites Bill. Masterton Trust Lands Exchanjre Bill. " X?? to k ms sutles5 utles Aoendment Bill Old Ago Pensions Amendment Bill. Urewera Native District Bill. "" ' I THE DEFENCE BIL,L. SECOND READING DEBATE. "' ?n n second reading of this meisure. The said that the great majontj of'the popple in this counto agreed that universal training nas not onlj good trom the point of view ot defence, but also trom the point of view of the individual If thcro was one thing more than ever nhich Barked the rising generation it *as a too sm.vll elomont ot disuphno, und a too groat freedom from that control whieli was essential to good manhood and good citizenship Tho defence of the Dojßinidn shotdd not bo so much a matter p,f compulsion aa a matter of inclination on , -the part of-the people In the present measure tho clcmout of compulsion had bean introduced to the lowest possible working point Experts were very favourably impressed Tilth tho measure as a whole The Hon J ANbTEY (Canterbury) ,w»s of °?Jj? lol l, thllt^, ' c scn(! n'c was" far too ambitions [The Hon J, B CAJ-LAJS (Otagp) contended tba,t ft weeks .training in camp was worth ft year's training m a drill shed. The Hon Captoin BAILLIE (Maryborough) was of opinion that fiig guns should -be mounted , en tho, high points adjacent to, the principal cities Tho Hon. J JJIGG CWplhngtoK) could not see now,the workers could oppose unneisal gaining. If conscription wore adopted at iiome, a grcit lmproveqiont would be effected Jii regard to the people who resided in tho slums ' >■ • ,; , Tlio Hon. F TRASK (Nelson) said that as an old volunteer he, felt sorry that tho clauso providing for a>liquoi canteqn had beon dropped. f i The Hon J BAIIR (Canterbury) approved the pnnciple,of the" Bill. '1 he'measure was thon'read'a second time on the -voices ' > Only one or.two minor amendments wore made ill Committee, niter, which the Bill was read a third time andl'passed t GOLD DUTIES AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill Rasi put through all its stages enthont discussion. / LOCAL BILLS. A large number of local Bills ..were put through 'heir initial stages The Council, at ll« pm, adjoarned until Boon to-day.