THE HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 6

THE HOUSE

'i' ; -Bill"yesterday" afternoon.. :Ky;:rMr'ji-Wll^oßD:.(Hutt]i;mbyed' ! ft.:Ero-viso'. ;■•£..to' iClause/3,. providing.'; that': no;-perniit ; to; :y ;^liay<i,,olur^e/p£;'aay.;esplosiTo- ; iii'a7.4nari7,'. :;a; or ; Vto/act \as:.maiiager'or ; foreman; should; j-'v-be.igranted;, to v 'anyv : pe'rs'pn\ , Tindcr:,the: age' : ; .: v ;of^UyearsK;';.;;'.':'::..^''.; '";)v'- : ■-':';■ ;> ; -\ : yMv;Tho.>'amendment ; !: waff > lost 'I>y.v : .'i3 ; votes f ■;?:.;: .;//-^ v : 'the.; i ; ; diriiiej//vadi6urMentiP:' , Mr/: : v (Buiclc;'.(Palmerston):' /.indulged;'.' in ■ "some' ; ; ';v (raillery.; at ■< the. expense - ; the ''Bill;'. 1 .-,'.'' ■•'' :;', (tested '--against; the"/proceedings.'.degeherat,l -";.•'WS : .into;.:.a-.:burlesque.; : .It : was : '.avpity.vthe ? Swoniitry „should;',aave ':.to foot -the bill for ~:'-such. ; conduc't on .the/part'-oft:members; ■•■-■• v"i>:Mr./PEAECB" (Patea) 'moved to-report- •,;' • .'.unnecessary. and. uncalled : for..-, The', House. ';);:jhad;. plenty-; .td.-^do'';without' wasting -.time ■"•fion :-such'■ a - -measured: : ' r ' ;: .>-.'•.■"...--,'"■',> ;;---;., :K s :v:':Mr;; ! T. :; ;'E.v/ r TiTlOßv:;(Christchurch' j'4;jWorth).:-protested'., against, what/he'xalled' :^?{|*®i;^ n ffo6rie^'; ; ;ofv'the'X'niombars ! V:for'' •SirTarajjaki.'.'ivi 1 - : iVi■'■:."•','.■'/-' ; '-. : .'--. :■;"':■;■.:■':';'.■ ;-,^Sn.-'.'-order; .'.iHe-saidi-he: ; w'as ashamed,! of ■\;;W8-''lan^Rge^fTi^:by:.th'B'KmeDitBr.' ! ,Kl|Christchuroh: North; ':'-: '■•).': 'V \ ; v:: :■:;.'•;-: tvifMr. ;C»LVlN';riiled::the~word'' : tb^be in' ':viorderi?i(-:-i-';-j/'-; ,^-^:v-: ;-':';r' -t--' : , ;':-'- : > -y^

t s H tejTIASSET". tb'-Stake O. tie ;;;'!-Speaker's-','rnUng.::.-H6rsaid;. the' Pwlia--..i.ineht. of^New.iZedand^ad-vbecome'lbw 1 ' -;:;, «nough llately; .: but. he'■' did'not ■: think it ■ irVfff.as.; low ; enough >'to;-tolerate; such'.'words;' :- ?;: ; "Speaking'' to.' the' point ; bf' order, -'before' '.li'^he:: Speaker,"-;:-';i>\.:';■'-"-.fu:;--'-'-: *H;-::-' -said that 'the " V'jcnly-:alternative: to' the: word- ' was - '"tbrn-: -.--i.,' [■'-?!:-Mr. SPEAKEE:said-as:therevhad-ieen -..-pio,ißrtvious:decision--declaring'tho;: word S^ninparliamehtaryi'he:; would-'Tule:':that (LEiWheth.er. .the:term ;;"buffoonery.",w'as-un-;f":':sarHamentary-;bf.. not: depended.::upbh; the: W: jn'anner; in: which,:: and :-.the ; circumstances; :;T;''«nder. which,;it;was.used.,-:As;the.Chaif--5 >,: iman. :knew the full .cif'cum-" his -rulingCwould.-'Stand.'' -.. ;--:-,: ;Mr.::T:'' E.;TATfIOE - said \:hiiC remarks ■ -■.:,>apphedrgenerally/to.:the-behav'io'ur 'of - the r//. Taranaki ,;m'embers; ! that';, evehihg.-:;;The'y' ,--:;<!ame:.witK .the;"most'-;uncouth';manncrs, : :;:",';!that',smacke;d''bf,-the(s^6cky'ard,',''ahd-their. -;:.*rgumente,-.were..mnsourid : ;'ahd. did-'-nbt ;-; r ; ; ; *PPly'.tb;:the measure. -Some,of :.the ; re-. - : ;. m^rks jthat: had:been''made were brutal ./'Vand/callous; ■: >=.- : j ■ /.-/..' -: ii- ;■'.-- ':■;■-■■■'; ■Mw ■'<'"-■' v:^ : :;These::Words;.were.-;objected,;to by-i'the :,;,', opposition;; but;:;Mr';;'Colvin.. ruled'. them be; in-order';:;,]'''';" ;; : ; ; ;;.:- --".',: .;.:..',.;'.-;. '~';-• -•Mr,-' MASSEY'; shortly ;":;after'wards'' ; Te- : -,;; tferred; to'-, the.'disgraceful used ;.Mr.-T;;E., Taylor,-but .was. compelled i;' : withdrew/ and 't-vpidded.th'at he:,was'jlad to find there was :.::i«ne Hvbrd;in .the English .language :that :;;iMf.- ilColyin; considered' to be-unparlia- --':;: anentary;- ; :--:';.:.-v,,, 'y ; .'id''.: ,■ /- ".'■'"■'•-' -- ;:.,-'.Thereafter'innumerable points of order until ; ,oh;a^division.the mb-. ; *,!tibn.:to :rep6rtl:p'rog're'ss was lost bv '-'45 :V.:;.!vbtes'.-'tb.''l9.'''."'.'',:•''•' ■••':':-: ;--;■''-:;:;;' "S:,:: ■;:. • 'Several" of ■ the Taranaki '• members said :;,. rthey.'had: been'' asked :hy, their districts to : ; loppose the,Bill, which' was not'necessary,, likely 'to.be merely' harassing. - ';-'■'■ '.'■.; :, 'Mr.;. HOGG- (Masterton),said- that if -:■■■ tthe Bill saved i the life of .one worker' it ;;,fWould begustifiod.--.:.. .:. -■■-.■ .:;'■ ;v::::;;Glause;3,; which: provides; that;:':the .;■'■■ iquafry.i manager-or. foreman, or person in :.- 'fCharge::of blasting 'operations' shall- hold ;: in permit, was,' on Mr. Anderson's motion, -, ■ lamended. by. the ; addition of; the words: '...r'The provisions'of this clause 6hall only "fapply;to,quarries in which three'or more ;- :pßeh are employed." ~..'•'.Clause'i,;which deals with the employ-'' ■v. pient of ..uncertificated; managers; was, on ''-... rthe.^Minister'samotion,'amended by sub- .' jstituting the words "blasting operations" - .-'■: fforj "explosives": throughout, and fixing '..'•the penalty;at. ::'..;.At.Clause 5, which,provides that if the :, (manager of a quarry is 'at; any.: : time ;;. [incapacitated from, performing his duties ■:■ ta- deputy manager shall be "appointed, '•;Mr. : ALLEN moved: to -add. alter the ;.-. fword ; "duty" "for more than six working , days."-The'motion Svas:lost. :,. '■'•■■. ~..:.-. Mr. HEERIES took;exception- to' Clause- ;: -7, which; provides that it shall, not be -'..''lawful .to.renew; the'working of any :.; quarry which has at any time been dis- : continued without giving notice'to an in-. ;:,;>6pector.- He moved to delete-the words ■"; * at any time" with a .view to' inserting .:.».'definite period after .-"discontinued." ' ' The amendment was lost by 3G votes to' :'.;

, - : An amendment by Mr. J/Allen to add the words "for one month" after "discontinued" was lost by 34 to 24.; .. "An effort by. Mr. Herries to reduce tho maximum penalty for failure to comply with this section was frustrated.'•. ~.':' '.An i amendment was accepted .by the Minister to' Clause 8, Sub-section (e) to provide that ropes and chains used in a .quarry shall be tested at intervals of not more than three months, and proyed .'to be equal'.to : carrying twice the weight of the ordinary, load. ••'•'■.'- ; Mr. MAICOI/M (Clutha) moved an addition to provide, that any, person who

entered with a naked light where explosive, substances are stored, should bo liable to the penalty imposed on the occupier, manager, foreman, and deputy foreman. He withdrew it in favour of tho following sub-clause moved by the Minister:— "Any person who contravenes or does not comply with any of 'tho, general rules in this; section, or..in..regulations under this Act, is liable to a. fine not exceeding £20, provided that in' 1 any proceedings under this .section it.shall be a good defence that he had taken all reasonable means to prevent' such contravention'' or noncompliance."

Tho House accepted an amendment by Mr.'M'Laren to provide;.-that in case of accident an officer of the union to which !tho person who met with the accident belonged' shall have a right to bo'present at tho inquiry. ■ !■' "■-.'■ : . r.. : .-Mr. MASSEY objected to Clause!l2 ("The cost of administering this'.'Act .shall:-be paid out of moneys from time to time appropriated by. Parliament for that purpose") as being an appropriation claused He, .postponed, asking the Speaker's .'ruling till the' Speaker should bavo - taken the' cliair. !"■/ ■ ■~ ...■ ;..' - : '•"■

;' i On;the Bill being reported and, recommitted -the Minister moved', an amendto clause two, removing the exemption it", had originally proposed to extend to railways, roads, or other public works in course of construction or being maintained under, the Public Works Act, 1908/;. : -': . ..-/.:...-,•,-, ■

!: Mr. vTVITTY ; (Riecarton). "moved'.'that the proviso inserted on. the-motion; of'Mr'. V.- HV./Rced to exempt quarries!used ex-, clusively % local bodies,.be struck out. Messrs.;! HERRIES.-aud MASSEY. protested against -.the; Minister! :accepting such, a motion, as the House' had '.passed tho Bill ;on the understanding, that local bodieswould be exempt. . Mir. Witty agreed;to ..withdraw I 'his; motion' till ,the •report, was;considered. ! /.INDECENT PUBLICATIONS-BILL, '■;' The'!..-Indecent'',Publications Bill !was read a'third, time! and passed, without dis-,' cussion.;j,' ; ■;•'.-.■.....'■.;'■ ;.,.,/: •;' '■".- . ;-:-- . The House : rose at 1:10-a.m. ;.!-'''