PARLIAIENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 6

PARLIAIENT.

. THE COUNCIL. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AMENDMENT. When the LegiJatno Council met at &30 jeeterday afternoon, Iho Attomoy--1 Genoral gavo nobco of his" , mtenfaon to , introduce the Justice of the Peace Amcudinont Bill! * MEW ZEALAND POfITLAND CEMENT COMPANY. ' Eeportmg on the point of order raised by the Hon. Mr. E]gg, in regard to the procedure m reference to fie New ZeaI land Portland Cement Compan) (Ltd) ißeclamation and Empowering Bill, tho Spealer said the procedure of the Comi amttee on the Bill was quite regular. Speaking on the third reading, The Hon. T. THOMPSON (Auckland) i laid the company employed , about 100 men, and intended to expend ±50,000 in eLlarging the plant. It -was not coirect to say the fairway would be interfered vith in. gay way. Tho deep water was on the other 'side of the liarbonr waters. Tie third reading was agreed to and &» Bill was passed < (THE PROPOSED NEW PARLIAMENT HOUSE. * Tie Hon. T. K. MACDONAID (Wellington.) .novtd— "That in the best mter- ' ests of the Dominion, it is advisable that competitive designs for the erection ' of the suggested new Houses of Pailiament should be invited from architects ' resident throughout tho Dominion." , , In speaking to the motion," the mover 1 jKiurbed out that he had brought forward ' a somewhat similar motion in. 1904, but this Lad not been earned, although jho } beheTed 'experience had shown that mor faon was well designed, and well thought , out, and should haw been given effect } to by the Government He thought wo should make the new Parhamc'nt Build- [ ings an objeel of beantj in design, and r what Jhe suggested would bring out latent falent of. which we had no conception. f (We should show that it was possible for us to produce something in Kew Zealand : 'that was not an eyesore. f The Hon WI PEED spoke in favour , of the motion ', Ihe Hon. J. B. CALLAN, thought it '' Koold be a good thing to get as many competitive designs as possible, if the i 'Government intended to'erect new Parbament Braidings The Hon. Captain BAILEIE <(Marl- , borough) said the Council had sat in t its present "shanty" for some ycaTS, and be thought they, would have to sit there come j ears yet, but we should see the ' thing dono properly in the new bnild- > ings He moved an amendment- "That, I eoxh plans be submitted to the Speakers i I of both Houses of Parbament, and a ' joint committee' of members resident m 1 Wellington for approval" ! ! The amendment was accepted as part i i of the motion by Mr Atacdonald , \ The Hon. J. ANSTEY (Canterbury) eaid he would go a little further than suggested m the original motion, and i 'allow architects from all quarters to com--1 ipete. ; Various other speakers expressed their opinion as to tho present accommodation, and as to what the new building should ) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that aU questions in connection with the now i Parliament Buildings were now before r Cabinet, and were having consideration. 1 The motion was earned on, the voices. - * t _____ i JUDICATURE AMENDMENT' BILL.

The third reading of the Tudicature [ ( Amendment Bill 'was agreed to without (' discussion, and passed. '

1 AID TO WATER-POWER WORKS. v The Aid to Water Power Works Bill r was raerved from the House of Beprosentatrves, and was read a, first tune. , Tho n teecoad reading was Eet dowm for to-day.

S ; BY-LAWS BILL, I i Consideration of tho amendment made j! i by the' 'House' of Representatives in tho ," By-Laws Bill was made an orfer of the , day for this afternoon. , I ' . OATHS BILL. , I- The Oaths Bill was receiwd from the , House! of Representatives without amend,L went. ' j, ' DEFENCE AMENDMENT BILL. In Committee on the Defence Amend- 1 ; Bent Bill. i I The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it had j- been'found that Clause 13, dealing with 1 courts-martial, did not provide means ot _ , penalising offences, and ho proposed to ', ask the Council to add th., following new i. -clause..— ; Where, pursuant to any regulation made f Hinder the principal Act, any member of [ '-the Defence Forces is "ordored by the j officer commanding his unit or, corps to L f pay any fine for breach of any regula- [ tion the following provision shall I apply.— > ' (a) Every such order shall be served upon the poison to whom it relates by (' delivering a oopy to him nersonally, or ! >by posting the copy by registered letter f addressed to him at his last-known place ; of abode. j< , (b) If the fine is not paid to the officer i jwho made the order within seven days f after service, ihat officer may transmit f •» duplicate of the order to the clerk of I the nearest Magistrate's, Court, who shall ■file the same; and'the order so filed jshall operate Lβ if it were a judgment i duly recovered in that Court in an action for debt.

f-; ! l r :V:(p),;'My' - ..per66n'v , 'on , JTrhoni ' any--, such i;.;;;orderj is'.|reryed virithin; f.y s ,? s yen ;.'days''after''.:the'. l }6?de'r; : .-has-'; beenfejveerviedFnotify;the^officer- who"made' : =the" i;.;;,':, order- that he .intends to -appeal:. to.' the, ; 'the : ; district;'-and> • ! .'f'«o'°h' appeal being; made;;,the officer:'comj|.'. joanding.■ the-districtf shall;iriquirevinto' , either jconfinn or pHcancel. the order or reduce the: amount 'of kriK^ l ?'' ffie ; v event.'oflinch; j'.;;:'P,einE, ! .upheld,.-:..the..provisipns .pfiparaf,: .&:eraph:(b) ; .'oi:,tliis M sectipn shall;apply to. fiii;:vthe:-i;craerimade'''pn such; ; appeal; ■.'■■;-"- :: -. ; !?S;.fv(e);;;Tie^Gcyernor:;inay i V.by.;reguM under pnncipal;;Act, : prescribe - the e:..-.manner in' ; which; apneals' f ;^™,v'are"■'.to'.'.be '-made. and 1 i $x PfTne.,Bill : -was;reported .with this-amend-f-:i-jnenfc';v:u';-::.: :-;/.;,::. ■'.;.;;■';■.;- .-:-.;•■■. -.-.-

t£'. Ajiy e tovvnsh i^UW K^i^e "Native: Townships [■^•g l w* d /;:tnere! -being; rio : 'discussion ■■ until f;;.'tne.;.claTisesl.were. reacKed, .which : :,make : cvvprovision the sale , ,of.;land to-private' .-r^; ; ---;-.^.-■-.= -.•>":-:-■< •;■■"..■....•*;r--.\K ;:v^^Thb:Hon.vJ« : T.:PAUL urged Vihat: the t.;: clauses-should ;be; put- back into their ,V original condition and; that the. sale of-K-1 township land to anybody other, than: the !.v'.CrqwW should bo, absolutely prohibited : ..■Hβ thought that, the alteration ; made by [:': .the-House :was very.,much to be regretted. ;■,. It 'would■;ber all; right- to lease to private' fl;:' people, .hut, it-would be very wrong -to ■. t-.r-letiithemygo .in. and buy,"."making,■ per(;"v> haps;'huge", profits.: for themselves out of :.\ :-."■. the; transaction. • It. : would -bo"" very' much : '■■■:-:j; to ]the intercsfe at"the State to keep the [' ! ; : Bill-in'its original condition. :.'-:■;. ill- ".'■ :The: Hon; : C, W;^LTJKE -:(Wellington)'. i' : ' .;aupported. this, view, and istated that:he' h'- .-knew' of'in any people who - were going 'to ; .. make big-profits out of Native township r;■ holdings;if the Bill" went_through..as.'.it i ' ndwstood. : ■'•'/■-V. .'■■:'■- - r: - ■ '■';■- •'•,-. ■-- ■'■ ■'. i. ;■■: ;TheH:ATTQIINET-GENEBAL" pointed [■"out that;no : riian could buy land from a |.r who would be left landless by the i"'» ( transaction.': He. would' have to stick' to i , '".-■-"■«ie' 1 Bm;:-=,---i:: '■■::-} U :) --v- ..■ I '"It was admitted" by_ Mr. Paul that tho ■■- Interests of the Natives 'were conserved ivbxit he .held to hie opinion -that ;the'in- ;. .terestr! of ■ the 'State were being sadly, netJ: - ! ■■:.'"■ ■'■''. ■■' : ' " ..■'■ p ".■ -Dr. ITNBLAT said ho nnite agreed that h : [ -H,:would'be unwise; for. the Governniont ;7-; -": to , sell land ' in: rising townships, but the !.'■ .v.ppwer to sell would be;vory desrrablo in 1/-.-Special'circumstances.,. Th©..Government i.H Might takd-the , 'power, 'bnt;it.did : not felP '.■■■; loVrCttiat it wou]d; be alfused. ;..'. . ' -•..- ! -• -'"'ihe Bill was .'reported without :amendv ; i;'inent' £trid. was-read, a : : third, "• time , ; and ;;'■ passed;".-- - : ;- '■■;- ; " .■■.'■:;." ■' / ■ -.*, ;, -... "•■■■V.ijjliie' .Gojoicil.-rjjsqvat iJO-pjat ','■ ■'."■■' ■'•■■ ■'.'