PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 9

PARLIAMENT.

! the council; STATE BANKING PROPOSALS, j 'When- the Legislative Council met at .•: fi.3o- yesterday afternoon, .•.'■'■ j, The. Hon. T. '.; KELLY (Taranaki), chairman, of,.the : State Banking Committee, moved that-tho report, of the 'evidence taken'by tho Banking Committee be printed', arid forwarded to *he Government" for. their consideration. After a lengthy discussion, . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarkfed that..ho thought the work done by the committee would serve a useful ipurpose at some future- date. Tho inquiry was- a moyo in'the right direction, and tho time had certainly not been wasted. : - ■ / \ 'i The motion was agreed to; ."BILLS FROM THE HOUSE. The Rating Amendment Bill, Public .Holidays Bill; and tho Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill were received 'from.'the House of Representatives,' and >were read' a first time. ■' ■''■."'.'.. HOSPITALS AND' CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in movtng the second -reading' of the Hospitals V,, and Charitable . Institutions Amendment Bill, gave a brief outline of the main purposes of tho Bill." The second roading was agreed to. . '• In Committqo on the Bill, a new clause was moved by tho AttorneyGeneral, constituting the Wairoa ■■County and Wairoa Borough a Hospital 'District; This was agreed to. -. On" the motion of the Hon. W. ~C. Smith, a now. clause was added to pro-. . vide. that, in the event of a candidate for' a Hospital and Charitable Aid Board election withdrawing, his deposit ahould be returned. LEGISLATURE AMENDMENT. The "ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the' second .reading of the Legislature Amendment Bili; after explaining the various clauses, of the. measure on simi : : lar lines to that adopted when the Bill iwas before the House of Representatives. Ho thought that on tho wholo the- Bill- was a desirable advance'on the present electoral -system, and that it would mako matters work more smoothly. . ' 1 The Hon. W. O. F. CARNCROSS (Taranaki) did not think it was necessary for tho Government, to send men '.:■ . round - to see that people were on the roll. > Howev-cr,-the; Bill was a 1 good • one in many respects. • ' . ■' " TheHom R. A. LOTJGHNAN (WeP - lington) disagreed -with- the previous lipeaker. He thought it best to have an ■ impartial Government officer doing the work. : .■-'.". The;ATTORNEY-GENERAL also disnented'from tho view expressed by the ■ Hon. Mr. CaMcross. He thought it was essential to the purity of the rolls that an officer who was to- be trusted tihould examind with the best care anU ... ekill he:possessed, and ensuro that tho rolls are-properly and legally compiled. :-• . . , ■■•

, ■ The second reading was agreed to. ,- In Committee'on the Bill a new'subolause was under by tie Hon. J. T.'Paul(Otago) to tho dauso dealing, witli the electoral census: "The cn-lohccnt-officer shall givo to'each qualified' person enrolled a printed acknowledgment of. such' enrolment.' '<'■ Iff- his opinion the 'provision' 'would '-'a l>adiyrijeeded»" safeguard, vrl'.f-.■;.,-.'.-K .-,! i< :. Tiie 'ATTORNEY-GENERAL remark-ed-.tliat would not 'effect its' purpose: , '.' IfcviyoiiM "also place-' a proper(tiqiptb tb'egain '.that might be received/",." -..-:•■-• '■ '■ • ■.'"■■■'■■...• The Hon. Z. BARE-' (Canterbury) thought;'the provision' would be a very wise' one. ■ ■ ••■■' '•■ ■ ..-■_:- : The. motion was lost on tho voices, and the Bill-was 'reported' without amendment. ' It was later read a third time and passed. ' ' ' ■'■' SHOPS AND OFFICES BILL. _ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in moving "the second reading, of tho Shops and Offices' Amendment Bill, said "tho main purpose of the Bill is to extend the.sphere of operations of tho Shops and Offices Act, so as to make it applicable to- thoso at present working in restaurants and hotels. :, -" : ■ Tho Hon. J. BARR (Canterbury), referring to the regulation of. hotels and restaurants, objected to increasing tho' number of hours which many'employees in restaurants lfad to work. .He thought sixty hours should be provided, instead ol sixty-two. . ■ ■ ■ The second reading was agreed to.. ■la Committeo oti the- Bill " ' She Hon. C.M.LUKE (Wellington) drew attention to tho fact' that private hotels, wero placed under! a considerable disability as against licensed houses. The hours of malo employees were similar in both cases, but tho female attendants, in.licensed houses coul.dbe employed for longer hours than tilt).-., iemaie attendants engased in ' private- hotels.: The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said tho' reason, was that female attendants in private hotels and restaurants had to work much .harder, than those in licensed premises, whero there was much,, more -leisure time Tho.-Hon. J, BAR-.R . (Canterbury) moved, on Clause. 5, which deals with' hours of employment, to provide that in .the case of a restaurant no assistant shall bo employed for moro than , 60 hours (in the caso of a malo) in any ono week. ■. As .the. Bill stands; the hours are set down at 62. - Tho/HoiiiiJ. E. JENKINSON (Wellington) moved a prior amendment to assure- that m tho. case of., hotel assistants,other than men, the- hours worked in any weok shall not exceed 52 hours, uutoad of-58 hours as provided in: the' to Jlr Jenkinson's proposal, remarked ihuta i was just the simple kind of ■heartoJle^.^^" 0, ' 11 ' 0 **•. ieS^S^es raendmOntWaSrO : Ar.division was taken on Mr. Bafr's amendment, tho voting.beW 11 to I against, the amendment - The Hon C. M..LUKB (Wellington) then moved to increase tho maximum week's 'work for female attendant in restaurants from ,52 to 53. hours This ,' housaid, should bo done, to bo cm,' sistcnt. . -. • ■ • ~ ,'" ■ On.-a division the amendment was' lost by 14 to l,.t]io mover being the only one who supported it.. • . The Bill was reported without amend menti and was subsequently read a ■ third-time and passed. WORKERS' DWELLINCS. '.The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved . iho third .reading of tho Workers' Dwellings Bill. - The Bill was read a third time, and passed. •':■". '' - '. RATING AMENDMENT. Tho Rating Amendment Bill was read 1 & second timp without discussion, and was'put • through Committeo without amendment, and passed. SECOND READINCS;

The.Public Holidays Bill and the Municipal Corporations. Amendment Bill were read a second time without discussion.

DENTISTS AMENDMENT. A mossago was received from the House of Representatives disagreeing with tbo amendments made by. the Council, in tho Dentists Amendment Bill. Consideration of tho amendments was set down for next sitting day. Tho Council.roso at 9.40 p.m., and will meet again at 10.30 this morning to receive Imprest Supply Bill, No. G.