THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1792, 3 July 1913, Page 8

THE HOUSE.

The House sat at 2.30 p.m. A RESIGNATION. Mr. SPEAKER rend a letter from Mr. A. J. Kutherford, lately clerk assistant to tho House, tondering his resignation, and expressing his regret that 'ill-health made it necessary for him to leave a service which he had found agreeable. Mr. Speoker said ho felt suro all must regrot tho cause of Mr. Rutherford's retirement—ill-health—and they would join with him (Mr. Speaker) in wishing Mr. Rutherford a veturn to health, and a long life, in which to enjoy his w.ell-earned rest. The Hon, W. F. MASSEY (Prime Minister) moved the following resolution,! "That Mr. SMaker be raiuuted.to con.

vey to Mr. A. J. E atherford, 01 i his retirement from the ol Ece of clerk assistant of this House, its ai ikiiowledgniei it of his long niuL valuablo feerviccs dtiri)ij: the many years he held that office, acid its apfireciation of the t ulvice and nssiistauco to was willing a t all times fi > render to members <>f the Houso < n the conduct of business i." > • Mr. G. WITTY <Riccarton) te conded the motion, which 'carried. QUESTIONS ANO NOTICES i. Mr. .1. C. THOMSON" (Wallacj •) gave notice to ask tin i Prime Ministe! ■ whether the Govcrnn »ent would, this i session, introduce legislat ion to amend thi > Local Elections and £ /ills Act, so as tc • make the law applyin g i to i'arliiimentar, y elections applicable ;to local- elections.' Dr. A. K. NE (VMAN (Wcllingtot i East) gave notice to ask whether the 0 .oveniinent would es tabhs'h an institutii .)11 at which persons .incapacitated by tt to loss of a limb or by • blindness' could be I taught some'suitable t xade. • Mr. G. HUi NTER (Waipawa) gai ye notice to ask the Minister, for lva ilw'ays whether lie would arrange to'have a din-ing-car attach ad to the Napier-W< ellington express. • i Mr. J. H. :fiB|\DNEY (Auckland: West) gave notice f;o ask the Minister foj • Railways whether ]is would huve a . public inquiry held concerning the New Lynn railway ucciKlent; Ho added that. lit had been alleged thi it the local officeii s had been advised tin it the present sysfc sm of signalling was djingerous. Mr. J. A. -HA NAN (InveicargiU) gave notice to ask tl ae Minister for Justice whether,- in ordd r to induce capably > men to accept office 4 vs magistrates he ; would be in favour ol' increasing the ea lanes to be paid to ma gistrates. _ ■ ' Mr. E. NEWMj YN (Eangitikei) gai e notice to ask the Jl iriister for Defence, whether, before com initting the counti 'y to further expendit* ire on the establish ment of a naval base 'he would take into ■ account the rcconi rnendation of Ca] itaiu Halsey in favour ~ of Picton. Mr. J. ROBERTSON (Otaki) gave ill rtico to move that th< >re bo laid on the i able of the House all correspondence rela ting to the registration of the Huntly l -*oal Miners' Union. ! Mr. G. W. EXTSSEIaL (Avon) gave- notice to move th at .there be laid on the table of the Ha use copies of all the i correspondence tha,'c had passed between i the Government and. the : Governments of A ustralia and the Imperial Government legaxding tho o)fer of an iry force. Mr: T. M. VnLFOED (Hutt) gave l totice to ask th<i Minister for Justice w iy he objected to the police force forming ( in association whim he was willing, to alio w the railways S«rvants and the cavil sa r-' vants to form associations. NEW BILLS. The Hon. W. P. MASSEY (Minister foi : Labour) gave notice of his intention tc 1 introduce the Industrial Conciliation and . Arbitration Amendment Bill. Tho Hon, J. ALLEN (Minister for Pinance) gavo notice that he would intro- • duce tho Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage 1 Bill. Mr. A. HARRIS (Waitemata) gave notice of the Premium Bonds Validation Bill. • • Mr. J. ROBERTSON ,(Otaki) gave n ctice of tho Fox to n Harbour Board a: id', Loan Bill. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ' | Three days' leave of absence was granted to Mr.-H. G. Eil (Christchurch Sout Ih). FIRST READINGS. The Saturday Half-Holiday in Sh ops Bill (the Hon. D. Buddo), the New 1 tealand Standard Time Bill (Mr. T. i'K. Sidgr), the Gaming Amendment Bill ( Mr. G. Hunter), the Westport Public iff tfks Vesting Bill (Mr. J. Colvin), : the Li( ;hts on Vehicles Bill (the Hon. D. Buddo), .the Gisborne Harbour Board Enabling Bill (Mr. W. D. S. Macdonald), the Gisbc irne Borough and Harbour Board Lands Exchange and Empowering Bill (Mr. W. 1 D. S. Macdonald), the Betterment Bill ( Sir. R.. M'Oallumj, the Wanganui Harl lour District and Empowering Bill (Mr. VV i A. Veitcli), the Land, Transfer Amendn tent Bill (the Hon. A. L. Herdman), the Amendments Incorporation Bill (the I lon. A. L. Herdman), the New Zealand Ii istitnt« of Architects Bill (th© Hon. A. i L. Herdman), were all introduced and; i tead a first time. ' !