THE HOUSE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1797, 9 July 1913, Page 8

THE HOUSE.

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. Mr. E. P. LEE (Oamarii) called the attention of tho Prime Minister to a ireport published in a local paper to the effect that Mr. Hannan, Opposition candidate for Grey, bad stoutly denounced the proposal which it was understood would shortly be made to introduce alien labour to work in thfe local mines. Mr. Leo said that ho would like to ask the Prime Minister whether the Government had any intention of introducing alien labour. The PRIME MINISTER, in reply, said: "I can only say that the Government have no such intention. The statement appears to be one of the fairy tales which have been so frequent during the last few months." BILLS INTRODUCED. _ ( Tho Copyright Bill -was introduced by Governor's Slessage and read a first time. 'The Excise Tariff BiU (Mr. M'Calhm) was read a first time.

DISTRESS LIMITATION. Mr. A.'H. HINDMiVJiSH (Wellington South), in moving tho first reading of the Distress Limitation Bill, referred to the mortgage clause, and said it was not fair that when a man borrowed money tho lender should be liable to be deprived of' liis security. There was another clause' securing exemption of furniture from seizure by bailiffs. Bailiffs in the Old Country had. to ba licensed. In NewZealand there were a certain class of landlord who would seize the lost sticks out of tho house. If the Prime Minister did not oare to remedy this state of affairs, so far as poor tenants were concerned, surely he would talcs notice of What had been said in regard to the mortgage of property. Tho landlord jfhould not be allowed to go in and seize property that-had been mortgaged to a. third person.