CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1821, 6 August 1913, Page 8

CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD.

ffiii:, .LOCAL .BODIES' LOANS. -

' FINANCE MINISTER REPELS CRITICISM, '

- The House of Representatives met at 2.30- p.m. . Mr.'.G. V.-.PEARCE (Patea) gave no- ; tico to introduce the Patea HnTboiir. Bill,', .. . Mr. J. CKAIQIE. (Timaru) gave notice .to. introduce {hft Tmuiru Jlavbour Board ■Empowering .Bill.' :;.' ' '' ... Mr:' t: B JJXTON-. (Temnka) gave - notice to' ask the' GbVeriim6iit' , '\v'lietnei' "it'ttaStlie intention of the.'New Zealand Government ..to. forward aii exhibit to the San Fiificisco' Exhibition,. : Mr. J,. V. BROWN (Napier) save notice.to introduce tho Iklucation Amendwent 'Bill. . •Mr. G. WITTY-(Riccarton) gave notice of his intention to ask the Minister for. Railways whether' he would give instructions that, all children' under five years of " ago "bo'- carried : ffee; on tll6 Government .railway?l:'.';' - .",'',-. .CHRISTCH jURCH TRAM,WAYS.'.., Mr.. ,G; - , W., iRUSSELL, ; for. Mr.,-H.' G. ELL (Christchnrch. South), introduced the Christcliurch Tramways District •Amendment Bill. . Thb'Bill' was- read a. first time and referred.,to, the :Local,\Bills .Committee.. . aU E STIO N!ANS W £'Fj ED. • Mr. J. HANAX'(ili'frercargill)' "asked tho Prime Minister'to Explain the long iolay in fiuisliuis.it,■'return, ordered that t/ossion, relative' to "the amount of fees "paid to the.Public^Triist Office. Thei' HotfV A: L. HERDMAN i The return is on the'table! '• ■ ■ Mr..,Hanaji: 1 was out. The Prime Minister: Glad to antici-pate-the hon. gentleman's. wishes! Mr.,.HahahY - Hbpe yoii always will; Mr. ■■ Jlassey: 1, always, do MAGISTRATE'S COURTS BILL. PASSED THE HOtiSE. ' The Hon. A. moved that' the Alagistf'ata's. Courts 'Amendment .'Bill, bo recoinmi tted .lii.\ order. ttyat .Subclause 3 of Clause;: 2, i wliieh had ,been, redrafted, might,considered. Th&'.re'drjif ted;'subolauso now providea that no .'person' shall, be appointed .!as., a .magistrate/;unless', ho is a .barrister oontiiluously'.employed as" al .clerk" of a* . .Magistrate's Cflurt' fbr atieast. ten years." 1 , Mr. i'. 'H. DAYEY Whether it was necessary,jto'. against!., clerks of 'coiurt , by- demanding;; in their • case/.iten-o r ?arsV,espi;rience,''. whereas''five years Biiilficed. in the/ease of 'a' - barrister or" solicitor, .who-; was not' a clerk of , court? ', '" Tho MINISTER, said ,that a barrister and:.solicitor-..in. ordinary course gained a much wider experience of question,seiich as magistrate frequently',Had to decide . than.'did a clerlcof court: ' ' ; ' l . r; ■'• Davey : But will ,he (tho'clerk of court}, gain .'the .experience' in ten ye&rs if lie does hot in' five?' The Minister:. I don',t think he will, but this ,is. ail amendment'which was moved JMillar in Committee and which I - ,v-fi The Bill '•.was'' reported -with theamendment irisorted;by T the Minister. V ; * >as, ! agreed 1 to on "the voices. ,^PENSIONS ; RECIPROCITY :, ; : The Old Bill (Mavi'Fisher) was' Trad'a, third time withou,^,.dispussi(jn Vi . .. .