PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1824, 9 August 1913, Page 6

PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

STATE LENDING.

Mm LEASES AS SECURITIES.

LOCAL BODIES' LOANS. •

GRADUATED INCOME TAX PROPOSALS.

The Legislative Counoil met at 2.80 • p.m.' ' , The Hon.' Sir William "Rnssoß was Bworn in (is a momber of the Council. (The new member received the congratulations of- Mr. Speaker and members of tho Council, and tho Hon. H. D. Bell expressed tho pleasure which he was sure they all felt at receiving amongst them so distinguished a new momber. COPYRIGHT BILL. •The Copyright Bill (tho Hon. H. D. Bell) was committed. Objection was raised to the clause prodding that tho publisher of any book for which ho held the copyright should present a free copy to every on© of . tho tour University collcgo libraries. It was argued that to put the colleges on the Ires list would put an unfair tas on some authors, and that many of tho books and -pamphlets published in Now. Zealand would bo absolutely useless in the college libraries. The Minister did notpress tho clause, and motion to delete the,/portion 6f, .it affecting tho college libraries'was carried on-the voices. _ V.Tho Bill was reported with this s and ; l)nq- other unimportant amendment. PENSIONS RECIPROCITY. The Old Age' Pensions Reciprocity Bill (the Hon. H. D. Bell) was committed, reported without amendments, read a third time, and passed. ' On the motion for the third Teadmg, The Hon'. Q. JONES protested against tho milliner in. winch the Bill had been submitted. Even tho Minister had been, unable to assure the Council that the arrangement made was a good one, but yet thß Council could not amend or. alter tho j arrangement. ■ The Council' was not' Vponsible for the faults in tho measure, •d'he Bill had never been properly considered, and it was no more nor less than leap in the dark. . . ' The Hon. 0. SAMUEL entered a similar protest."" He was not but© it would be advantageous to either the Australian States or New Zealand, and he would have liked to see the Bill delayed for further consideration. ' Th® Hon. C. M. LUKE said ho was ifraid the Bill had not been fully considered, and -that tho scheme was going 'to cost New Zealand a great deal of W. BEEHAN also thought l 'the Bill had' been given such soaJit con)ideration that he thought the Minister would'be wise to recommit it. ' The Hon. W. EARNSHAW approved pf tho Bill as ft wiso and good one in ./principle. He was afraid,. however, that ;fn its present shape it might not prove !a workable measure, ... ' Tho Hon. H. D. BELL, in reply, said lie' did not think the Bill, as drawn, deserved. the criticism it had received. It was.necessary to have the farm of the agreement somewhat' olastic m order that it could be made -to* apply to both New Zealand' and . Australia. Ho could ,-seo no reason why tho thirdi reading should be postponed.

CONGRATULATIONS. 'At,tho conclusion of the .business of the Council,. • • • , Tho Eon. G. JONES said: ' I think that as tv© havo haxl on accession toour Tanks of a gentleman (the Hon. Sir Wm. Eussoll) who has occupied a very ; prominent position "in- New Zealand politics, who for many years was Leader of a 'great 'party in another place, it is only proper that I, as ono who nfe D.ot always been on tho same 6ide as the honourablo gentleman, 6hould conCTatulate •him, aiid congratulate tho Council, on bis 'appointment to this Council. 1 do so most cordially, and I can only express my regret that the honourable gentleman .was not appointed to this Council years a£o. His knowledge of politics, his een-. tlemanly demeanour, his > considerate conduct towards his political antagonists havo created within me a high respect for him as a gentleman well qualified to bo cv member of this Council. I congratulate the honourable gentleman, < and I congratulate this Council on 'havine fldcled such' a distinguished gentleman to its ranks/.' The .Council adjourned at 3.50 p.m. until "Wednesday, August 20.,