PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1895, 1 November 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

A DAILY SUMMARY. Proceedings were dull in the House W Representatives yesterday, but... a 'Reasonably large amount of work was .Tout through. ,*.' ■The Footwear Regulation Bill, proJriding for the branding of shoddy boot6i With a true description, was read ii first time. '■. ■■ ',: : •..-.':■ Another Bill introduced and read a first time was the Shipping and Seamen Amendment Bill, an amended version of a measure already on the Order Paper.' •. The Hon. R. : H. Rhodes presented the report of the _ Commissioner appo;utcd to inquire into the administration of the Sunnyside Mental Hospital. In its taain features the report uxbnoratos the medioal officers and attendants at Bunpyside, but states that the hospital accommodation is, in some imports nt respects, inadequate. Consideration of the.Bonk of New Bealand Bill was postponed in Dhe abeenoe of the Hon. Jas. Allea, who .: ill. The Education Reserves Amendment Bill was referred to the Lands Com- : Jmlttee. . The'Soienoe and Art Bill was read 6 third time. ■ The Publio Revenues Bill, which was Hown for second reading, promised to five rise to a lively and interest jig deate, but members who bad intended W speak were slow in rising, and the question was' put and carried bsfore Borne of them were aware of it. Consideration of the Board of Agriculture Bill, in charge of the Prime Minister, was postponed , Mr. Massey hsing engaged at an important conference In connection with theieigning industrial disorders. The Local Authorities Indemnity Bill. Nvhich validates expenditure by _ local bodies in' connection with the visit of the "battleship, and upon the Auckland. Exhibition, was read a second time. '■' An interesting announcement on the 'tubjeot of wireless telegraphy charges '\vas made by the Hon. R. H. Rhodes '(Postmaster-General), who stated that the charges upon messages between the Dominion shore stations and intercolonial and, New Zealand coastal steamers. Were to be. reduced from .tenpence to Byepence per word. , ■' A long and rather ragged discussion took place upon the Municipal Corporalions Amendment Bill, which was further considered in Committee. The .Bill was .finally reported with femendments. . , The strike came in for brief mention ftii .tie late hours. At 0.30 a;m. the Prime Minister moved that tho House adjourn until Tuesday; next, advancing las a 'reason that Ministers had important business in hand, and could not possibly attend' to 'their Parliamentary unties on Monday.: Mr. P. --0. Webb urged that the House should sit on Monday, but he was alone in this attiptude. , The Leader of the Opposition Supported the v Prime Minister's proposal, and l , it was carried with Mr. Webb bs the sole dissentient. In tJhe Legislative Council a number fof ■ local Bills > were ' r put through their final, stages, and the Victoria College ißill was read a third l time.' .