PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

' DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL REVIVED SECOND READING AGREED TO * • J The Legislative Counoil mot at 2.30 p.m. • _ The 'Arbitration' Amendment Bill was referred to the Statutes Revision Com- . .mitteo in order that the possible effect of tho retrospective clause might bo inquired into. y LOCAL' BODIES EMPOWERING. .In Committee on the Local 'Authorities Empowering Bill, Clause' • 4 was amended to enable postponement of collection of rates "from 'time to time.".' cnirjnc; tho currency of tho war. Tlio following proviso was ilso added: "Provided that where a local authority resolves to postpone tho dato of payment of any such rates—(a) Tho: additional charge of ten per centum -authorised'- by Section 28 of the Rating- Amendmiait (Act, :1910j to'be added shaJl not be added until tho expiration-of; six months after such postponed date, or t|io lat-' .. est'of such dates, , and shall'not bo-re-coverable unless at least fourteen days! . notice in'writing that the. same, will be added has been given to the ratepayer: (b) judgment may be given, and'signed' for - any such rates at any time within ■ two. years after such postponed date or - ,the latest of suoh dates, notwithstanding anything in Section 71 of the Rat-' . ing 'Act, 1908." The ■ Bill was reported with amendments, read a third, time, and passed.' I REINSTATEMENT OF ACCOUNT-. ' ANTS. ' The New Zealand Society of' Accountants Amendment Bill, enabling th© society to reinstate a member after a default of over twelve months, was committed. :- • . ' .. Tho Hoii. 0. Samuel said that : there wero many cases in which the : society would havo reinstated members -; had they. had_tho power.' There would bo 'Bow possible cases out of the war, so the provision was a wise ,onc.

The Bill was reported without amendment,'read a third 1 time, and passed. • The Council rose at 3 .p.m. till 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. • '