PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2585, 6 October 1915, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

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COLLECTIONS FOE WAR 'FUNDS . . NEW PH9MQNB The LegtsMfcs Council met at 2.30 f p.m. i The Hon. W.. EEEHAN mured that j tlio. Government shmfLd be requested to j take into ennsidßrniion the advisability j of recommending: 'That members of I the Legislative Ckmncil who have been ■ | ten years ami over in-tho Council, and | rwho hnve ceased to bB members -through •'i retirement or. resignation, shall bei al- ' lowed to retain the title of Hanonrj .able.'" He sicid fhat it would only \ apply to four gentlemen irlo had, been. ' members, Mesas. Kelly, ' Jenkinson, j, ILQuisson, and Rigg, three of -whom had J' :served for .21 years. ( The Hon. SIR FBAXCIS BELL said J that he had no difficulty in agreeing to ( ''"±he motion and asking the Council to j ■'{..accept! it. .Eersonally he agreed that. I members- who had served in the Gonncfl [ .for ten years should ba recommended i iby His Excellency to be allowed to re- . rlaiii; the title. Ho v wanld hang the i matter befara the Govenrmsnl. The Hon. G. JONES Jiaid that if the 1 Councillors who' lmd sowed, for a long I "term deserved anything,. they, deserved j. -more than permission to jafctin the -title, j Personally he would liks .to see mem- • fcers of both -Houses, after their leiire- ' ment, enjoying, a superainrualTtm, eren : if -part of the honorarium was "kept back \ :for the purpose, The nian who .served . liis country in the : Houses of IP.aa<liament •was just ,as much oiititlod to superannuation as :any Civil Servant., ItTvis a ; jpity that those who "hud faiihMly served .their country should bs: allowed to drop ' out just as if. they, had been fargoifcsn. . 'Ihe Hon. SIR WILLIAM' HALL•iJONES said thai the time was not opportune for taking any step with regard 10 superannuation. 'The Coloiffiil Office, (in. accordance -with ji previous request, expected that-evaiy -.one wio had served •ten years in tlio Ciminoil nJlmiffl be ' recommended to -retain ilie title- ' The. niotiou was jtyp-oed to„ 'Llie Kauri-Gum "Industry AncendmpTtt Bill was -irtbrorhmnfl from the 'Homse and lead a first and sßcnnd timß. 1 « The 'Destitute! Persons . AmanSmfint., Bill was .put -fcrugh final titagfls jrnd passed with minor amiDnflnrsnfe. Tho Council insisted an its amen - -, mentis 'in tho Mortgages Fkteihßon; " Amendment Hill, -rend the Hons. Sir : • 'Francis Rail, .J.. Jtlaifih-egor, aid 0. , , . Samuel-wflre aCTirim'fadltonaifflr-s fa <eauD■:fer with the HotKe.., | The Cnuucil jaso :'Jt -425) -p.au. ifi.3 '2.30, p.m. to-dny. .. •'•/ '