WAR REGULATIONS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2828, 20 July 1916, Page 6

WAR REGULATIONS

SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING SPEECH BY HON. A. L. HERDMAN HEALTH MINISTER OUTLINES IMPORTANT PROPOSALS. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m'. MILITARY SERVICE BILL. SIR F,R,\NCIS BULL presonted tho report of the managers upon the Military Service Bill, mho had met the managers of tho House of Representatives. The report stated that the points of disagreement had been met so far. as the acceptance of the Pinal Appeal Board was concerned, but that tho provision for the conscientious objector was disagreed with. Tho Hons. A. Baldey, G. Carson, and C. A. C. Hardy were appointed managers for a second conference.

FURNISHING COMMITTEE. The following wero appointed a House Committee to consider tlio furnishing of the new House of Parliament in conjunction with the committee of the House of Representatives-.—The Speaker, tho Hons. A. Baldey, C. A. C. Hardy, H. F. Wigram, Major Harris, Sir William Hall-Jones, and Dr. Collins. GOVERNOR'S ASSENT. The Governor's Assent was received to the following Bills:—War Pensions Amendment Act, Imprest Supply Act, Expiring Laws Amendment Act, Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Amendment Act, and the Now Zealand Insurance Company Trust Act. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL. Tho legislative Council Amendment Bill was received, read a first time, and the second reading set down for the following day. FINANCE BILL. SIR FRANCIS BELL moved the fccond reading of the Finance Bill. The Government, he said, had saved on tlie annual appropriations JiT-t.OOO, which sum, together with other moneys, had been invested as a liquid roservo in London, totalling altogether more than r£3,000,000. New Zealand's anticipated war expenditure for tho future would at least be .£1,000,000 a month, and a large part of this would necessarily be raised by loan. In the coming year it was intended to raise a considerable part of this within tho,country. Money for public works was ;so raised last year, but this year no such loan would be raised, and tho borrowing would he entirely for the purposes of the war. Increased revenue would be sought for by a special income tax and by a tax upon excess'incomes. In reference to tho criticism of the methods of taxation, ho said that this was no time for the consideration of scientific methods, of taxation, but the main consideration simply had to ho what was the best and quickest of getting the money that was required for our own needs and to relievo, to some extent, the drain upon the Homeland. Tho power to regulate tho rale of interest and tho investment of moneys was necessary for tho Government to have, and lio hoped 'the Council would see no reason to dispute this. The amendments to the Stamp Duty Act wero all in favour of tho taxpayer,l and wero designed to remedy oversights in last year's Act. Receipt stamps upon payments to or from war funds societies would no longer bo required. .Hie proposals for social insurance which were to the advantage of the friendly societies were largely duo to tho efforts of the Hon. W. Beehan. The Hon. W. .BEEHAN. thanked Sir Francis Bell for the references >to'hintself. Tho Hon. J. BARR, protested against amendments to other Acts being tacked on to the Financo Act. The Bill was read a second time, passed through the Committee stage, and read a third time. LAND AND INCOME TAX. Alterations in the Land and Income Tax Bill wero received front the Lower House and agreed to. The Council adjourned at 4 p.m.