The House of Representatives

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 October 1901, Page 4

The House of Representatives

worker’s COMPENSATION FOB ACCIDENTS' The House mot at 2.30. The Worker’s Compensation for Accident Bill was read a first time.

Mr Scddon explained it was designed to make the point clear as to the application of the Act to agricultural labourers. He said ho did not propose for a single moment to go back on the existing legislation, ic was intended simply to insert a provision from the English Act relieving farmers from liabilities in respect to threshing machines. Ho said if the Bill was made to include agricultural laborers it would never pass the Legislative Council. IMPREST SUPPLY BILL. An Imprest Supply Bill for £75,000 was introduced by Governor’s message, and on the motion to go into Committee on the Bill, Mr Pirani moved as an amendment that a day be set apart for consideration of local bills. The discussion was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. When the House met at 7 30 the Imprest Supply Bill for £570,000 passed all its stages,

The House then wont into Committee of Supply for consideration of the Public Works Estimate. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY. Mr Herries asked what was proposed to be done in regard to the Midland railway. Sir J. G. Ward agreed that the Midland , railway debenture holders should be treated fairly and honestly bn: he ridiculed the suggestion that the Colony was to be affected in its loans on tbe Home market because of the debenture holders of the Midland railway.