PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 508, 22 August 1902, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Tolograph —Pross Association. Wellington, last night, Tho Council mot nt 2.30. In Committee on tho Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment Bill, a new clausa was added, allowing owners to fish in streams running through their property without payment of foe. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. Tho Public Petitions Committee reported on tho petitions of two claimants to bo the originators of tho choap money scheme, and discussion on the whole question lasted until tho 0.30 adjournment. Sir Joseph Ward stated that no outsidor had suggested tho advances to settlors’ scheme, which was now on tho Statuto book. Woffington, midnight. The House resumed at 7.30. In Committee on the Statutes Repeal Repeal Bill, Mr Pirani moved to add to the list of measures to be repealed section 3 of the Public Revenues Act Amendment Act, 1 goo. After considerable discussion this was lost by 32 to 21. In Committee on the Bank Holidays Biff, Mr Laurenson added that the following proviso be added to section 27 of the principal Act, “ Provided that no day other than that which is being observed as a general public holiday in the district in which the bank is situated shall be proclaimed a special bank holiday.” This proviso was agreed to by 32 to 27. Mr Pirani moved the following new clause, '• If any banks’ employee be employed in the ordinary course of business on a bank holiday, the bank authorities shall be liable to a penalty dot exceeding L 5 for each offence in respect of each bank employee so employed.” This was agreed to on the voices.