PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1589, 30 October 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

morning sitting.

(Per Press Asaocdattan.) Wellington, Saturday. The Houso met at 11 a.m. The Bai ways Aoi Amendment Bill, a machine] measure, was brought down by Governor message, and put through all stages. Mr Seddon movod that Ibo report of It oonferonoo on tho Shops and Offices A< Amendment Bill be agreed to, Mr Masse said he considered the agreement arrive, at by tho oonferonoo was a groat improve mont on the Bill as it left the Houso am on the existing law. After a brief disous aioh Mr Soddon's motion was agreed to. Speaking on tho Agricultural Imple> £■ ment Bill, Mr Massey oontondod tbal \ under tho terms of tho Bill the House was v abrogating its right to deal with tho tariff. Tho Legislative Oounoil met at 11 a.m. The Mining Aols Amendment Bill passod through Committee without material amendment.’ In tho Lower Houso tho Public Works Acts Compilation Bill passod its final stages. Mr Seddon moved tho second reading of tho Agricultural Implement Manufnoturo Importation and Solo Bill, wbioh is iutouded to oopo with tho Harvester Trust. He considered that Parliament was in duty bound to tako preventive measures. Unless action was taken ■ now some of our largest industries would be paralysed, and many men thrown out of employment. If those industries were orippled it would bo tho most serious injury that agricultural interest had over suffered. The Bill meant really that a i Board of Trade would be appointed, and action would only bo taken tinder the Bill on tbe advioe of that Board. The debate j was interrupted by the lunoheon adjournment. j

SkrffIERNOON SIfETINCfOn tbo Oounoil resuming the following Bills passed the final stages : Mining Aots Amendment, and Toachors Superannuation.

The House resumed at 2.80. Nearly the whole of the afternoon was occupied in the debate on tbe second reading of the Agricultural Implement Manufacture, Importation and Sale Bill. Mr B. McKenzie moved a hostile amendment that tho Bill be road a second time six months hence. This was lost by 45 to 18, and tho second reading was agreed to on tbe voioes. The debate was interrupted by the dinner adjournment. EVENING SITTING. Tbo Council resumed at 7.80.

The following Bills passod tho final stages: New Zealand International Exhibition, Conciliation and Arbitration, /Workers Compensation for Acoidents, and Public Works Compilation. Tbe Counoil adjourned till 11 a.m. on Monday. The House reeumtd at 7.80. . After a ieogthy debate the Agricultural Manufacture Bill was read a thoond time ou tbe voioes. r Mr Seddon said he hoped to bring tho session to n close on Monday afternoon, Al 11.45 p.tn. tho House adjourned till 11 a.m. on Monday. J ' Mr Seddon stated that on meeting on Monday he intended to ask tho Honso to adjourn till! 2.30 as a mark of rospeot to the memory of the late Mr Alfred Saunders, who had been for very many years a member of the House, and a colonist who bad done good servico for his r country, ' 1 — =