PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1902, 11 October 1906, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF BE PEE SEN TATIVE S

TRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, last night The House mot at 7 80 p.m. Loavo of absence was givon to Mr Kii brido for ton days, and to Mr Izard foi week, both on account of illness. QUESTIONS.

At the requost of Mr Hornes, Mr ■Speaker ruled that members wore entitled to the answers to questions, but not to discuss thorn, as full discussion must be in the afternoon. LAND BILL, NO. 2.

Mr A. L. D Fraser gave notice tb ho will on noxt day introduce the Lai: Act Amendment Bill No. 2. IN COMMITTEE.

The House went into Committee on the Bank Shares Transfer Bill, Savings Banks Profits, Sale of Explosives, Unclassified Society’s, Fisheries Conservation, Agrietil tural Implement Manufacture, Importation and Sale Bills. Tbe Bank Shares Bill passed through committee unaltered. I SAVINGS BANKS PEOFITS.

Tbo Savings Banks Profits Bill gave rise to a disoussicn ss to the inolus'oi of publ'o parka and reserves in the espoodi-. two of profit?. On the molion if Mr Barolay io include them tbo motion was lost by 26 to 42 Mr Bat clay mond to add a clause for the payment cf the trustees at rate of i£l per mooting, with a limit of i£)2 in any ono year. Tais was j carried Jiy 64 t) S 3.

Mr Wilfprd raised a point of order whether the two members tor Dunedin who had voted, beieg trustees, had any right to vote, Alter considerable discussion Sir tV. Steward pointed out that it had been rult d in such oases in the House of Commons that the disqualification is by direot personal or pecuniary intu'*'**Oo Ibis basis the ohairman ovintually ruled on the motion for adding the clause to the Bill (the last motion was for the second reading). Too ccmmilteo divided —ayes 39, nces 32. Tfco olause was added. Mr J. Allen moved the second reading of a further clause, providing for the vaoation of a trus o ship after three aba Bences from mootings, end the olause was passed through all its stages on the vciors.

EXPLOSIVES. The Sale of Explosives Bill fa lowed. Mr Buddo moved to exclude spotting cartridges from the oompulsory ontry io a special book. The discussion was long. The Minfsler of Pablio Woiks pointed out that no ex« plosives ai defined in the Aot of 18S2 would ocma under this maasuro until specially gazetted by the Governor-in Council. Tae amendment was lost by 22 to 40. Another amendment by Mr Tuncer to compel the signature of purohasers fjr their own protection agi'nst avbitrary entries by sellers went to a division, and the amendment was defeated heavily. The rest of the Bill passed with minor l amendments. Taese three Bills were reported, and the House adjourned at 11.25