PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1903, 12 October 1906, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, ia3« night. The Oouueil mot at 2 30 p m. The Napier Harbor Boar I Exchange oi Lands Empowering Bill and Auckland Savings Batik Education Special Donation Biil ware put through commit-te and passrd . , Hon. J. E. Jmkinson moved too second reading of the Farriers Bill, reotived from tbs other Hjus?. _ *lho Attorney General said ho would net oppose the second reading, bin Pee Bill would rt quire to b t vary eoDslduauiy amende:! in e numb tea to be acccpta'ilts Afier a short deo&te, during which the speakers ixpreesad sympathy with tue spirit nf tha inr-asuw, Sir H. J. Miil'.r moved that tbc whole question of shoeing horses be referred to a to rot commuto.) uexS session, aud . hat meanwhile the Bill be proceeded wi.h no fucther. Ulsima'oly the debaie was udjourned, and the Council rose at 5.30.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2 30 p.m. The Napier Harbor Board Empowering Bill was read a first time.

OTHER BILLS. The Dunedin Distriot Drainage and Bewerage Act, 1900, Amendment Bill (Hod. Mr Milla') aud the Kensington Park Ra c Efmption Bdl (Mr Mando.) were passed, and tbo Maketu Oouuty -p 1 1 (Mr Herries) was rejected on the voios on the motion for its seoand roading.

THIRD READINGS. Tho Bank Shares Transfer Bill, Bin In Profits Bill, and Sale of Esplo.-ives Bill were read a third timr. IN COMMITTEE. Tho Unclassified Societies Bill! was oommitti d. On the suggestion of Messrs Hm“ s and Jennings, the Premieriotro, daces a new clause providing that the Govcrnorin Oouccilehould decide whether bodies not covered by tho interpretation of either tbo principal or the amending B should bo registered. The rest of the Bill went through unaltered, FISHERIES CONSERVATION. The Fisheries Conservation Acts Land Bill was considered in Committee. _ Sir Win Stoward moved tho following proviso to c’auso S : Substitution (■>), provided that nothing in this paragrspo shall apply to fish or oysters pieced in any freiziog works for Bafs-k* eping under , a permit granted by tho eccretary or chairman of aoy Acclimatisation Sccuty. __ Tho motion was passed with tba additioMr Davey moved tho addition of a new clause permitting netting whbin limits. There was ft long discussion, tho opinion hamc freely expressed that netting womd be for the benefit cf the fish. From the nativo point of view it was represented that in certain places the natives were dt* p-ndent entirely during certain seasons on the fish caught by netting at the mouths Tho Premier said ho could not bcc pt tbo amendment, ns he was advised that when netting was pomnt.sd fur tho pu. o:.ss of ihinnii g tho irontic Likoßotcrna is bad resulted in cnotmous west". Tho Chairman read tho ntnendmen., B admg to the purposes for wrueh regulations rniy b> made tho nctH.'g 01 «-ouj . ■ tho month cf any river or tßua.j, d- it L<,ko E iermoro. Tho Committee divided—Ayes do, cot. 28. Tho amendment was carried. evening sitting. The House resumed at, 7.93. Mu Bod do moved a idauio to invent any AccMisetfoo hoo.ety rosemn anv water node..' t«s i.odj. ji -• •»_ - or natural tly fibbing, to the exo.u^ioom b.,i>. Or. P. division Shis was Lsj by vet s to iy. , ... . Mr Witty then mover* in n aimnaretfro-, excepting that to artibo al or n.stnrat fly fi.fainv wr.s .-.dded the words 'to L*® f olusion oi ftt-y other lawful io m of fa-h j r g»» This amendment was r.j:cud by 37 to 25 vote?. Me Barclay moved a now clause, giving bolder q l fishing licenses tho right to fish

up boils of Rtronun tanning through privato property without being deemou to bo troßpasoers. , Too Oomuiitteo divided on t ho sooomi reading cf tho ne.v clause. Ayoa 10, uoos CO, Too olmJ-’t' wna lost Mr T. Mackenzie moved to roduoo inou'a lioonses to 10 j . Tho clause was lost by 21 io 33, and tho Bill passed thiough committee without further ainondiuont, AQUICULTUKAL IMELEMENTSTho Agiieultucal Implements Maimfrenro, Importation, and balo Arnoudmoot Bill was oounuitled. Mr Davoy stated that tho Ministor of Cu-toms had lold him that ho had itoeivod no objections. Tho Bill passod through commitloo unamoudod.

COAL MINES

Tho Coal Mints Aot Amendment 13,11. Tho Mm s or of Minos, on tho motion to go into committor, oxplainod tbo main novelties, tuolt as appeal lo tho M inistjr against tho decisions of wardens and oommiisionors, furthot nasist.-inoe to prospecting, inclusion of tho S a\o ooal lU'no omploycts in tho Civil tkrvioo, ni d tbo provisions for tho application to th S aio Oi til mine of tho loduitriol Concilia.iou and Arbitration Act.

Mr Alien (Brnoi) thought tho provision in elanso 5 si b notion (e) bud tho bunion on mine managers of an inspection beyond human power in ibn tim 'tm uuom-d. Ho ,U not sro whom tho lme w>s drawn in il-.o r.poiieiuiim of the Civil Sirvio.i Act, lie thought She Midste:, instead of tho I'iuperly, delicate w»y in which ho had ‘handled ‘ the clauses rt-laiii g to the ~ui<6 of tlo UtAtc ooal lumos, which far the pus: year had been sho-tn to Lu mod itnpeifoot, ought to have oswlttincd them in detail. For his own ps.t bn could n.,t s> o mat tho Bill would make any iuiproveuv.-u; in that rtgird. Ho was nf'am too adoption of the Indusari>i| Aot might do luisohi-.f, and ho approved tno granting of licenses for pro*

speotiug. Tho lion, tho P omior oojectid to a line of cr tioit-iu which, imputing evil, w»a Paolo to misconatruotiou, Ti,o audit for example was not in any way wrong, but ihorti was a p--rftcdy natural difloronoo between high ctlio ala in tho method of mokirg up particular accounts, oud this dllli* u ty iho Bill proposed to stta ghten out. In reply tin Mmistor of Mines eatd tbo manager has to lake tho whole respoue.bility, and was like too oaptain cf a ship who is responsible for tbo offic tucy of bis men. As to tbo Ci-il Bet vice, it is not tho Intention to make every miner u oivil servant. The only obj-oi is to onablo tho higher i ffioials to ho placed oa a Oivil Bcrvics footing. Too aooounts had been referred to tho Publio Aooouuts Comrnisiee. . Too Lsador of tho Opposition objsoled to tbo new provision p aeod by tbo Minos Committee in clause 2, which provided for an apped by an applicant for a coal lea io from too warden to tho Ministor. Mr Mas;oy saw in this something that was capable of political abuso. Messrs Horries and Alison supported Mr Massey, Mr Harries holding the opinion that tho Minister should not bo given power over a warden. Too Minister was not very favorably iuolmod towards tho now regulation, Mr Colviu approved of it, and Mr Guinness moved to amend it, so as to give aggrieved parties the same right of appeal agaiusS a warden or commissioner as was given under tho provision of the Mining Aci of 1905 (to tho District Appellate Gouit) agaiust a warden, This amendment was carried on the voices.

A proposal by Mr Alison to ptovid that a naked light might not bo left withiu 511 or explosives stored in a mine was heavily beaieu. In clause 5 section (b), Mr Massoy objected that too rnuoh v,o:k of inspecting was placed on the manager. Too Minister rep i d that tho raanagor was only given tbo responsibility imposed by tho Mining Aot on managers, Mr Massey answered that there was more The clause provided to add to tho manager’s work, uot hi 3 rc-sporsibility, Mr Allen added that tho work WB3 impassib o. The Mining Aot said, " thß manager or other competent person,” and that was feasible enough. Tha Coal Miues Aot of last year was fc io same as iho Mining Act. B.tter leave well alone. Mr Massey quoted tho opinion oi a competent manager. He moved tho ads ditiou cf 11 other oompetsnt persons,” and the words were added on the vuicee. Mr Allan moved to restrict appoints moots to the Civil Service to managers, engineers, and oihers. Tea motion was lost by 38 to 12. Trio new clause regulating licensing for p tsoecting fee eial on Crown lands was added.

.1,- (Jokin’a b»nk«tvbirk clause thta.-.teakg to i-avc prolonged discussion, shu Minis-sr moved :o report progress, which \vas curried no division oy 33 to lb OTHER BILLS, X'i ::'j Sa-lloiding impaction Bill wa3 read a stooud time pro form.*, and referred So tun L>ou; Buis Gorjjur.stej. i'bo Maori Linda Acs Amendment Bili was read a ti.siß urns, and referred to tide Native Aff->irs Committee.

Thu Education Act 1901 Amendmont Bill was road a liras time, and referred to the Education 0, imaitteo. 'jbo House adjourned at 1L.50,