PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1915, 26 October 1906, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Wellington, yesterday. After midnight the High School Reserves Aot Amendment, Bill ODd Green’s Scholarships Bill passed through Committee of the House. The Bills paßsed through Committee dutipg the evening weio read a third lime, and the House cose at 12 50 until 11 this morning.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wclinglon, last night, The Houeo met at 11am. LOOAL BILLS.

Tbo following local Bills were read a second time: —Oitv of Dunedin Lands Vesting, Timaru Harbor Board Amendment, Nasior Hospital Site, Napier Harbor Board Exchange of Laods, Bruce and Oiuiba Hospital District, Petone Borongh Streets, Napier Athenaoum and Mechanics Institute, Napier Harbor Board Loan, Obrietoburoh Tramway District, Palmereton North Dairying Boboo), and Groytown True ees Empowering. The following were refused a second reeding, the report of the Local Bills Oommutoe boing unfavorable : Christchurch District Drainage Amendment and Waimate North County. The City of Dunodin Lands, Timaru Harbor Board, and Napier Harbor Board Esohange of Lands passed through Com-LU'-see un—ten d. In the Bruc'-Clutba Hospiial D s riot Bill an atUßi dmens by Mr Allen, exolud mg the b .rough of Muton, was refused. A motion thereupon made by Mr Maßsey to report progress was carried by 32 to 16. The Petone Borough Streets Bill and Napier Athenaeum Bill passed through Committee unaltered. In the Napier Harbor Board Loan Bill an amendment made by Mr Hall to increase the membership of the board by 8, and givo the country districts a larger share of repreeentation, was carried on the voioes, and the Bill passed through Committee, with consequential amendmßntf. In 'ihe Christchurch Tramway District Bill an amendment made by Mr Ell, exteadiDg the voliog power to Parliamentary electorp, was lost by 25 to 29 Clause 25, empowering the Board to make by-laws overriding local bodies’ by laws, was struck out and the Bill passed through Committee. The Pa’merston North Dairying and Groytown Trustees Empowering B.lls passed through unaltered, s These Bills were all passed through the s remaining stages. ’FRISCO MAIL SERVICE. The resolutions wars laid cn the table by the Postmaßter-General, and the House adjourned at 1.15.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. PRESS ASSOCIATION Wellington, last night. The Council met at 2 30 p.m. Hod. Mr Pitt moved that the Council do not insist upon its amendments in Tourist and Health Resorts Bill to whioh the House objected. The amendment chiefly ofj’cted to was the power given to exclude undesirables from all reserves. The motion was negatived, and managers were appointed to confer with managers from the other House. Mining Aot Amendment Bill was read a seoond time pro forma, and referred to the Mines Committee. The Attorney-General moved the seoond reading of the Post Office Aot Amendment Bill passed by the other Chamber. It was agreed to without discussion. The Minister of Defence then moved the Defence Act Amendment Bill passed by the House. He pointed out in explaining the provisions of the Bill that the system of appointing a Commandant had not given satisfaction to either Commandant or Minister, and it was considered after mature deliberation that a Defence Council should be established, and by this means do away with friolion. It was confidently autiepated that under the provisions of the Bill belter results would accrue than bad been tbo oase in the past. The Hons. Bailiie, Trask, and Catnorois supported tbe Bill. Hod. J Rigg thought tho old system with tho evils r* moved would be better than the proposed reform. He did not think lhas ia the matter of defenoß the question of Imperial versus colonial commandant bhouid over ba raised. Tho Hon. Mr Scotland criticised the Bill somewhat hostilely, and the Hon. T. Kelly approved of it. The Minister far Defenoe having re* plied, tho second reading was agreed to. Toe Sea Fisheries Bill was read a second time without dieoussioD. The Oounoil adjourned at 5 p.m, until 7.30,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Houee met at 2,30. In the Immigration Restrioiion Bill and Wellington Oity Reclamation Bill amendments by the Legislative Council were agreed to. The Municipal Corporation Aot Amendment Bill and Testators' Family Maintenance Aot Amondment Bill were reoeived irom the Legislative Oounoil and read a first time. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO WORKERS’ BILL. Amendments by thß Council were not agreed to, and managers were appointed. WAIMATE AGRICULTURAL RE. SERVE BILL. The second reading was moved by Hon, Mr McNab. Sir W. Steward wished it to be understood that the agricultural reserve was in the North Island. The Bill was read a second time. LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS’ SALA« RIES AMENDMENT. The Premier moving the seoond reading, said the salaries of the Speaker aDd Chairman were lower than those paid the Australian State legislatures (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australis), aud than those of the Federal Parliament.

Mr Massey disapproved of the principle of paying deputy-ohairmen, and caw in it a dangerous increase of Government patronage, whioh he would oppose by every means iu bis power. Mr J. Allen would rather pay Ihe oha.irman of tho Select Committees, but he thought there were too many paid appointments already. Messrs Rutherford, W. Fraser, A. Fraser, HanaD, Graham, Wilford, Fisher, Thomson, and T. Mackenzie opposed Ihe payment of the deputies, and Moasrs Barolay and Parata supported it. The Premier, in replying, said that the salary of the Chairman used to be £6OO, and the proposal only takes it baok to £SOO. Thero had never been any idea of overtime. He d< tailed the higher salaries in the Australian States and the Commonwealth, adding that the officers thero drew their honorarium in addition. The Bill would give the Speaker £BOO a year, that is £SOO in addition lo bis honorarium, a

lower salary than any Speaker on the other side. S milarlv. the Chairman’s £SOO would be but £2OO iu addition to his honorarium The £IOO to each of tho iwo Deputies would raise tho aggregate of the paid Chairmanship to thß originsl £BOO, It was rigbt to pay the Deputies for their services. ' The hen gentlemen had the respict of the House in ihr-ir private o-psa oity, and should be protected from iDeinu atioDs such as had been made during the debate. Referring to what had been said about increasing Government patronage, he pointed out that thß Government was not asking for a single penny for aDy member of the Executive. The seoond reading was oarried by 42 to 25. The following iB the division list: — Ayes (42): E. G. Allen, Barber, Barolay, Buddo, Carroll, Oolvin, Davey, DUIod, Dunoarr, Ell, Field, Fowlds, A. L. D, Fraser, Groenslade, Hall, Hall-Jones' HanaD, Heko, Hogan, Houston, Kidd, Laurenson, Lawry, McGowan, MoNab, Maophereou, Miliar, Mills, Ngata, Rarat»|

i Poland, Remington, Rosa, Rutherford h Ssddooi Sidoy, Smith, Stallworthy, Stevens, Ward, Wilford, Witty. Noes (25): Aitkon, Alison, J. Aiison, Arnold, Baoms, Bollard, Fisbor, W. Fraaer, Graham, Gray. Hardy, Harries, Hornsby, Jennings, Lethbridge, Lowis, T. Mackenzie, Ma'oolm, Massey, Poolo, Eo:d, Rhodes, Symoa, Tanner, Thomson. TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION. Hon. Minister for Education, in moving tbo seoouJ ro\dlng of the Teaohera’ Superannuation Bill, said there were acvoral points on whioh moro interesting amendments might bo made; but fibottnofa of time requires their pjsipo.ro moot, Tbe Bill was confined, therefore, j.O the removal of tho ambiguities disl?o’o9od by experience and to making the ! system more smooth and more satisfactory. '.Ho Explained tho details nf tho 8.11, aud ... moved the second reading. A disonssion onanod, in which some bard oauos were detailed of teachers or long service prevented by inopportune illness from ranking as original subscribers. The insertion of tho compulsory retiring at superannuation age olmiso was questioned, and the question was raised of paying an nnnuul cash contribution so tbe sopeianimation fund from the Treasury. Tbe Minister, replying, said there was a dearth of teachers, nud as many to ickers of superannuation ago are still vigorous, it would be well to leave tbo decision of retirement in eaoh ca?o to tbe local know ledge of tho Educa ion Boards. For the rest he urged tho House to contort itself with smeoibing tbe working of tbo system and wailing for more exporieuoo and more time for further reforms. The Bill was read n second lime on the voices

HABITUAL DRUNKARDS BILL. The Hod. Mr McGowan moved tho second reading of the Habitual Drunka-ds. Bill. The debate was interrupted by the dinner adjournment.

EVENING SITTING. The Counoil resumed at 7.30 The .Poet Ofiioe Amendment Bill was passed. The Defence AoS Amendment Bill was oommilted, oud new olauies .inserted, making the term of enlistment one year instead of threo years, and providing that individual members of oo.'ps may ram oapita'ion. Tin Bill passed as ameaded. Tho Sea F sheries Bill, rel-itiog to seals for exhibition, was passed. The House resumed at 7.30. The Habitual Drunkards Bill was read a second timeThe Scenery Preservation Amsndmint Bill, ohiedy fir set.ing up a Soauery Preservation Bjard, was oidered to be committed. The Arbitration Aot Amendment Bill was, on the motion of the Premier, read a second time. Thß Apiaries Bill was read a second time on the motion of tho Minister for Linds, who explained f-ai it had been asked for by wide oonseal of bee keepers. The Scaffolding Inspection Bill was ordered 10 be committed, also the Town Distriot Bill. On the Waimate Agricultural Beaerve Bill, in committee, the Minister for Lands explained the mind of the Government on the subjeot of a dairy sohool of instruction for whioh this tho area of the endowment. Tnere was to be only one euoh institution and not two. It will be beyond aoyihiog m Australasia. AVoen completed the salaries alone would well oome to L3OOO. There would bo a labcntory, a model dairy farm, experimental farm for st-ck breeding and investigation of stock foods, a model dairy factory, and sn up to date sohool of instruction. It would be out of the ooloDy’s power to have two auoh institutions, and it might as well ask to have two universities in New Zealand. There would, in faot, be a dairy university.

Discussion followed in whioh there was wide predilection for having two such experimental dairy stations. The Bill 'passed through the Committee unaltered. The Legisl live Council Stasute Amendment Bill was reported with technical amendments. Tho Industrial Conciliation Bill was committed. Mr Bigg movod at clauao 2 ahe appointment of a President of the Oonrt, to limit tho persoos eligible for appointment as president to those who had held office as Attorney-Geueral, SjlioLorGeneral, or Pablio Truster. Mr Hali-Joncs regretted that it had been decided to make the appointment of » judge of the Arbitration Court a permanent one, as it was impossible to kuow how the judgs would turn out until he had been tried for soma years. The amendmant was lost on tho voices. The Teachers’ Superannuation Bid passed through committee with tho addition of a now Claus'-, enabling teuohors of 55 to be retired on certain ooadiiious when medically unfit. HABITUAL DRUNKARDS.

Ths Minister of Justice explained that the object of the Bill is to attempt the reform of iboso who have lost self control. Mr Aitksn thought it hopeless to do anything of the kind. The only institution for these people was the gaol. Clause 2, definition of habitual drunkard, was altered to moan “ a person con* rioted three times within 12 months.’’ Clause 3 was altered so that breaches of proihibitiod orders shall not be oonsidered aaifronviotions for drunkenness. " The Bill passed through the House as amended.

Ia the Scenery Preservation Amendment Ao*, an amendment was agreed to, striking out all Maori interests from the soope of the Bill. The Bill passed with out further serious amendmect. The Arbitration Aoi Amendment Bill passed through unaltered, The Apiaries Bill was passed through with machinery amendment?, the chief of wbieh was a redaction of the maximum penalty from £2O to £lO. Op resuramg the Waimata Agtioullural Bill.Teaohers Superannuation Act Amendment Bill, Habitaal Drunkards Bil l , Arbitration Aot Amendment Bill, and Apiaries Bill were passed through the remaining stages.