THE SESSION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9853, 5 November 1924, Page 5

THE SESSION

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. LOCAL BILLS. WELLINGTON. Nev. 4. The Legislative Council met at 2 30 to-day. The Native Land Rating Bill, and the ’Wanganui City Council Vesting and Empowering Bill which were reported without amendment from tiie Standing Committees, were put through the filial stages and passed without alteration.

The Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Ajnendnieut .13:11 and the ILiinruk i Plains County Council Empowering Bill were pas-cd with amendments.

The Christchurch District Drainage Amendment Bill, Dannevirke Hospital District Bill, Waimaknriri Harbor District Empowering and Amendment Bill were received from the House, read a first time, and referred to the Local Bids Committee.

The Thomas Cnwthrorr Trust Bill was referred to a special committee for consideration of ,amendments made bv tiie House.

Tiie Council adjourned at 3.8 p.m

BILLS PASSED. ALTERATION IN FRUIT CONTROL MEASURE. After resumption, tiie Christchurch District Drainage Amendment Bill and the Wainnlkariri Harbor District and Empowering Amendment Bill were reported from tlio Local Bills Committee without amendment and the 'Dannevirke Hospital District Bill with minor amendments.

All were put through tiie final stages and passed. Tho resolution referring the Cawtliron Trust Bill to a special committee was rescinded and tiie Council decided to disagree with tlio amei.-d----mei.t.s made by the House, a committee being set up to frame reasons for the disagreement.

The Fruit Control Bill was recommitted and passed with amendments introduced by Sir F. 8011. Tiie principal alteration is that tlio noli on the question of export confrol lie l.xitlaler thar.i December 31. 1921, instead of December 1.

The Washing Up Bill was received from the House and read a. first and second time. The amend men ts made by ilu; House in the Master and Apprentice Amendment Bill and ilie Companies Empowering Bill were agreed to. 'fhe Hum or.-1 National Bark Bill and the C-oal Mines Amendment Bill were received from, tiie House and read a first and second time.

The Honey Export Control Bill, tiie Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Amei.'dn ent Bill, and the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill wore received from the House and road .a first lime.

The Council adjourned at 9.15 p.m until 10.39 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WELLINGTON MILK SUPPLY BILL. REJECTED ON SECOND READING WELLINGTON, Nov. 4. The House met a.t noon, and immediately proceeded to further discuss the Wellington City Milk Supply Amendment Bill. After debate a motion that the Bill be read a second time was rejected by 35 to 2-S. The House adjourned at 1 o'clock until 2.30 p.m. The House resumed at 2.30 p.m. The Honey Export Control Bill was put through all stages. In moving the second reading, the Minister explained that the producers asked for the measure, and there was little or no opposition to it. In committee the date of the poll was altered from not later than the first* d-av in December, 1924 to notlater than the first- dav in January, 1925.

EG.MONT NATIONAL PARK. The Eginont National Park Bill was also put through all stages with machine rv am end ment s. MASTER AND APPRENTICES’ AMEXDMEX'T BILL. The Master and Apprentice Amendment Bill was put through the committee stage with an amendment made by the Labor Bills Committee. The Bill was read a third time and passed. I.C. AND A. AMENDMENT NO. 3. The Industrial Conciliation and -Arbitration Amendment No: 3 was read a second time without debate, the Minister explaining that the Bill gave unions the right of appeal in cases where they had boon fined for breaches of the Act.

HAURAKI PLAINS BILL DROPPED

A message was received from the Legislative Council that they lmo amended the Hauraki Plains C-ounty Council Empowering Bill in the direction of permitting the loan to be raised without a poll of ratepayers. The House for the third time (by 3-5 votes to 23) disagreed with this amendment and it was decided to pn,-c-ced no further with the Bill. FRUIT CONTROL BILL.

The Hon. Nosworthy moved that the amendments made in the Fruti Control Bill be agreed to. Mr Sidev said ho had looked at the amendments and so far as lie could see thev were on the right, lines. Jn replv to Air A\ itty the Minister said the provisions of the Bill as no.i agreed to. would not be over-ridden by regulations. The amendments were agreed to. CAWTHRON - TRUST BILL.

The House decided not to accept the reasons of tho Legislative Council for disagreeing with the amendments mads by the House in the Thomas Cawthron Trust Bill. Messrs Atrnore, Savage and Toung were set up as managers to confer with the Council. BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL. The Hon. C. J. Parr moved the second reading of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Amendment Bill, which he explained was intended to meet the case of Samoan natives who were anxious 'to become British subjects. The Bill was read a second tune without debate and passed all stages. A number of reports of the Select •Committees were received and at 11.5 the House rose until 11 to-morrow morning.—P.A. ,