PARLIAMENT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 July 1924, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. AN URGENT BILL. (.Bt TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Julv 30. Tbe Legislative Council met at 2.30 to-day. The Hon. R. Scott (Otago) and the Hon. E. W. Alison (Auckland) were granted four and two days’ leave of absence respectively. ' Sir Erancis Bell gave notice to intro, duce the Trustee Amendment Bill. The Imprest Supply Bill No. 2 was put through all*stages and passed, in view of tbe fact that the present legislation empires on Thursday. The Rent Restriction Bill, which was introduced from the House of Representatives, was treated as a matter of urgency. Sir Francis Bell said it was desired to effect two amendments. The first was to prevent the possibility of the .jurisdiction of a landlord in determining the capital value of a dwelling being ousted by a mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant. It was also proposed to add a new clause to amend the Housing Amendment Act, 1921-22, so as to prevent the owner from obtaining possession on misrepresenting that he desired it for his own occupation. The clause rendered it unla-wful for a landlord, who obtained an order for possession, .to occupy, sell or make any other such contract in regard to the' house within six months of the agreement, unless by order, of a. magistrate. The Bill was put through all stages and passed. The Interpretation Bill was amended in one minor respect and passed. Several members of the Council were appointed to a joint committee of both Houses to consider and report upon the petition lodged last year by the Woolston Tanneries Company, Ltd., asking for compensation for financial loss alleged to have been due to the action of the Government in the control of the export of hides.

The Council adjourned at 3.45 p.m. until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. The amendments made in the Rent Restriction Bill were subsequently agreed to by the House of Representatives.