PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1922, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

[by TEBEGBAPH —PEK PKEoS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, October 30. THE COUNCIL. The Council met to-day at 2.30. Tiie Council decided to insist on its amendment to tbe Main Highways Bill providing; for two representatives of Counties on the Board, and managers were appointed for »• conference with managers of the House. The Council also decided to insist on the amendments made in the Mining A nendment and a conference with managers of the House was arrang’d. The Washing-Up Bill was read a second time and referred to Lands Committee. . ... The Rural Credits Associations Bill and Friendly Societies Bill were read a second time and referred to the Statutes Revisions Committee. The Thames Harbour Bill. Tt'eroa Water Supply Bill and Whamiarei Borough Empowering Biil "eve passed. -V motion to commit flic Legislation Amendment Bill giving public servants conditional political rights was rejected and the Bill wa« lost. The Rating Amendment was passed. Legislative Amendment Bill (No 2) giving representation to Chatham Islanders was passed, after Sir W. Fraser had stated if national prohihiton were carried it would apply 1° Chatliam Islands.

THE HOUSE.

The House met at 2.30 pm. The following Bills passed all stages during the afternoon sitting—Chattels Transfer Amendment; Native Washing Up Bill; Finance Bill, Legislature Amendment (No 21, (g'.ving Chatham Islanders reyrosentation in Now Zealand Parliament); Scaffolding and Excavation Bill.

At tlie evening sitting the Supplementary Estimates were passer! in a few minutes without dismission. The votes passed totalled, ordinary revenue £177..101. Pul,lie Works Fund £llß.570; other accounts £10,531. The Finance Bill "as read » third time and passed. Managers appointed to confer with the Legislative Council announced they had agreed to increase members of the Hoard from four to six, giving Counties two nominees. The amendments "•ere agreed to. The report of the Committee of the Board of Health on venereal diseases was laid on the table of the House by Hon. Parr. Amongst the recommendations, the committee stress the strongest terms the duty of moral self control and urge the cultivation of a healthier state of public opinion, and point out the responsibility of parents regarding instruct ion an 1 training their children to safeguard them against ignorance i f sexual laws. A number of medical measures are suggested, including provisional notification, clinics being kept continuously open. The committee entirely opposed the coiitinenta.l svstcin ni licensed Iwiothcls nr revival nfC.I). Acts in any shape or way. Anyone suspected of suffering from disease and not under medical lieatment may 1,., called upon by the T),io lor-Onernl of Health to produce a medical certificate and if he refuses may be taken before a magistrate, who may order a medical examination. The Committee also recommend before a license In

marry is issued, intending parties questions "as to freedom from disease be presented. If there is disease in one party, shuuhl he conditional grounds for divorce by the other. The law prohibiting treatment o! patients by* unqualified persons should he strengthened.

The House rose at. 12.fid a.m. till 11 a. in.