PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1924, Page 1

PARLIAMENT

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LEGISLATIVE COFNCIL. WELLINGTON, July 21 The Legislative Council met at 2.30

p.m. to-day

Four days' leave of absence was granted tin* lion Kikihaua, for business. and ton days to Sir James Carroll. for health.

The .Acts Interpretation Mill (Sir Francis Meli) was commitiVd. progress reported and leave given to sit a,train

next week. The lion MacGregor moved the second reading of the Mills of Exchange Amendment Mill, which provides that vhere a hanker, in good faith and without negligence, pays a checpie drawn upon the hank and the chetlfje has been s,, drawn as to allord facility for fraudulent alteration of amount and has heen so fraudulently altered, the hank shall not incur any liability by ivason of its having paid on die ehecpie. Several speakers ohjeeted that there was no call lor the measure and that there was not sufficient reason shown for removing the liability upon the hanks u Inch Would cause them to become li— vigilant. The second reading was carried on a division by 17 to S. The Mill was inferred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The third readintr of the Juries Amendment Mill was agreed to hv IS to d and tho Fill was passed. I'he Council adjourned at -1.3 p..m until "2.30 p.m. next Wednesday.

TIOrSF OF REPRESENTATIVES. WELLINGTON, July 21 The House met at 2.30 p.m. 'l’he House spent the whole of the afternoon on the adjourned debate on the Legislature Amendment Mill, the Labour Party again succeeding in preventing the Bill lieing introduced, th'* debate being still further adjourned. At the evening sitting Air Sidey moved iho second reading of the Summer Time Bill and after a lengthy debate the second reading was agreed to by 3d to 21. The Bill was referred to a special committee. The House rose at 12.10 till 2.30 tomorrow.