PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1925, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

11Y TEfiKI! HA I'll THE COUNCIL. W ELLINGTON. September 111. The Legislative Council met at 2..T0. The Weights and Mea.-ures Bill passed its filial stages with the date id the operation ol the hill being put hack until January. 1027. to atfuril an opportunity lo I hose alTeeteil to bring the matter up again at the next -i'--sion it they could prove that injury was being done. The Electric Power Hoards Bill was put through its him I stages and passed. The urn.mended Ran I and Income ’fax Amendment I ill was also passed wll bout a mend ni'-m . The Council adjourned at .'L2S till i o- morrow.

THE HOUSE. The I lulls'.' met at 2..T.1, In the course of formal bii-me-s during the early part ol the a I t.'rnooii the Chairman ol the Public Accounts tommiUee brought down lr - reporl on the Emit! and Income lax \unilal Rill, with a rei-oii’ini miatioo Hint the hill !... allowed to proceed This ; ,1 om-rai-cil a did ate on the proposals m the hill. The I.a hour I’arii atla.lod Ih< proil'i-ie.i I i'l I 111- 1 1 1 *ll - ill I a x.i 1 l"U . eniilending that these wei e l"r I lie "big men. while the workers were having their burdens iiirren-ed thrnugh ciistonis duties and deerea-i'd wages. T’lie debate was not concluded at and at 7,:H> the Prime Minister moved that it he eon tinned. Tliis was agreed lo and Mr O’Rrieii I Westlanil) moved an amendment, lo the elicet that t 1 :■ Hill he referred hack to the commit tee for lurther consideration. This was discussed until 12-15 when a division was taken, the amendment being defeated hy IK to 15. The report was then received ami the Minister ut Eittanee moved that the House go into Committee on the hill. This raised a heated debate mi the (|U*'stioii whether the Prime Minister was guilty "I a breach of faith inasmuch as lie had promised the leader ol the I,about Parts' that he would not put the hill through all its stages at that sitting. Mr Coates explained that circumstances had changed since he made his promise and he had changed his mind. They could call it a breach of taith i* i iiev liked and do tl'eir worst.

Tim debate was then started on the question that the House ,g" into Committee on the bill and at 2.15 Mi Fraser moved a further amcndinenl that the bill be referred back to the

(iovcriimont. with a remain that there he no reduction in income tax. This was defeated. At A. IT a.m. the House went into Committee which was completed at .-,..-,11. the bill being read a third time and passed. The House rose at 0.10 a.m. till 2.80 this alternooii.