PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1928, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) THE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON. August 9. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m, yesterday. The Methodist Theological College a,nd Edson Trust Extension Bill was put through the final stages and passed. The Church of England Empowering Bill was read a first time. - N A motion by Sir Robert Stout that in the opinion of the Council it is contra honas mores for a high officer of State such as the Public Trustee to carry on the business of manufacturer, vendor and eneourager of the use of alcoholic liquors and that if any trust he has-accepted calls upon him~.so to act, he should take the earliest oppor- j tunity to discharge himself from the i performance of such a trust, was defeated hv 21 votes to 5, After a brief discussion the Captive Birds Shooting Prohibition Bill was read a second time by 19t o 3. The Education Amendment Bill of G. AT. Thomson, proposing non-sectar-ian religious intruetion in schools was withdrawn. Orchard and Garden Diseases Bill was put through the final stages and passed without amendment. The Council adjourned at 4.1 p.m. until 2.30 p.m. THE HOUSE. , In the House of Representatives, the Summer Time (Local Empowering) Bill introduced by Air Sidey was read a first time. On the presentation of the annual report of the Pensions Department, Mr Holland (Leader of the Labour Party) moved that it he a recommendation to the Government that old age pensions and pensions for the blind he increased this session. This was* defeated by 43 to 18. At the evening session, the Preferential Voting Bill (Air McCombs) was thrown out on the second reading by 36 to 25. The second reading of the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Bill was moved by Mr E.. J. Howard and after a debate was agreed to on the voices and referred to the Labour Bills Committee. The House rose at 11 p.m. till 2.30 p.m. to-day. -