PARLIAMENTARY.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 August 1911, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

THE DAY IS PAST,

" Tho day has gone when we can call ourselves a purely rural country, and before man}' years aro OA rer it will be necessary to start in tho towns and city centres, that will provide an employment outlet for the j outhful part of our growing urban population, " said Mr Russell.

DOMESTIC ATJXIXIAEIES,

" Ls the Minister of Labour aware," asks Mr McLaren, '■ that a system of indent or contract laboui importation is being pratised in 'this Dominion, under which coloured boys nre being imported form the Islands for domestic servico ; theso boys being bound to their employers for a term of three years, and being brought into competition with white domestic labour, and does he intend to take any steps to put a stop to this system of contract labour importation ? I have a letter from the Domestic "Work-era' "Union of Auckland, pro-* testing strongly ngainst the unfair competition involved in the above system under which their members and others most suffer if the practice is continued," voces the member. Tho question will be answered on Wednesday.

RESTRICTIONS ON TIIE CITIES

"With the exception ol tliG shearers there are no restrictions on the labour of fanners," declared Mr. Luke. I>l realise that fanners have their difficulties, but I maintain that practically all the restrictions are imposed upon the cities. If we aro going to impose restrictions on the cities we must impose some on the farmers." TAX THE PROFITS. "The raising of wages now means the raising of the price of commodities," declared My. Stall worthy. " After the fixing by an' award of the rate of wages, employers should ■not be allowed 1,0 raise th« price of commodities until they have gone b'ick io the Arbitration Court and havo fought the mutter out wall the workers. Instead uf placing the burden of incrsased wages on the profits they are reaping, they place it on the whole community.'1 HEREDIT VEY TITLES. The Hereditary Titles Prevention Bill, introduced V.y Mr Newman, provides " That dignities and titles of honour granted or erealod after the passing of this Act siiali not be dcen.■eu in New Zealand to be incorporeal heroditauien,'s, and that the issue of any person resident in Now Zealand 011 whom any dignify or titles of hoi - our shall hereafter be conferred, shall in New Zealand have no other rank o'v privilege than he would have liad if suc'a dignity 01 title of hono. r had not been so conferred. " SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY. Mr Laurenson's Saturday HalfHoliday .bill, introduced yesterday, proposes, with the exception of frujt shops, refreshment rooms, and similar business, to make it compulsory for shops in tho Dominion and wharf workpra to observe Saturday Iron; ,nopn a§ a weekly half»h.glidfjr>>