Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 29 August 1893, Page 2

Parliament.

HOUSE OF BEPKESENTATIVES

Friday, August 25. The Speaker took the chair at 2 30 p m.

The following Bills were read a first time : — Public Works Act Amendment Bill ; Tramways Act Amendment Bill ; Colliery Railways Vesting Bill ; Legislative Officers' Salaries Bill.

The Alcoholic Liquor Sales Control Bill was further considered in committee.

Clause 17 was passed with an amendment giving power to local bodies to increase their rates beyond the amount authorised by law. Clause 18 was struck out, in order that a new clause might be substituted.

It was proposed by Mr Fisher that clause 19, which brings clubs under the operation of the Licensing Acts, should ba struck out, which after much discussion was withdrawn.

A proposal that Parliamentary Bellamys should be included in the provisions of the section was carried by 30 votes to 29.

An amendment that in the issue of a new charter to any club, an application from not less than fifty persons should be necessary, as well as a recommendation from a licensing committee was carried. A new clause to the effect that no prohibited person shall during the currency of the order purchase or procure liquor from any licensed person under a penalty not exceeding £10, or imprisonment with hard labour for three months was agreed to.

After a long discussion, a clause providing for the purging of the electoral rolls was added.

The Premier stated that the Bill would be re-committed, in order that the provison bringing Bellamys under the operation of the Licensing Act should be struck out.

The Bill was passed through committee, and it was decided that the amendments should be considered on Monday.

The House adjourned at 2 a.m.

Monday, August 28th. The Speaker took the chair at 7.80 p.m. On the question of committing the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. A long discussion ensued but eventually the BHI was committed.

The Hon Mr Reeves moved that the amendment made by the Labour Bilk Committee, in clause 48, in striking out the words ' or a District Judge,' and thus providing that such Judge should not be appointed President of the Court of Arbitration, the office being held by a Supreme Court Judge alone, be not agreed to. This waR carried by 81 votes to 16.

The Bill was reported and read a third time and passed. The Workmen's Wages Bill was passed through committee with the amendments made by the Labour Bill Committee and was read a third time and passed.

The Minister for Labour moved the second reading of the Conspiracy Law Amendment Bill, which, he explained, proposed in regard to labour disputes that no act of a body of persons should be held to be a conspiracy unless it was a combination to do an act which would hare been a crime had it been committed by an individual

After a brief debate, the second reading was agreed to, and the Bill referred to the Labour Bills Committee.

The House adjourned at 12.20 a.m.