PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 63, 19 July 1913, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

FRIDAY, JULY 18

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, July 18

VAR lOCS MATTERS

The House met at 2.30

Mr Massey read a statement InMr Campbell, Secretary of the Treasury, contradicting the statement made Oy Mr Hainan on the previous evening that Mr Triggs, Assistant Commissioner, had thrown a file of papers in his face. Mr Campbell further said that his relations with the Commissioners were of the most cordial nature.

The Shops and Offices uill was read a second time pro forma, and referred to the Labor Bills Committee. Mr Massey moved the second reading of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. The measure desired to enable agreements made by the Conciliation Council to he registered as awards by the Arbitration Court, and to validate all such agrcenents made since 1911. The second reading was agreed to on the voices. The second reading of the Amendnents Incorporation Bill was moved iy Mr Herdman, providing for amendnents being printed in Acts when reprinted. The measure would prove iseful in tracing amendments to our laws.

The second reading was agreed to. Mr Herdman moved the second reading of the Copyright Bill, which brought the law into uniformity with die English Act. The Bill, lie said, .vas being introduced in accordance with a resolution of the Imperial Copyright Conference of 1910. The Bill ixtended the copyright during the life J an author and for fifty years after, i'he copyright of unpublished works s protected so long as they remain'd unpublished. The copyright in rrchitectual designs was given to the nvner of a building, and not to the architect. The Bill was read a second time. Mr Herdman moved the second reading of the New Zealand Institute of Architects Bill. The object of the Till was to ensure that men engaged n the construction of houses were ■ompetent to do so in accordance with he principles of sanitation and other ■onditions necessary for the presentin' of public health. Mr Hannan commended the Bill as calculated to make for the efficiency of ■.rchitects. ,

The general trend of the discussion was in the direction of protecting the public! against close corporations. •ThoSHouse met,at .7.30. | , The Hon. A. L. Herdman . agreed

q refet the -New Zealand Architects’ Institute Bill to a 1 committee', r 'with v yjew to an’amendment of Bill, which'' was read a second time. Air Herdman moved .the second reading of the Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Bill. The measure provided for two classes of magistrates, seniors in the cities and juniors ill other towns, with two exceptions, seniors to receive £BOO and the others £7OO. He hoped thereby to secure a, better class of men. 1 The salaries'would not depend on a'vote of the' House.

Mr Hanan did > not favor/1 Wie independence of magistrates, but lie did favor increasing their powers. Mr R. McCallum thought that a more pressing necessity was an increase of the salaries of teachers. The second reading was agreed to. The Hon. Jas. Allen moved the second reading of the Land and Income Assessment Bill, providing for a special exemption of £25 from income tax for each child (not exceeding 4) under the age of 10, dependent on a taxpayer. Provision was also made to ascertain the amount of deposits of private individuals, and of local bodies who had deposits in trust. The scheme would cost from £15,000 to £20,000 per annum, but the amount would he more than made up by the graduated tax. The Bill was adversely criticised by Messrs Harris and Hine. The latter called for a division on the second reading, which was carried by 47 to 7.

Mr Herdman moved the second rearing of the Land Transfer Amendment Bill, intended to remove anomalies in the, existing law. The second reading was carried on

the voices. The Premier moved the adjournment at 10 p.m., and the House rose.