HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 74, 27 November 1913, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

I The Mouse met at 2.30 p.m. ' The amendments made by the CounCil in the Local Bodies Loans Bill and ! Land Drainage Bill wore agreed to. The Fruit Preserving Bill, Wanganui School Sites Amendment Bill, and Kaitaia Laud Drainage Bill were introduced by Governor’s Message and read a iirst time. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Continuing consideration ol the jame ndments, made by the Legislative 'Council in the Shipping and Seamen s jAct Amendment Bill, Air A. H. Hind;marsh protested against striking out the repeal of clause 203 pi the original Act, thereby relieving shipping _coad panics from liability lor loss in cases when* a ship is well found.—Air W. Xosworthy moved that the amendments be disagreed with and the amendment was carried.—Messrs , Hindmarsb, E. P. Lee. and F. Al. B. ■ Fisher were appointed managers to iconfer with the Legislative Council. The Hon. AV. Fraser moved the secjond reading of the Public Works Act Amendment Bill providing lor more (elastic methods ol constituting a compensation court under the Public Works Act.—The debate was adjourned. I An Imprest. Supnly Bill was introduced by Governor’s Message. | A debate mainly on strike topics |was going on when the telegraph (Hbee ! closed.