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legislates council. Wellington. July Jo. TjiO Council loot at 2..10 p.m. The Hons. J. (1. W. Aitken, O. Carson.. A. T. VltieinniuCy, and Dr. \V. ■R. Collins were sworn in, and took their seats. ’ Captain Budlie, the senior member of the Count 1 )'!; congratulated the new moinheps. Hon. Barr presented a petition carrying 33,17 h signatures, protesting against tlie passage ot the Bioie-in-Sciiools 'iHfeVeiiclum Bill. Hon. W. Canicross was .re-appoiiili-ed, ;ch?.irriij,ui .of, committees. The second reading cf the Legislative Council Bill was postponed until; Tuesday.' 'The Second reading of thf Master and .Apprentice 1 ' till was set down tor Friday neact.? The Council rose at 2.07. HOUSE OF, REPRESEMTATIVES. [Pkii I’it mss .Assorurtov.l The House mot at 2.3 f) p.m.- ■ 3Jr Coates. introduced the DargaviUe* Municipal Site Vesting which was read a lint time. , Hon. Fislief-introduced the Custom-; Amendment Bill.— fn reply to Mr Russell, Mr Massey stated that the Bid 'was merely a ma'chincry nipasiij-p, which involved no ehaligos. REPLIES ;TO QUESTIONS! In reply to .questions, 3!v‘' MarAey stated.that tht* Government was doing oVovytiHn'g possible by its development policy to provide opportunities for \t_ork, hut did not intend this, session to submit legislation in the direction of .the Hig.it-to-Work Bill. Inquiries would ho made regarding the establishment of .a Commercial Board for the Dominion. The '-question of granting holders cl Uconroß under the Mining Distri'ts Lftnd Occupation. Tcm.tre Ihe right to the fee simple would deceive careful cmc.idoralLon when' the report of-the Hr.uAiki Mining Tenure/Coni.missio .*. was : ccrivt d. When the regulation 1 ; under the Sale of Foods and .Drugs Act were being considered, - • attention' would la* given t,a. the . iudiy.crinjin.fitt* sale of drug?, such as ’morphia' and - Cecaiw. lion, .la;. Aden; re*dvFig to quo-: lions, said tint" >he intentions of the Gpvo’rnineht' with regard to payment of'ivu honorarium to .chairir.cn of Education Boards would ho disclosed in the Education Fail. Hot). TTorrieh hr id he -could no! gnpitf.the lorumotm! men a lull{'-holi-day on full pay- on tho dry' of the gen:

oral oloctibn. Hohi Tdordman srfitl. lie would consider the suggosfeion.'lo follow' the lead of tho. British, 'Chancellor 'and amend tho Death Duties Act so*as to make substantial reduction' in succession duty in eases of death in quick sue cession of heno/k ihu;ies. A’A. post olncjes and - sulF^Ast-bf-icen' line] Ijeon' supplied with 1 enrolment, forms, and notice cards were being dispatched. .. i ' It was not intended 1 to’ make an.; change in the present method of paying the old-age pouaiuris. EVEXTXG SESSION. Mr Hindmandi moved the second reading of the Imprisonment for Dob; Limitation Amendment Bill, in outlining the' clauses of tho Bill, Mr'-JTiwd-marsli urged that a debtor should here tho right of redi oaring. Ho also illustrated how adjournment loos ac umulated. Ho knew how these fees ireiimulatod, and how difficult it was to pay them. 110 thought the second reading should he carried, but tho Bill should 1)0 amended in committee. Messrs Pdatham, Henan, Side;,'; Brown, Wilkinson and Bayne supported the Bill. ,Sir dosonh Whin! urged that the Bill would injure tha credit of jibe small man., who wanted .credit., Mr Herd man was-not convinced that the Bill Wild be of any advantage, hut it would he well to refer it to the Statutes Revision Committee. The second reading was carried. Mr Ilindmjmdi moved the second reading of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. The object, yi the measure was to bring chartered clubs under the operations of the Arbitration Act, Mr Bradnoy said it was practically going into the homes oi the people when they attempted to bring club employees, under the Act. Sir Joseph Ward supported the measure, anil said he saw no reason behind the arguments ot Mr Bradaey. If hotel employees had holidays, why dumb! not club employee* have the

:uno privileges. Mr Ala ;;■*<?y suit! he was not opposed to the Hill, hut doubted it it would do much good. It was loogictu. however, that club employees ahouhl o-* nu the sumo looting as hotel employees. Mr tr.itt said that it the owners ot restaurants and Hocused houses*, wore called ui). on to give privileges to, their employees, why should apt the clubs do the same? . -I Mr Voitch/'g.ive a general snip port to the nioaai|iv. and also held that industrial uiupun ahould > ave the right to'employ their Funds to assist political action. Mr McCombs justified the use oi‘ union funds for political purposes, lie pointed out that a minority in a union was in exactly the same position ns the minority in a ■.Shale, and hud to mlbjo it to the will of the majority. Hon. Fisher declared that u union not on strike had no right to contribute to strike funds, and members had a right to object to the funds of a union being owed'for objects outside the objects ol the union. Mr Webb, while supporting the Bill, attacked the lavs at present restricting freedom of /unionism. Hon, Jas. All; a said the experience of Labor GoverUt neats in other conn-

tries was net encouraging. He point ' eel cut that in New Zealand; vmi orris is > was compulsory, and in such case. if j was not right that union funds Blionlc tie used tor political purposes, Union ; ism was not compulsory jn the Oh Country, and no inemher of any nnioi 1 i-i England need contribute. to politiea. lands if he did not so desires. Mi- Russell said the Opposition would not object to union funds being employed for political purposes, provided that every member Ot a union had the right to withdraw, jf he desirvd, from sneh contribution. Mr Robertson, speaking, tor Mr (Hindmarsh, said that the mover wisii- ■ '•■(l'the Bill to go to the Labor Bills I ( omntittcc. r i'he second reading was carried, and I Mm Rill was referred* to the Labor Bills i Committee..The Mouse rose at midnight, j S ' \