PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 62, 17 June 1916, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. PER Pb*«B AOBOOUTTON. j I Wellington, dune 10. j When the Council met at 2.1 several amendment* in the War Pe 'sinus Amendment Bill were receivi hr Governor’s message. The debate on the Military Servi Bill was resumed by Hon. W. Ean -haw, who expressed his approval ( the Bill. His view was that thei should he no exemption. except on medical certificate, for the first five ( six drafts. He favored the appoin’ ment of a Military Board of Appea and strongly objected to a hoy c twenty years being taken cnmpulsoril to serve under the Act, unless urgen necessity was shown.

Hon. H. E. Wigram denied that Lfi Bill would have a “Prussianising' feet, but rather the onnosite. It wa a notice of “hands off.” Hon SI. George favored the pnn oiple of voluntaryism, but the Bill gav< power to prevent men going to th« j war—men of particular trades, sucl as coal miners, shepherds, and slaughtermen, who could not he spared, anc who could not be prevented from leaving under the voluntas system. He believed they were doing the right j thing in passing the Bill. Hons. A. T. Maginnitv, W. Beehan, V Baldey, T. MacES bon, and J. Fisher supported the Bill.

Hon. Sir F. H. D. Bell, in ih* course of reply, said it was not a mse of “what we ought to do,” but “what we ean and will, do.” The second reading was carried on the voices,

The Expiring Law's Continuance Bill was read a first time, and the Council rose at 0.10 p.m., till Tuesday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, When the House met at 2.30 p.m., the Otane Land Drainage Bill (Mr Massey), Dunedin District Drainage and Sewerage Act Amendment Bill 'Mi - St a t)i a ni), and Wairoa Harbor Board Endowment Bill cDr. McNab), wore introduced and rmul a first time. On the motion of the Prime Minister. a committee consisting of ten members was set up to inquire and report upon matters tending to encourage and benefit the industries of the Dominion.

Mr T. M. M ilford gave notice to ask the Prime Minister whether he wall telegraph to the Economic Conference, no-.v sitting at Paris, a resolution favoring the reconstruction of the Empire on broad Imperial lines and the reorganisation of trade policy, on the basi s that the Allies shall have the first claim on each other’s economic resources.

Hon. A. L. Herdman moved the second reading of the Expiring Laws Continence Bill, and this was earned without debate. On the motion of the Minister the Bill was put tlirough all stages and passed. Hie,House then went into committee on the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlenient-. Amendment Bill, which pass™"fc amendment up to Clause -“Clause ~ Mr J. Payne moved -o strike out the provision exempting income from debentures from income? t-.x Discussion was proceeding at 0. when the Prime Minister moved to report progress. On resuming at 7.30 p.m., the House went into Committee of Simplv w hen the Minister of Finance delirerluJT Budg t t ’ ln tlle Pawnee of full benches and to crowded galleries Tne reading pf the dacumeiW^occupied 1. hours, and at the concision the Breeted " ith “ <■» Si,°? V he £ peak ? r resuming chair, b te 'on ih ar i ir ! timated that#he de- - llle p.m.