PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 194, 7 September 1900, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

(PBU PRHS6 ASSOCIATION.) * . LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Thursday, September 6. The Council met at 2 30. The Biting on Unimproved Value Act Amendment Bill, and the Testators Family Maintenance Bill were read a first time.

The Hon. W. 0. Walker, in reply to the Hon. Mr. Pitt, said that the Government hoped to have a vofe passed this session sufficient to establish two inebriates institutions, one for paying and the other for non-paying patients. The Hon. Mr, Jennings moved that the recommendation of the Committee of the Council set up last year to report on the question of establishing a training ship in the colony be referred to the Government for consideration, and that, failing the establishment of a training ship, the Government be urged to take into consideration the advisability of establishing a nautical college on the same lines as that established in New York. The motion was agreed to on the voices. The Customs Duties Act Amende meat Bill was considered in Committee. In the course of the discussion, the Hon. Mr. Jenkinson condemned the'remission of the duty on machinery as unnecessary, and as likely, in the course of a few years, to operate against local industry. The Hon. A. Lee-Smith alluded to the effect of the tariff changes on the development of the Orepuki shale deposits. Hejsaid that the offer, made of a bonus for the production of oil from deposits was practically a guarantee that the duty on kerosene would remain in foroa for an indefinite period.

The Hon. Mr. Twomey said that to put the Orepuki Company on what was really the charitable aid was nothing more or less than contemptible. So far as he had been able to ascertain the j views of thinking people on the tariff changes, they were to the eftectthat a great mistake had been made in throwing away revenue.

The Bill was read a third time and passed. The Shops and Offices Bill was read a second time, pro forma, and referred to the Labour Bills Committee. A I The Hon. W. 0. Walker moved the second reading of tho Sale of-Poisons Act Amendment Bill. He said it proposed that the disabilities which applied to the sale of poisons mentioned in the schedule to the principal Act, should also be attached to any compound or mixture in which those active poisons were contained. J In reply to members the Hon. Mr. i Walker promised to consider the question of the abolition of the fee to be required on purchase' of poisons. j The second reading was agreed to.' The Council rose at 4.5 p.m. \

'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, September 6, The House met at 2.30. p.m. Leave of absence was granted Captain Russell for one week, on account of bereavement in his family. Mr. Seddon referred in sympathetic terms to the circumstance that necessitated leave of absence being granted to Oapt. Russell, with whom he expressed the greatest sympathy in the death of his so a.

Mr. J, Allan a'so expressed Irs regret at the loss sustained by the member for Hawke's Bay, The Local Bills Committee reported, recommending that the Carterton Waterworks Bill be allowed to proceed. A discussion arose on the motion to refer back the report for further consideration, which was lost by 45. to 13. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. McLacblan for one week, on account of urgent public business. The Premier moved that on and after Wednesday, the 12th inst., Government business take precedence over all other business on Wednesdays for the remainder of the session.

Mr. G. W. Russell complained tbat the session was absolutely a record for the few Government measures that had been dealt with, considering the facilities offered for carrying on business. Messrs Tanner, Powlds, Wilford, Hogg, and R. Thompson complained about the local Bills which were advanced being practically thrown out, The Premier considered that never, during his long txperience, had so muoh and tueh important busiuess been done by the Home. As to piivate Bills, he would suggest tint a selection be mado from amongst the large number on the order paper, and ,Bills so selected would be taken up by the Government.

The motion was agreed to. The Home went into Committee on the Public Health Bill. The House adjourned at 5.30. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. PUBLIC HEALTH. The House resumed in Committee on the Public Health Bill—clause 8. Mr. Mackenzie inov.d an amendment that the boundary of health districts be provincial districts, instead of counties or boroughs, contending that in the larger districts the provisions of the Bill would be better carried out.

Mr. Ward opposed the amendment, [contending that districts would be too large. The whole spirit of the Bill [was to vest its working in the hands of Boroughs and County Councils, and it was only in cases where such bodies neglected to carry out the Act that the 'central authori y would stop in. The Bill had been circulated throughout the colony for sumo months, and thoj Government had not received a single objection to it. I The amendment was lost on the! voices. I

In regard to a suggested amendment to clause 13, Mr. Ward undertook to see that a copy of t ! >o Act would be sent to every loca ! bj-ly. The House took the 10 o'clock adjournment. I