PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 146, 17 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

[per press LiLGISLATIvi 16th The Oounoii met at 2.50 Prtitieaa ware introduced franNQ[H wholesale warehouse employees Auckland and Ohristchurch, praying that all referenoe to warehousemen might be eliminatid from the Show and Offices Bill. The Rhodes Trust Bill waa read a second time. lu reply to a question by Hob. T. Jennings as to whether trawling had a detrimental affect on spawn aid young fish, Hob. W. 0. Walker quoted from information supplied by the Inspector of Fisheries to the affect that the spawn of most fish in the waters affected was buoyant, not deposited, and trawling was not responsible for the absence of fish from any ■ particular locality duiiug any partieular time of the year. | The Hospital Nurtei Registration Bill waa read a third time and paased. I Hon. W 0. Walker moved the second reading of the Companies Aot I Amendment Bill. ' Hen. Lee-Smith advocated that dinctors of csmpaniei thould be made to give an earnest of faith in the future of their comp&nit-s by paying up qualify* ing shares in full. Hon. McLean thought that liquidator* should be dealt with, and servants of the shareholder*. Hon. Colonel Pitt pointed out that the Bill omitted to provide for nonliability of shareholders for all* fen companies whose direotori had not ptid calls. Hon. Bolt stated thut if dirtetrf were made to pay op their abate* <4 full the baat men oeuld not be got, abd such a provision would be unworkable* Hon. Twomey wished to ace Tendon and promoters included in theeoopeof the Bill, Hon. Walk r promised toooarilpr the suggestions and deal with them when the Bill oame before tin Stataleo Revision Committee, and the aeoo&d reading was carried oa the voioee. The Council at 46 p.m. adjourned 111 Thursday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tdksaay, 12ip July. The Home met at 10.80 a.m. The Ashburtoa Ceunty Council Bat* powuring Aot Amendment Bill waa read a second time. In reply to a petition from Mr. Samuel Yaile, Sir Jovph Ward said some months ago be intimated to Mr. Vaile that he would allow a trial made of his syrtem on the ■ectioo under certain conditions, In reply to Mr. Napier, the Premier said the Secretary of Btate (or the Colonics, in a communication, had stated that no change in the constita : tion of Fiji should take plaoe without he Fijians being ooidsuited, and yet his Ordinance had been paased at * few hours no ice. New Zealand was, he contend, d, greatly intereated in , tffkirs in Fiji, and suoh a lamentable condition of affairs now prevailed tint he thought it the duty of the House to i"k the Imperial Government to at >noe institute enquiry. He would probably submit a propwal to that flfife?ot to the House,' The Inspector of Fchools Bill and the Lytteltoa Borough Empowering Bill #»b read a fret time. The Premier announesd that Mr. Carncros«has been appointed Government whip in plact of Mr. Morrison, whose health would not permit him sarrying out thfse duties. In reply to questions it waa stated hat the time hid arrived for an entire ;hmge in the management of Llnooln College so that the iqptitution might be placed at the command of farmers' the colony; that the Govern* oent as far aa po-aibe would aseist returned contingents to oblaim employ* naent, and they would T>e given |it< Vreates in joining the permanent 'orre«, and all who had left the Government's service *ouM be taken en , gftin; that the Ptemi r looked forward with hope to tiie time abeo S a'e paper would bj u->ed for paying 3>ate claims; that the Government > ould this session take etepe to repeal the clause of the the Defence A.ct wiich e.iabkd volunteer ooipg "« imp)rt uniforms free cf duty; that tbe Government reoognfted the licensing laws requited mterial and favoured the ruggeetiou that pertons found illegally on *io*tl premises should be" equally liable with hoM lketspei a; that a State aanatorium f< r the treatment of cenaump* ion won'd prob«hly be erected at a»d if the exp'riment waa enecssful and ano her insti'n ion wee required, a 'ocality in the North Island *o'i)d pr jbably bj silfcted; the whole <ubj*ot h id to beepproaobed with grave, consideration ; tl ar, in fu'uie, special Cdnnderation would be gi' ea to ipplicatiors from lads for appointments in the Railway Departmint wh; n these lids aro metn'ien of large famili s; that era lines would be mide eg to ti.e advisabtli y of having a denial inspection made at regu'ar int> rv ils of childr> n »t' en4icg tie public schools of the colony; that tbe work of h* No' th Iglai d Main Trui.k Riilway whs p oc wiling very i>atisfaotorily, and i r > wits tho"g)it it would bo completed within th« | eriol mentioned lost bps- ' ai m, viz., in four yeirs. The H u« tdjourned at 1 o'olook for lunobt on.

The House resumed at 2 30 p.m. The Cyanide Prooest Extensin Bill was p<s ed through Committee without ■ In on the Police Offences Act AireuJme t Bill, Mr. Harriet moved 'o amend claue 2 to provide for punishment for u>e of insulting langu<ge in a " pu'i io p'ace" uadei a *ider definition of the term oontaibed in Sej'ion 18 of the original Act. Toil was agree 1 to, Mr. Carncr< 84 moved a new c'ause to enable a magis'rat-s to irfl ; of.a fine not exce ding £2O f>r u-e of obscene language io a pui] : c plicc. He explained th»f, at present, punishment for usiog obscene language was imprieoement wi'hout the option of a fine. Aereed t> by 31 to 9. B . Mr. McGowan moved that £2 be the minimum fine. Oocß'de r able discussion to k place. Several m«mb#n oompiainel that tbey ooulil rot ditcußS the amendment b cause of the presenoe of the publio in the galltriee. Liter on an e sod us set in among occupants of the ladies gallery. Subsequently Mr. McGowan withdraw his mot on te fix the mi Mmnra fin-, and after further hy discu-wou M . Oarncrois obtained leive tj withdraw his new' cUus ■, nnd in its p'ace he propo>ed a * k ~ : ■ '• i - .-liivi;." re?d"euee vr.i; .a .u a of.p»o't.ijo, ludec&t.;, or obscene language in a publio place, This was agreed to ou the voices*

Bs Public Health ir Joseph Ward 10 giving the 'rder-inCJouncil revent importaio convey infecsd to on the pensition Bill littee without nuuerui unnanw. The House rose at 5.30. Evening SrrriNa The Hone* resumed at 7 30. CHfSZSK DUtIOBITIOH. In committee on the Chinese Immi- j grant* Act Amendment Bill, Mme dis cusaion took place on Clause 2, which is designed to remove any doubts as to application of the principal Act. Eventually the Clauie waa agreed t« on the voices. In Clause 8. " Chine s* members of crew to be accounted for" Mr. 6. W. Rwell moved an amendment, tbe effect of which would be to make the captain of a vessel predure the missing Chinese or pay a penalty. Mr. S.ddon movtd that a muster of a Chinese crew shall take place in tbe p-esence of the shipping-master of the port as well as the cfficer of Customs A new proviso was added to Clause 4, incre iking thn auimnm penalty under the principal Act from £2O to £SO for letting a Chinese sailor gtt ashore Clause 5 was amended to provide that a Chinese sailor m*y go ashore in performance ef big duties in connection with his ship, but far to other purpose. A new clave was also added to provide that Eothing in this act shall affect any proceedings under the principal set now pending. REFKKKHDUH. 'ihe Referendum Bill.was further considered in committee. Mr Pirani's proposed amendment in clause 8 to provide that referendum shall be taken by poet was negatived on the voices, and the c*a™» passed unaltered. Clause 14 was on the motion ef Captain Russell altered so as to provide that if a Bill, or legislative proposal is rejected by referendum, it shall not b* again submittal for three .years, unless at tout 10 per cent of all the electors on the roll request its submission by petition to Parliament. In clause 15 Local Bills were added to Bills to which the referendum is not to apply. Clause 3 defining when a Bill is deemed to he rejected was agreed to, with unimportant amendments. On the motion of Mr. Herries anew clause was added to provide that in casp of any Bill being submitted to referendun> a copy of such Bill shell be piste* 1 f°r publie inspection in every pod o ffic« in the colony, fourteen days before taki »g * P° 1! - The Bill was I reported with - amendments which W4ra net down for consideration tomorrow.

. n£LB REPORTED. The Poiic* Offences Act Amendment Bill wu reported from Committee, and consideration of amendments made the order of the day for to-morrow. The Cyauide'Freaes* Extension Bill, Pnbl'O Health Act Amendment Bill, Chines* Immigra.aU Act AmendmentBill, and Accident* Compensation B'll were reported from Committee and put their fii»al ategec. BEOOHD KBABTHOB. Mi*. Seddon moved the second reading of the Exportation of Arms Bill, to amend the law relating to the exportation of arms and other mi'itiry and •aval (tone.» Aeretd to on the voice* without debute. Mr. McGowan moved the second ied : ng of the District Courts Act Amendment Bill, which extendg the jurisdiction of Dia'rict Courts in certain case*. Mr. Herries urged that the powers ef District Conrt Judges should not be increased unless their status was improved, and they were made independent of the administration. Mr. Hogg "strongly supported theßi'l. Captain Ros-ell agreed with those member* who sugges f ed inceasine the salaries of the district Conrt Judges, and urged that they should hold their position* -'ndependent of the Government of the day. He considered the ndariee of the Judges ehonld Be at least .£IOOO a yftr. If district Court Judges were made independent of the Government the responsibility wonld Jn thrown upon Ministers of being extremely careful in. their selection of men to fill those positions Until that was done their duties should not he increved. He therefor* moved that the Bill he read a second time that day six months. *• Mr. 8-ddon said if the Bill were not proceeded with it. wonld not effect thn Government in the alight***, Tf it was thought by such a motion to force an increem of salaries up"® the Government, that wan another matter, hot he declared if Judge Kett'e ><ad not hem on the District Court Bench thtt motron wonld ro* have come up. He went on to express an op'nion that all Magistrates ehou'd be movd pe; iodically, as he be'ievedi such changes 'would be to the advantage of judic<al adminis'ration. Mr Seddon bad not concluded his renf»rks when the debate 'was interrupW by the hour of adjournment. The Hou'e ro»e at 10.30.