PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 217, 21 September 1901, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

pas pams association. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Friday, 20th Septehbbk. t The Council met at 2 30. In reply to Hon. W. T. JenniDgs, Hon. W. 0. Walker paid the tima was £ot ripe to set up a select com mi te? to snfer with Friendly Societies rt preventatives in order to invite or ccmlider suggestions as to amendments of the Uw relating t > Friendly Societies, whose work should be encouraged, but suggestions should in the first place come from the Societies' representatives, Hun. W. C. Walkti's Education Boards Election Bill, providing fur secrecy of voting at Education Board election* by providing a declaration of secrecy for every returning officer and scrutiniser, and £SO penalty for disclosure and information, was read a second time on the voicrs. , The Mortgages of L-tnd Bi'l was discharged from the Order Paper, 8 similar Bi l having been reported fiom the House. The Council rosa at 3.10 p.m. OF BEPRESENTATIVES.

Friday, 20th Skpxbubeb. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Notice was given of a Dumber 0 F amendments to be moved wben the 1 licensing Act Amendment Bill is in commit e*. * 1 Mr. Seddon gave notice to move that ' when the Licensing Bill is in committee. - the Sending Orders be suspended, so < M to provide that no member be 1 allowed to move any amendment unless 1 supported by at least three-fifths of the ' members. ! •Mr. Pirani gave notice that when the ' cosing Bill came on for its second 1 ding he would move that it be not t >«ed to proceed to that stage unl.ss ported by three-fourths of the f mbers. i The LicenriDg Aot Amendment Bill ' r. Seddon) wm introduced* On thet 1 tiou£>£its firet reading Mr. Seddon t iliined th it the Bill was intended to ledy certain technical difficulties in working of the present law, prin-, ally io regard to the removal of ins as from one district to another, t I case had come nnder his notice ( lely in which a license had be,'n * <noved forty miles away. That, he 1 n tended, was against the spirit of the 1 Ct. It was also necessary to give I agistrate'a discretionary power in * irtain ca-es in regard to the endorse- ' lent of and some provieioo c as required in regard to the rale of 8 tjuor at tourist resorts. Something 1 light to be done at Hamner Springs * ad the Hermitage. He hoped th t * embers on ; both sides of the House ' culd see that where evils were «xist- 1 igaremedy was necessary. They ought ' fc forego the larger and more deba'e-i ale qucs'ions for the sake of allowing hese defects to be remedied. ' Some debate took place, and in reply < ) Mr. Hone Heke Mr. Se <don said the Bit would not deal with the question ; of issuing licenses in the King Country. > If he brought that question on the ficor 1 of the Hcuse he would nevef get the ' Bill through. ' Mr. Atkinson urged that the law in New Zealand should be brought into Atne with the English law in regard to n aking persons found drinking on li sensed premises after hours equally li ible with the publican. Mr. Hemes and other members fa }ped that the present law in regard' t i the quorum of the licensing Bench 1 v ould be altered. j Mr. Massey considered that locil fa Ddies ought not to be burdened with. t le cost of Licensing Commit' eps in' «3 istricta where there were no licensed nooses. ■ ! Mr. Fisher, speaking in regard to] tne point raised by Mr. Atkinson, held | tliat if we adopted oni portion of the< English Act we ought also to adopt another portion, section 24, which permitted the opening of public houses between one o'clock and three o'clock on Sunday afternooii.' ] Mr. Lawry. stid if they introduced one portion of the English Act they, must consistently introduce the whole' of it. He argued that any Licensing, Billwould be imperfect which did not 1 deal witlj the question of Licenses in 1 the King Goun'ry. j Mr. Tho*. Maeke.izi* hoped that the; law permitting hotels to be opened on i Sunday would not be embodied in the New Z-alaud Act. Mr. Sedd' n in replying said if they were, to have any licensing legislation this session there mnst he a compromise There were defects in thepresent) law which mu°t be remove*, j and it was necesearv in the interests of both part : es that these defec s should be remedied. The larger qnes'ious involved in the licensing law could bo left; for f>iture consideration. He would take into cousin era'ion the various suggestions that had been mad". Th# first reading of the Bill was agreed to on the voices. A B'll" to provide t- mporarily for the government of t.'o >k and other inlands io the Pacific witV in the boundaries of New Zealand " Wis brought cown t y Governor's message, and read a fire" time. A 11-l 1 *' t ) remove rxis'ing anomalies ard icequali ies in t>~e staffing of puolic ec'iools a'd in salaries paid to publi."Bcho 1 te chers" was introduced by G .vernor's message and read a firs 1

time. In r ply to questions Miniters j Stated that there were not sufficient grounds to wariaut an inquiry fce : n® held into charges made by th« mem' e~ for Waih'mo in connecion with the hospital; that it was not in tended to abolish the tax on the cap'tal of foreign compahis trading in New Zealand ; that the Government wanted to enfore the tax all round, but co-'-sideratle difficulty had been experienced in obtaining cecfß«ary infoimation, in consequence of which some companies had escaped the impost; that the Minister .'or Justice would lot care, without further c nstf oration, to recommend that the cos*: of inquests should bi defrayed by any person whom a coroner m : ght hold to be responsible for the cost. The House rose at 5 30.