PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 234, 15 October 1901, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

PIR PRESS ASSOCIATION. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, 14th October. The House met at 7.30 p.m. Mr ScMon gavs notice to introduce the Rebate of Crown Tenants Rent Amendment Bill, the Chatham Islands BQ], the Unclaimed Moneys Act Amendment Bill, and the Public Trust Office Bill. Sir Joseph Ward gave notice to introduce the Medical Practitioners B 11. On the motion for the third reading of the Factories Bill, Mr Arnold said he was sure the country as a whole would receivo th? measure with a great amount of satisfaction. He said the unrest that had been referred to so much of late hid been caused by a section of the Press and the employers who thought by raising a cry 'they would engender a feeling that would be of advantage to them in eighteen months' time. He p >id a high tribute to the Labour Bills Committee for the work it bad done in connection with the measure lost session and during the present session, and- he theught the treatment it had received in being shorn of several objectionable features was evidence of moderation of that committee, and was a complete answer to the cry that the Government and labour party wirs trying to run the country unfairly. Mr. Houston contended that under the Bill every private house in a country district that did its own washing and ironing and every store that employed labour would be constituted a factory.* Messrs. Bollard, Massey, J. W. Thomson and Bennett also spoke. Mr. O. "W. Russell quoted figures to jhoT the large increase that had taken pla:e of late in the importation of articles tb*t might well be made in the colony. The enornious aod unexpected increase as shown for one year, vi t., ' 1899-1900, led him to ask how far these things might be the result of our labour laws. ' Mr Collin* contended that the increagei Customs revenue from good? was due to the increased prosperity of the colony. On the motion of Mr Symes a new subsection was added to clause 20 to provide that in the case of person o i working in bush sawmills at logging, breaking down, end sawing rough timber, overtime for extended hours i worked during tbe week shall only be 1 payable in reepect of such time exceed - i ing 48 hours. On the third reading, on the debate ] being resumed further discussion en- ! sued.