PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 210, 1 October 1903, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

PEB PRESS AJWOCIATKW. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3018. i The Council met at 2.30 p.m. 1 Hon. 0. C. Bawen moved that the * Council disagrees with the ruling d ) tho Chairman of Committees, given in > oommittce on tbe State Fire Insurance J Bill. ■ f . After Borne discussion the debate was j adjourned. ) I The Wellington Harbour Board Em* j powuring Bill and Huirangi Domain j'and Huirangi Institute Empowering ) Bi l paßsed their final stage*, j| The Council adjourned at 4 p.m. 21 I! HOUSE OF 2 j Tuesday, Skptbmbbe 29. 1j - r ) j After the telegraph oflic9 closed, the 2 j A>>im il Pratoctien Act Amendment) 1, Bill was read a second time on the 2, voice! l . 2 The House rose at 12.35, 3 , 0 Wednesday, September 80. D The House met at 2.30 p.m; Mr Aitken presented a petition froni 2 .F.W, laitt and six others praying for B i au inquiry into the custody of ballot : pipers nnJ ballot beXo«. ' Mr Davey govt.- notice to introduce j* th« St, Albans Sprcvil lioiuVtilidatiug and Empowering B'll. NEW PLYMJUIK HABB >OE BILL. 0 With rpjiaid to the New Plymouth g Harbour Boird Erapowmug Bill the 1 Locai Bills Committee reported that _ in view cf tbe s'rong differenoe of 0 opinion expressed b7 the petition and evid«nce, it had no recommendation to make on the Bill, BEPLtBS TO QtfESTIOXft. In reply to questions Mioil'erl stated that if good progress was ma(le a with Government business it was quite c probable the Government would ttke up Mr Field's Juveaile Smoking Bill; that the Government was not favour* 4 able to striking out standing order 229 9 having reference to the publication of - matters before Select Committees, aa ;3 theso committees already had power to ie ask for the consent of the House to i- hrow their proceedings open to the ie Press; that the Government would iy consider the advisability of setting up :t a Parliamentary Co an mission during re the recess to peruse and report on aU id British Blue Bnoks or other documents, [d or papers bearing upon the fiscal ques* rt tion; that the Government recognised j. the anomalous position in Abhburton.

uu« auuwuiuus pusiuim in xumuurujil, where a Club was still selling 1 quor, although the district had declared (or no license, and no doubt legislation would be introduced to remedy the defect; that the Government waa quite powerless to interfere to prevent the loss arising through 'he destruction by mining dredgee of some of our richest agricultural lands; that it wag not worth while to spend money to teat the extent and vhlue of deep sea fisheries since a fishing fleot from another country would be at work within twelve msnths; that every expedition waa being used in the erection of sterilising plants for imported bones; that the Government were instituting inquiring into the complaint that considerable quantities of Naw Zealand stored buttor are arriving in London in a fishy condition; that a Bill was being prepared dealing with the question of branding sheep with a view to mora easily tracing stolen sbeep. The House rose at 6.30 p m. Evening Sitting, The House resumed at 7.30. Hon. J. McGowan moved the seeond reading of the Intestates Estates Bill, Mr Masn-jy regarded the Bill as a -vep in tbe right direction, and thought the Govei nmont might copy the American kw vvhioh prevented a man from sailing his property without the oonjent of his wife. Afuer considerable debate the second rimdint: wa* agr. Ed to. Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of th« Fi<herfcs Conservation Act Am-mdmiut Kill, giving power to make regulations f >r the issue of unifotm licenses to fi -h f>r trout and perch, to regulate the • xport of trout, and to prevent the pollution of fUhiog streams. After considerable discussion the second reading was agreed to on the voices. Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of the Commissioners Bill, Mr. Massey strongly to Oliiuse 3, Sir Joseph Ward said it had been shown that it was necersary to protect commissioners so far as their utterances were concerned. The second reading was agreed to. Sir Joseph Ward moved the seoond rsaditg of the Interpretation Aot Amendment Bill. Agreed toon tha voices. The Maori Land Laws Amendment Bill and Maori Councils Amendment Bill were read a second time pro forma, and referred to tbe Native Affairs (Jomuii'tee. Tho House rr s i at 11.40 p.m.