PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 239, 5 November 1903, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

FEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. LEGISLA CI VE CO Oft OIL. Wednesday, November 4, The Council mot it 2.30 p.m. The following Bilis pissed thoir final stages :—Land and I ncome I'ax, Public Loans Renuwal, Tro.sury Bills Extension,. Life Assurance Policy Act Amendment, and Midland Railway Petitions. Tne Attorney-General moved the committal of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. He expl'iinod that in the amendments proposed by the Labour Bills Committee ia clause 4 "combining to award," " fmpJoyev" was added to the list of those liable to a penalty for any proceeding's " intended or likely to defeac" any provisions of the award. In claus i 5, giviog p jwor to of Aivatds to require "any employer or worker to produce books, papers, and documents," it was proposed to excise the words quoted, and insert in lieu thereof "any wages or overtime books. 1 ' The Bill was committed. Ckuse 4 was considerably modified by striking out the words " intended or likely to di feat." The clause was | still underdiacuesion when progress was reported, and the Council adjourned | at 5 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, Novembkb 3. After the Telegraph Office closed, the Referendum Bill passed through Committee without material amendment. The House rose at 1.30 a.m. Wednesday, November 2. The Hcuae met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Kirkbride presented petitions protesting against amendments in the licensing law proposed by the new Bill. The Hokitika Harbour Board Empowering Bill (Seddon) was introduced and read a first time. With regard to the petition of 450 residents of Te Kuiti, who asked that the inhabitants of the King Country may be granted the same privileges with regard to licensed houses as are enjoyed by the inhabitants of other pots of the colony, the Puolic Petitions Committee had no recommendation to make, as there was legislation before the House on the subject. Workers Oempermtion for Accidents Act Amendment Bill and Labour Department Bill were reported from the Labours Bills Committee with amendments. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS, In reply to questions Ministers stated that the fines impo?ed by the House on the publisher and reporter of the New Zealand Times have not yet Oeen paid; t hat advice has been received that Ne>v Zealand onts are being landed at Durban in ind-'tforent condition, presumably bee.use of being shipped in a damp condition, but the Products Export Bill, which provides for compulsory Government grading cf all grain exported from the colony will overoome the difficulty and ensure proper testing and grading of all grain j for export; that data is being procured with a view to determining the utility jof railway motor cars for the New Zeaj land Government railways; tbat it is proposed to revise the list of newspapers receiving Government advertisements shortly, pending which the consideration cf fresh applicat ions to be placed on that list is postponed ; that there is no intention of amending the Land for Settlements Act his session co allow holders of leases in perpetuity to pay off the amount added to the capital value in the shape of loading for road-making, surveying, etc. The House rose at 5 30,

Evening Sitting. The House resumed at 7.30, WATER POWBR, A lengthy discussion took place on the Water Bower Bill, on reasons heing brought up for disagreeing with the amendments made by the Council in that measure, * Saveral members complained that the Bill as it left the H-.use did cot protect the Hawera County Electric Lighting Company, which had been granted certain rights by the House last sansion. The Council had inserted an amendment to afford protection to the Company, and it was objeoted that the Minister now wanted the Houee to disagree with that amendment, Mr Sidey moved an amendment that the reasons be agreed to with the addition of the following wcrds: " That it Iba an instruction to the managers th*f. clause 6 be amended to conserve and protect the Hawera Electrio Lighting Company and a.U qther companies and local bodies holding similar etatutary rights prior to the introduction of this Bill."

Hod. Hall Hones said the Hawera Company's rights were not afJVced to the value of one farthing, and if the company had been dopriped of anything he would have been the first to see that its rights were protected, Aiter nearly (hree hours discussion the reasons were adopted and Mr Sidey's amendment added. The Life Policies Act Amendment Bill was read a first time. referendum. On the motion that thj emendments 'made ia Committee on the Referendum Bill be agreed to, Mr Hone Heke entered a final protest against the Bill. The debit o was proceeding when the telegraph office closed.