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PARLIAMENT.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. TIIUUSDAY, ftOYEMBER 5. The Council met at 2,30 p.m. The At-ornoy-Genor.ll inched that tho Council do cot inaist upjn its amendments in the Water Power Bill, but the motion was lost and managers appointed. The Nw Z u:d Institute and Fertilisers Blila .1 ci. ii- final stages. In Committee on ths Industrial Oonciliitio;! and Arbitration Bill clause 4 was further amended, and gri'mi to iu tho followir.g form by 13 no 11 "If during curreucy of award ar,y employer, wo-ker, Industrial Union or As-ociatio/ , or .any combination (-f either employer* or workera has tik?n proce diugs wish the intention to dof.at any of the provisions of tho award, such employers, worker.-.' union, association or combination, and every member thereof respectively shall ba deemed to have committed a broach of the award and shall be liable accordingly." The Council adjourned unt\l 8 p.m. Evening Sitting. The Cbuncil resumed at 8 p.m. In C iminitico on tha Aibitratinn Bill clame 5 was amended to provide that every employer who dismisses any worker because he is a member of a union, or whore it is exclusively proved that such worker has been dismissed merely because he is entitled to the benefit of an award, shall be deemed to I have committed a breach of the award.

At chuaa 6, Hon, D. Pinkerton moved an amendment limiting the inspection of books, etc., to any wagon or overtime book. Tin amendment was carried.

Hoa, T. Kelly moved a new clause to givi power to the Court to extend an award where it relates to a trade, the products of whic'a enter into competition in any mirkot with (those manufactured in another Industrial District. Carried by 25 to 3. The Bill was rpp>rted and the Council rose at 10.30 p.m.

HOUSE OF RE PKESE N T ATI VES,

'' Wednesday, Noyembgb 4, After the Telegraph Office'closed, the Referendum Bill passed all stages. The House rose at 1.35 a.m. THoasDiY, November 5. The House met at 2.30 p.m. The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Shipping and Seamens Bill were agrsod to. Mr S.-ddon moved trhe oo mmittal of the Workers Compensation for Accidents Act Amendment Bill. He explained that clause 2 provided that where persons were working at piefe* work in a mine as contractors or subcontractors, they shall bo deemed to be workers, and c'ause 3 allowed claims for compensation under .£2OO to be heard by a Stipendiary Magistrate at the present tim?. The Arbitration Cjurt had so mush to do that it was ihe bounden duty of Parliament to relieve it to some extent, and it would also be in the interests of both parties to have the claims dealt with expeditiously, Mr Mas-ey believed the Bill was a good one and went in the right direction, but he thought it wag a pity it did not! provide for au appeal to the Arbitration Court on fact's as well as oo points of law. Oommit'.al agreed to on voic?s.

Mr Seddon mivfd thi committal of t.he LibourD pirtmeat Bill to provide far the creation of a department of labour and for declaring tho powers tnd duties thereof. He paid a tribute Co the Labour Bills Committee for the woik it had done in connecbion with this Bill. He was hippy to siy that both employers and emoloyeaa looked with confidence on the labour Dapartment. He thought members would agree that the Department had done very goo J service and it was capable of still better service. He thought the Labour Bills Committee had somewhat impaired the usefulness of tbe Bill by modifying the powers of the Department in regard to tbe information. Mr Maesey praised the goad work done by the Labour Bill Committee, especially in regard to modifying clause 7, which in its unamended state was inquisitorial, and would have caused irritation. He wa g , however, opposed r,o giving the officers of the Ltbour Department more powers, Mr Arnold (Chairman of Labour Bills Committee) said the Committee had tried to. tike thoaa things out of the Bill that employers feared most, He considered the Committee had done right in modifying clausa 7, and he hoped the Premier would not insist on re-instating what the Committee had struck out. The matter of the Commissioners Powers Act haa not been overlooked, but the Commttteo thought the provisions of that Act were fair and applicable to the Bill. Mr Jas. Allen said there was no doubt the Bill had baen very largely improved by the Labour Bills Committee, but contended that the information still obtainable under the Bill could be used in Arbitration Court cases. He strongly opposed clause 9. Mr Baume pointed out tin': definition of " worker u in the Bill would include young men engaged in professional capacities, which he regarded as ridiculous.

Mr Seddon, in replying, said it was necessary to obtain reliable information, and Clause 9 was inserted for that purpose.

The committal was agreed to oa the voices.

la committee on Workers Compensation for Accidnnta Act Amandoient Bill, Mr Jas. Allen moved to am and 1 'lause 3, to allow an appoal from a Magistrate to the Arbitration Court, on questions of fact, as well as on points of law. Lost by 35 to 19.

Mr Seddon moved a new clause, to make it clear that the liability of employers under the Act bagins one week sfter the incapacity of tho employoe f ook place. Agreed to on the voices. Mr (Jolvin moved a new clause to repeal clause 23 of the principal Acf, *hich repealed clauses in Goal Mine? Aot, 1891, and Mining Act 1898, providing that any acoidant in a mine *hall ba prima facie evidence that the iccident occurred through some negligence on part of the owner, and that "he owner shall compensate any employuo who is injured through non)bsprvance of the Aci. This- was •arriud on tbe voices.

Mr Moes moved a new clause to provide that compansation be paid to illegitimata members of tbo family of a persou for whose death compensation paid. 4' 'be Premiers suggestion

| this was altered to apply only to illegitimate son and daughter, and the! clause was agreed to in its amended form, and the Bill reported as amended, j The House rose at 5.30 p.m. Evening Sitting. The Houso resumed at 7,30. In Committee, on the Labnur Da- . pirtmeot J.iilt at clause 2, Mr Baumo ! moved to amend the definition of " worker," but the motion was lost on , the voioes, and the clause passtd. At clause 3, "fcs'ablishiug a Depirtmeat of Labour," Mr Massoy inquired as to the necessity for the provision, I s> eing that the D ipartment already [ t-xis^td. [ Mr Seldon said the present Depart ; ment had no status, i At cl.use 7, the concluding vords of I sub-clausa B, entitling tho Department . to demand " such other particulars . deemed to ascertain the ro- . Utions b itweon the employer and : worker," were struck out. > Sub-clause 0, the excision of which I was recommended by the Labour B lis , (Jommitte", was, on the Premier's l motion, added to the Bill, , CUuse 7, as amended, was agreed to. Considerable discussion tcok place on clause 9, which was eventually altered to give the Minister or officer all the powers to obtain information conferred by the Commissioners Act, 1903, instead of bv the Act of 1867.

Clause 10 was amended by adding the words "and any person furnishing information knowing it to be false shill be liable to a fine not exceeding £20," The Timber Export Duty Bill was committed.

In the course of a discussion Mr Saddon took the opportunity of emphatically denying (as had been hinted) that he or any one connected with him was inter?ste 1 io any timber syndicate. After a lengthy discussion clause 2 was carried by 32 to 20.

Mr Herries moved a new clause to the tff.:ct that all duties determined by the Governor in Council shall cease to have effect at tbe end of tbp next succeeding session of Parliament, unless osnfirmcd by rcsolu'ion of the House. This was nrgatived by 33 to 25. Mr Massoy moved a new clause to provide that this Act shall remain in force until 10 days after the last day of nex'. session, * (Left sitting.)

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 240, 6 November 1903, Page 2

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PARLIAMENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 240, 6 November 1903, Page 2

PARLIAMENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 240, 6 November 1903, Page 2

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