PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81856, 3 October 1906, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER z. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) The Council met at j.jo. The Fire Brigades lii. was read a third time and passed. The Habitual Criminals and Offenders BUI was rt-cummitt'd. The Attorney-General moved to add the word "prison' before the word "reformatory'' in the various clauses of the Bill, and 'lie Bill was reported as amended. The New Piymoutb Borough and Taranaki School Commissioners' Exchange Bill was read a third time and passed. The Hon. Reeves moved the second reading of the Regulation of Bellamy's Bil', providing that liquor may be sold at any day or at any time either House is sitting, providing that no liquor is sold after one hour from the rising of the House of Representatives at any fitting, and that no liquor shall be sold from r i p.m. oo Saturdays till 5 a.m. on Mondays.

The Attorney-General opposed the Bill, contending that it was unnecessary, and maintaing that the present law was beneficial.

The Hon. Beehan supported the measure, asserting that the Act was passed to conform with the outcry oi the temperance party at the moment. The Hon*. Thompson, Smi hj, Ba'-1 dey, Jones, Jenkinson, and Marshall opposed, and the Hon. Carwro-s supposed the Bill, which »as rejected by 12 to 10. HOUBE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. RECIPROCITY TREATY. The Chairman of the Extension ot Commerce Committee brought the Committee's report on the Treaty, o the effect that the Committee, while recognising the desirability of establishing reciprocal arrangements willi Australia, arc unable to recommend ihe House to ratify the reciprocity treaty handed to it for investigation, because in their opinion the advantages offered are outweighed by the sacrifices imposed. On the motion of the Premier consideration of the report was deferred until next sitting day, the debate to be opened at 7.30. GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS. Mr Massey, referring to an item on the Order Paper, "Advances to Workers Bill," complimented the Go vernment on having adopted the suggestion made by him in Committee. The Premier rep'ied tha' the h;>n. member's suggestion «a- quite lm practicable, while the Government proposal was part of a whole definitely blocked out before that suggestion had been made. The Bill was read a third time and passed. The Landless Natives Bill was read a third time. ' The r<--t of the afternoon was occupied in discussing the Workers' Dwclings Act Amendment (reported m another column-. EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7-3°-The Fire Brigades Bill and the Taranaki School Board EmpoweringExchange Bills were received from the Legislative Council with amendments. and the later were agie.d to.

PRIVATE HOSPITALS BILL. The Minister of Public Health moved the second reading, cmpha-ismg the fact that the crux of th< Bid ithe 7th clause, requiring thai even private hospital shall be under a qua lifted medical practitioner as manager, or a registered nurse. The Bill was discus-ed briefly. In reply, the Minister intimated that he would be glad to meet many of the suggestions made, but the ( rus of the Bid, as he had explained i'. would be maintained. lie mentioned that a Bill was ready covering tlv whole question of hospitals. The Bill was read a second time on the voices.

TOURIST AND HEALTH Kl - | SORTS CONTROL HILL. In Committee, Mr Ma-sey again raised the point of order »n which the Chairman had ruled las: week thai the Bill could not go on. Th? Chairman explained that he had made a mi»'akc on that occasion in ruling that a Kill providing for an appropriation t'i be made wa? e.ear.y an appropriation bill. Mr Ma-sey maintained that the point which seemed to be in dispute ought to be cleared up at once for ah. For his own part, he had n" doubt. The Premier said I»«- had no doub' ei.her. and cited a ca>e. Mr Massey cited a ra-e aVo. adding that the Bill dealt with Clown lands, and Crown lands had lee n he'd tn be. in this conncc ion. nerval'ni t" mone\. ' The matter wa- reported to : he Speaker. Mr Speaker ruhd that (i) <!,e clau»e au'hnrising the appointni'm of a manag'r w.r- neither an appropriation chiu-c nor a '-pr< ifie fixing of salary; and o the -uond poin', are moneys to 1>- appropria'ed r tl" clause in question v.ou'd not by ili-'lf be of any authority to the audit, and was therefore n,t an appiopriatir.il clause. . The IJil| «,i 5 commit" d again, and the balance of :he e au-s una'tered. A new el.oj-,. w, ; > ~,!(!<,!. enabling various reserve- ;md -ierie preserva'ien -pots to !),■ brought under the control of tho Department. The Home roie at 12.18 a.m.

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