PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81875, 27 October 1906, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

R<: )AY OCTOBEK 26. LECIGLATIVE COUNCIL. (By Teh-graph.-—Pres.i Association.', Tne Council met at nbo a.m. Trie following Hills v.'e.o ici.d .1 -,i coad time and put throußh c. nuniu. an-J pii-si-d : —The S'.a.;ips Ac; An. eridracni, Offensive Publications, Po ho Oli'-ntos Amendment, Adupiioi 01 Children Act Amendment, ilig, SiiK'ols Re.erves Act Amendment Q u«en'a Scholarships.

The Town Districts B:ll was retched :n>m the House. It was decided on tue motion of tli-.- lion. Mr Smith t. oppose the amendment introducu in clause 3 at the instance of a privat number, and a committee was set u) \t formulate reasons for objecting P tl>* amendment. The amendments made in the Mo tor Regulation Bill by the House wer< ajj r«td to. The Maori Land Claims Adjust nx-nt and Lajvs Amendment Bill wa: furrner dealt with in committee, anc reported with various amendmentana passed. The Council adjourned at 1 p.m. until 2.30.

The Council resumed at 2.30. The following Local Bills passec all stages:—Onslow Borough Drain iiig Empowering, Timaru Harboui Board Loan, Palmerston North Dairying School, Pelone Borougl Streets, and City of Dunedin Lands \estmg Bills. The VVaimate Agricultural Reserve: Bill and Teachers' Superannuatior Act Amendment Bill were reporteo from committee.

The Habitual Drunkards Bffl was committed. The Hon. Feldwick moved to mak' habitual drunkards a person convict e.d three times in six months instead •0* nine, but the amendment was lost by »9 to 3. The Council rose at 5 p.m. unti. 7-30.

The Council resumed at 7.30. Tin fallowing Bills passed :—Habitual Drunkards, Scenery Preservation Act Amendment, Apiaries, Scaffold ing. Mining Act Amendment, Teach o's' Superannuation Act Amondment, and Waimate Agricultural Reserves. A motion by the Hon. George, in (jcommittee on Mining Act Amend ment Bill, to strike out clause 6 (rate of wages for work on Sundays to be at the rate of time and a-half) was debated by 17 votes to 4, and a proposal by the Hon. Rigg to increase the rate to double time was also vetoed. The Council adjourned at 9.15.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Hou*) met at 11 a.m., and re-1 ports of Select Committees were disuussed till 12.25. TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS BILL; Managers were oppointed to confer with the managers of the Council. The Defence Bill, Sea Fisheries, «,nd Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill amendments made by the Counc.il were agreed to. The amendments mado by the Council in the Government Advances to Settlers Bill •vere disagreed with and managers appointed. The Land Tax and Income Tax Bill second reading was agreed to. STATE COAL MINES ACCOUNT BILL. The Premier moved the second reading. Mr J. Allen said the Bill was in accord with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee.

The debate was interrupted by the lunch adjournment. The House resumed at 2.30.

Mr R. Mackenzie attacked the account keeping of the State coal mine, and criticised the management. The Premier said that he was tired of this perpetual outside interference with the management. He considered the conduct of the member for Motueka the best reason for closing up the State coal mines altogether. The Bill was road a second time.

_ The Model By-laws Bill was read a first time, after Ministerial explanations that the Bill was introduced for circulation during the recess. In committee, the Land Tax and Income Tax Bill passed through unaltered. The State Coal Mines Account Bill passed with slight amendment The Office*' Salaries Bill was passed through with an amendment, the excision of the provision for the deputies. These Bills were reported and passed through the remaining stages. On the third reading the last measure, the Premier oxplained that neither of the DeputyChairmen had asked for a salary or b«n consulted before the Bill was brought down. He had accepted the excision of their names rather than risk the loss of the Bill, which appeared imminent.

Mr Flatman added that he had :n----forrned the Premier yesterday afternoon that he had urged him t0 drop .ha mi so far as he was concerned In the Apiaries Bill and Scaffolding Bill, the amendments of the Council were agreed to.