PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 22 August 1907, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. By Telegraph.—Per Tress Association. , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .

The Mouse wet at 2.30. 11l reply to questions, A] iv.i-ters sta cd that how to deal with trusts where tney *are proved to exist, i under consideration by the tiovo:n nient; that it was hoped to introduc a Civil Service Superannuation Bill it an early date; Unit the .Minister fo Justice was unaware that any of th racing chilis infringe tile (laming run Lotteries Act'by using more than thve totalisatorS, but inquiry was being mud into the matter; that provision will b made in the Factories Act Ameudinen Hill shortly to be submitted to remov the dilliculty which has occurred ill it forencc to the Saturday lialf-holid.iy that facilities will be granted both cm ploycrs and employees to give evident' before the Labor Bills Committee i; Ltifi Industrial Conciliation and Arbitr.i lion Act Amendment; that the iiil.rc iV■'..•tion o£ an amending Rill to til Noxious Weeds Act this session i under consideration; that the questio: jf establishing a uniform standard o books for State schools to be sold fo the use of school children at cost prio is being inquired into; that the who! piest.ion of infant life protection is a present receiving the attention of th Soverame.nt; that no allowance Iv.v ;ver been made for the use of horsei >r liicyclcs used by children travelling nore than three miles to school, r.iic ;he Government was unable to altei he regulations to include horses . anc rieyeles within the means of convey mee for which payment is made. The Premier, replying to Mr Ell, said le had been inundated with resolutions irging the Government to take over ■he Bank of New Zealand, but he pointal out that this was absolutely imposiblc. The balance-sheet ot the Bank f New Zealand disclosed liabilities cxeeding eighteen millions, and yet he ois being constantly asked by people ?ho knew nothing about tlie enormous esponsibilities to take over the Bank.

Theoretically a State Bank might h •ill right, but it was an entirely difTei mt thing in practice. The people win lassed resolutions asking the .Govern nent to take over the Bank might jus s well pass resolutions asking tlie Go r ernment, to transfer New Zealand t< lentral America. Regarding Mr J5H' :omplaint that the Bank was chargbij ociil bodies a high rate of interest fo iverdraft, the Government eonld no ettle such matters, and the hon. mem per knew it. If they, interfered in thi lireetion it would be doing nothing els iut settling private people's overdraft' !ven if the Government tool: over tli tonic, it would be controlled by direc ors, as to allow the House and mem iers to interfere would result in fm m ial chaos. The Hon. Mr McNab. replying ti nembers, said the noxious weeds ()U?s ion was one of the most difficult pi'ol: ems that the Department had heel ailed upon to deal with. Tt was hi ntention to introduce a Bill dealinj nth the subject this session. The Hi! rould Ibe sent to the Stock Committet or report, and it was hoped thus tc btain a workable measure. There ?ere many parts of the colony where hey eonld not expect to have the on-

foreement of a law relating to (lie eradication of noxious weeds carried out in its entirety. At the same t-ime there were other parts where a more rigid policy could he adopted. The Apiaries Bill was committal. Mr Massey moved an amendment to provide for the Bill not to come : >!toj operation until January, 11)0!). The House adjourned at 5.30, and re- 1 1 svmied at 7.30. ■ The House resumed at 7.30. Mr Massey's amendment, after a long discussion, was negatived by 28 to 20. ' In reply to Mr Berries, Mr McNab slated that the Bill did not apply to wild bees, and it was not intended to appoint an amy of inspectors under tlie Act. \vhen properly constructed frame hives wire used, as provided for by . the Bill, it would be only a matter of a f'nv minutes to thoroughly examine quite a number of hives, but under the existing regulations all sorts of contrivances were u "u, as hives, and the task of inspecting '*• was impossible without destroying til.: aive. Heuco it .was necessary to .- .induce legislation to provide for hives ... bo of a pattern easily examined. An amendment moved by Mr Berries to provide tliat the Bill should oniy operate in regard to a beekeeper keeping bees for profit, as against for only (private use, was negatived. Clause 3 was amended on the motion of Mr Massey to admit of a beekeeper notifying a stock inspector when aware jof the presence of disease in an apiary, instead of sending a written communication to the Secretary for Agriculture.. When clause G was reached,' which enables an inspector to order die removal ' oi bees to new frame hives, Mr Massey said this was the cause of country mem- * bc-rs objecting to the Bill. He moved r an amendment to strike out the word r "tiame," and called for a division. The amendment was negatived by 40 to 7. 1 Clause 7 was amended on the motion » of Mr Berries, to provide that all dir lvctions by inspectors shall be sent to i. beekeepers by registered letter. 5 At clause 7, empowering inspectors to destroy by fire infected bees, hives and appliances without compensating owners, Mr Malcolm moved an amendment authorising the Agricultural Department to grant compensation. Mr McNab submitted this was an appropriation clause which could therefore not be amended. In this lie was supported by the Chairman, Mr Massey dissenting from the Chairman's decision. Jhi Speaker's ruling was taken. He ruled that the amendment was in order. On a division, the amendment was negate ed by 20 to 25. ° At clause 9, which provides tliat after the expiry of six mouths, all bees shall be kept >n a properly-constructed frame uive, Mi- Buddoii moved an amendment te extend the period from six to twelve months. Tln>jtniendment was negatived by 24 to 15.

Mr Massey said clause 9 created a new crime for which an offender was liable, if he did not keep his bees in a, pvoperly-constrnetei frame hive, to a fine of £lO, and he was opposed to tlio dnnsc. 011 a division the clause was agreed to by 33 to 13. At clause 10, which provides for a penalty of £lO, Mr McNab moved an amendment to reduce the fine to £5. This was agreed to on the voices. (Left sitting.)