PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 2 October 1907, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

TUESDAY, Ist OCTOBER. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Bv Telegraph.— Per Press Association. tin ■ '^' c "ington, Last Night. Ihe Council met at 2..1U p.m. Ihe Dunedin Suburban Cas C'omiianv .nipoweniig Bill passed. 1 ' lhe Jlon. Jlr. Sinclair moved the ecoud reading 0 f the Otaki and I'orirua ''"l'owermg liilk-Agreed to. ■ , 1 { u '° 1,,001 1 Bill was read a third line and passed. The Marine Insurance Bill, adoptin« md 'nS tl Att ' W ' lS colnniitte| l -djiut. through the final stages unThe Methylated Spirit Bill was comtted and passed its final stages withnit amendment. F11?E BRIGADES AMENDMENT. . Attorney. General moved the second reading of the Fire Brigades A-t Amendment Bill, which, he explai,?J v^r n TT y t0 makc thc Aetof last Ji.il effective. This Bill was whit iu'^irder 0 (. ra " cl \ ' 1 J'atching-up ineasuiv, thn thC SdM!mC Co,lhli " C <' hi L ! gmal . Aet v ' orkabl<? ' ! " id <*- I'lainin 0 the various clauses of the Bill ' imitnl" « oo f ' tht >"' oyhion was mfU,a I nut new fire districts to such places live Inn" I '' 1 a l'. 0 l ~ll,,tion of at least 'c "•ounukl, as it would be impossible Us rirt Crj ' Vi,,a « e t0 a fire H I , e niost PontoiUious fm" i (loHbtloSs 1)e H'nt which provided Bnir/Iq a P l p,' o l )nat, °' 1 of contributions to nrnni v f ° a " 10 " nt tho f'hrkt 1 "? Pay t0 B ° a, ' ds in D"nodin, Christclmreh, and Auckland was .-£250 a

eai each, but Wellington, on account of Parliamentary and Government building-., would receive ail additional liunml'L a ,yCa i r i ,°" tll ' s basl3 the Government would be paying more than a penny per pound on tin. annual value in the four centres, though he did not know- why the Government should ~e asked to contribute a substantial sum _ he burden was really a voluntary one. 1 he clause giving power to borrow remedied an omission in the original Act, "inch gave no such power to Boards. As regards the clause giving Boards power to exchange or sell land or other property vested in it for fire-prevention purposes, he thought it sufficiently safeguarded the community, despite the condemnation of the Press. The Inspecter of Fire Brigades was required to in>|><>et every brigade onee a year, and brigades were to he under the control ot the Hoard, and all plant vested in for publie fire-prevention purposes 'n j

any fire district at the date of the'constitution of that district were to be transferred by the local authority owning the same to the Board, thc value to be decided either by agreement or arbitration under the Arbitration Act. The Bill repealed section 13 of the principal Act and provided that amounts contributed should be payable quarterly in advance. The debate was. adjourned on the motion of the Hon. Mr. George, and the Council rose at 4.50 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Notice was given by Mr. Barclay to introduce the Public Service Reform Bill, with the object of repealing the regulations which prevent public servants taking part in politics. The Hon. Mr. McGowan introduced thc. Tramways Amendment Bill. The House then went into committee ou the Land and Income Assessment Bill.