PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 232, 24 September 1908, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Siy Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Agricultural and Stock Committee recommended that the Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation Bill be not proceeded with this session. The Attorney-General said the Government did not intend to proceed further with it tliis session.

The Canterbury College aud Qpunake Harbor Bills passed the third leadings. Jn conimittvc, an addition was made to the Counties' Amendment Act giving power to councils to decrease tile ridings to one jf necessary. Tile Auckland Hiarbor Board Loajn, Empowering Kill, Whakatane County. Act Amendment Bill, Mataiuala Count'v BUI, llukilika Harbor Amendment Bill. Auckland Ceimtries' Bill, and Christchurch City Sanitation Bill were re ported, and the third readings of all, except the . Counties' Amendment and Christehurcli City Sanitation Bills were agreed to. The Council adjourned at 5 p.m. HOI SIC OF REPRESENTATIVES. : QUESTIONS ANSWERED. Replying to questions, Ministers stated that all information regarding the conditions of labor u-.ider wlncn sawmill hands were working in America mill be submitted to the Eoyal Commission on Oregon pine when it is set up; t'liat the question of including Waher Supply Boards in the list of local bodies which receive subsidies on rates collected would receive consideration; that when geological surveys now ii hand in Poverty Bay are completed, an examination r>f the oil bearing resources of Taranaki will be made; that the Government was considering whether furtilicr experiments in the matte*

of coping with the small bird nuisance could be made with any hope ol sue-, cess; that the question of the State taking over the spraying of orchards, cannot be entertained at present; tfiall there is every prospect of the schenul of district nursing becoming general throughout the Dominion. PROGRAMME FOR THE REMAINDER, OF.THE SESSION.

The House resumed at 7.30. The Premier made a statement rc-| garding the work the Government pro-) posed to proceed with this session. The, House would be asked to put through! the following Bills:—industrial Concili-

ation and Arbitration Amendment, Mining Amendment, Coal Mines' Amendment. W-aipukc Block Road, Hevesting Inferior Courts Proccdiirej Fisheries' Amendment, Second Ballot, Local Bodies Loans Amendment, Go, vernnient Advances to Settlers' Amendment, Secret Commissions' Act Interpretation Amendment, and Maori Land Laws Amendment. The EducalioiJ Amendment Bill would be proceeded with upon the understanding that mom l bers should not insist upon important amendments contrary to the Govern' nient's p<jlic,v. Other Bills now on the* order paper would not lie proceeded with this session. Of the Bills not ye.* on the order paipcr, the following would be put through:—Validation Court Empowering, Public Works Bill'. Old Age Pensions Am'cridmcnt, Heavy Traffic, Immigration Amendment of Public Service Classify cation and Superannuation, and Local Bodies Superannuation. Continuing; Sir Joseph Ward said as there would; be no "washing-up" Bill this session; several minor measures would require to lie passed. Of the Bills the Govern* ment put through, the following ten were of prime importance:—lndustrial Conciliation, Education, Workers' Compensation. Coal Mines. Local Bodies' Loans, A to S Superannuation, Heavy: Traffic, Old Age Pensions, and Water ! Powers. The House would also debate; j the report of the committee on the Par-' liamcntary site. ARBITRATION BILL. I

The Arbitration Bill was further considered in committee.

At clause 30, Mr. Millar moved to amend the clause in the direction of requiring the council instead of a commissioner, to notify failure to agree at the end of one month and requiring assessors to make 'ex parte recommends l lions. The amendment was agreed to. Clauses 39, 41, and 42. which had ■been struck out by the Labor Bills Committee, were reinstated at the instance of the Minister. '

Considerable discussion took place on clause 45, as to tho number of men necessary to form a anion. The Miniver said an increase from seven to fifteen would not prejudice more than half a dozen unions. lie objected to the duplication of the unions simply for the benefit of two or three men.

The clause was retained on division iv 47 to 20.

At clause 47. s'ime discussion took place on the voting powers of unions, some members thinking the one man one vote prineipl-e should apply. Eventually, however, a motion to amend the clause was defeated by 45 to 19, and the clause passed. Clauses -IS to 5(1 were passed witfy minor amendments.

Clause 57 was struck out. This clans;, was Hie needs and exertion wage. The clause ivas struck out bv the Labor Bills Committee.