PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 226, 29 October 1909, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The; Council met at 2.30. The Public Works Hill from the House was put through all its stages without discussion. .

Replying to Dr. Collins, the AttorneyGeneral said it was not considered necessary to go beyond the architects in connection with the ventilation and arrangement*' of public buildings. It was part of the training of architects to have •to do with such matters.

Hon. Jenkinson moved for a return showing the names and particulars of those members of the Railway Depart-, jnent who have received bonuses for sug-" posted improvements in railway work." The Attorney-General opposed on the ground of time and cost. The motion was negatived. The Council rose at 4 o'clock.

HOUSE OF KEPRESENTATIVES The House met in the afternoon. On Mr. Herdman's motion it was derided that a return be presented showing (1) the cost of conducting the last licensing poll in Dunedin, Christcluirch, Wellington and Auckland, and (i) the tost of a poll throughout the whole dominion. The afternoon was devoted to a discussion on answers to questions. The House rose at 5 o'clock. THE FLOUR DUTY.

Wellington, Last Night. In the House this evening, Mr. Hogg, in moving the second reading of Hie .Hour Duty Abolition Bill, said that Wen the Bill was last before the .house it was nearly carried. He lppeil Ji.n the altered personnel of the House taat it would be carried now. The tax en flour was an anomolv in. a civilised country. The workers had a bard *nough straggle to make ends meet with-1 oi's having their food taxed. The du-1 ties on articles of daily consumption O'lght to be abolished in the interest »•„ ff TS who were "eating the Wealth of the country. The flour duty Wast into the pockets of the "fat man," ?k ™ ™ e State chequer. Since the Flour Trust had been formed it had Men from the pockets of the people a to: ion of money. The tax had one reBult, viz, to help the flour rings. Its abolition would benefit the farmers, who Kit the burden of it. Ko one else having risen, the question Was put to the vote snd the seconS read Snjr negatived by 39 to 21 Division list:-Ayes: Arnold. Buick, rw C S V !F' Davev > Dillon . Wve, Glover, Hall, Hine, Hogan, Ho J Laurenson, McLaren, Malcolm, OkeV Joole, Si.ley, Tudor, Wilford ' '' ».,, W n And M rso "' lmnrd > Buddo, Buv "•n, Carroll, T Dune™ T tL _ F-'eld, Forbes, Sser, &££ & ad i' fln GUth I , ' ie 1 ' Hard - r > "a to'Tv 8 Mac Donald, Jlev2i' 3 lacKenz '«. Mander, Ma»sev Vwman, Xosworthy, Parata, PearcV Wo hf St h e° w eS 'w Smlt *> SW ■' vvormy, {steward, Rangihiroa I r Miomaon, Ward. and Witty ' C |

THE ELECTORAL BILL, bw a . d J cl "; nwl &Me on the LcgisM P^r dn '-? t r Bi " WM resume <l th im tLV 1 he , C x,° uld not s »PP»ffc "e Bill. The Second Ballot was prefer-

Rro U r „d fr t!fa h t t th PP °r!' ted the ffi " 0n tt " Mt. E!l defended the Act f™». ti, «'t.e.sm of the .apporterToMta m Mr. Buxton seconded for a„ L E S °a n tKt-T- F ' sher «*»* a Jifficult q ues«o„ b „ *>'«- £^Ar-to^T^ d ° «?5.»"•«• to the country. He dd J» understood ti £ though it ha<| proved favorable to him He preferred the old system. T,"e ,ee ond ballot opened ihe wav to abuse, andle ' l t« «t»fc in the family circle -Mr. Buddo, while compliment™* Mr fisher on hi* courage in bringing fn the Bill contended it would lead to eSnfu.s „ and error, as a system of preferenthl a *"*7 tooCO »" te^theVer-

«i ?" 1 (,es '' r ' l "'il the Bill as a half-baked pudding," b„ t it contained a p urn in the middle j n the clause repealing the Second Ballot Act. He would support the measure simply for the sake Of that clause.

f. Mr, Arnold said the Second Ballot f Act was unsatisfactory and expensive I Mr. Forbes' amendment was negatived * On the voices, and a straight-out vote f was taken on the second reading, with <f the result: Ayes, 27; noes, 34. The Bill !\ "Was therefore rejected. .' The House rose at midnight.