PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 147, 30 September 1910, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. After 12, referring to uniforms for Boy Scouts, Mr. Taylor (Christchurch) protested against the expense involved in the defence scheme, which was equal to the interest on a loan of £14,000,000. This was ridiculous for a small country like New Zealand. There was no need to provide uniforms for Boy Scouts. Sir Joseph Ward said it would be a mistake not to provide uniforms for the cadets. Clause 8 was amended in the direction of making the yearly training for senior cadets not less than 64 hours. At clause 10, which provides for a Court of Appeal, Sir Joseph Ward said he proposed to amend the clause so ri,s to create a court martial based on the British model. On the motion of Sir Joseph Ward, that clause 10 be deleted, Mr. Taylor said he preferred the clause as it stood to the proposed amendment substituting a court martial; He strongly advocated that a man tried Iby court martial should have 'the right of appeal to a civil court. Mr. Russell expressed similar views. 'Sir Joseph Ward held that men forming the territorials would not favor the proposal that a civil court be set up to deal with mi'ita.ry trials. The debate was continued by Messrs. Hogan, Wright, McLaren, Clark and Poland. On a division the first four sub-clauses of clause .10 were deleted by 42 to 15. Consideration of the proposed amendment was postponed, and progress reported. The House rose at 1.50 a.m. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, Last Night. In the Legislative Council this afternoon the Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Inalienable Annuities Bill, which, he said, was a small ■measure having a wide field of usefulness. It enabled a father to make provision for his son or daughter, or children, to make provision for their parents up to £2 "a week, and there was not a possibility of such annuity being affected by bankruptcy, coercion or roguery. He believed the Bill'would be widely availed of. A short discussion followed, in which th 6 proposal was generally approved, and the Bill was read a second time. The Council them rose.