Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 15 July 1914, Page 5

Parliament

HOUSE Oi? REPRESiENTATIVBS, TUESDAY, JULY 14.

AFTHRjM oon msiox.

I>/ I oil-graph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. I lie House met at 2.30 p.m. ■"'« H«n. F. M. B. Fife <>i Ills intention to introduce the Customs Amendment Bill. THE RIGHT TO WORK.

dnil tl "w C T° V ? d for leav « to intiro\to h i % igl,t t0 Wwk B ®- Hh<t "' . e l f aid ' had tllle Pe°pl« the 0 a r°,i W0: ' K ' they also lla da right to a air minimum, wage. A revenue could be provided for llii s work b, t supor-i,icoine-la\ and * retention ofVo 1 7M, ax v excess of I,c P! i;a ' d upon State farms i , e P farme, agriculture' Zv,l l, V ln< " l,es of country life. Tho ntuabv, ot wages was. not the oaus" of industrial trouble, but the wav the loj party had forced up the prfj o°f

should Veb l\ t i loUght tl,e ewerirniont thn SUTt?Ir 1 -» ll * d mi industrial agitation. , üß' S o ,stßli as a remedy a reduction in the hours of labor, 'if this S'WI H tllC Railway Department and local bod-.es, and the private cmpkjers were to adopt this method, it would mean the absorbing of a vorv large portion of -unemployed labor. " -Jlr. vcitch deprecated the revengeful oxtcndl l! >w»rds men connected ™,™ industrial trouble. Thev 't? J*£ e \ tTy and S°t' behind the •ause of the trouble. It was practically impossible to find work for all abl« bodied men, but they could make an attempt to get over tli e real cause rf unemployment m New Zealand. To provide the money required he suggested £looo er " lnC ° mC ** ° n inCmes ° f over

Mr. Hanan said a practical way to deal with the subject was to open up >more land which would mean ,more emplojment. Mr. Tsitt contended tnut more manufactures should be estaWtfned. One difficulty in proving work v.as the fact that there \vero so many men engaged in monopol-ies-—men who sweated .tlhfc people, and produced so Irttle.

Mr. Hindmarsh said that if the Bill were seriously taken up by the Government, and an effort made to improve it, some £ood be -done. Mr. Pavne having replied, the Bill wag read a first time.

Mr. Payne also introduced the Mortgage. on Chattel Security Foreclosure Prevention Bill which 'was read a first time.

Mr. Mambr introduced the Whanparci Harbor Empowering Bill, winch was read a first time. EVENING SESSION.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The Annual Land and Income Tax vvas introduced by Governor's* imcssage.

The Minister intimated that it eontamed no changes, and the first readin« was agreed -t» ♦.

LOCAL ELECTIONS.

T t ¥- Fisher introduced the jocal Elections and Polk Amendment JWI. He said it was practically a machinery measure. Clause 2 was designed to deal with the detection of dual voting, and propesed that Parliamentary election metlhcds be adopted. Section 0 extended the period during which jiommations could be received from, iive to ten days. Sir Joseph Ward said he was afraid the Bill opened the dqor to the abi-,e or secrecy of the ballot. Otherwise he 8 ?7 "0 great objection to it. „He incidentally mentioned that seltlers in some districts were experiencing difficulty m obtaining enrolment forms for Parliamentary rolls, and the complaint seamed comm in in all parts of the country.

Mr. Glover suggested that, passage of the Bill be delayed until the Municipal Councils of Auckland had iliad an opportunity of making representations to the Government upon the subject. Mr. Wiiford said that the guarantee from Mr. Martin, solicitor of the Municipal Association that the Bill was necessary was. enough for him, but he thought that it would be well t« get swi expression from the local authorities upon the measure. Mr. Russell beid there could lie no secrecy of tile ballot in tlie proposed system. Thley should carefully serutinW the law wiOi regard to local elections as well as with Parliamentary elections. Mr. Millar snid the Bill looked to him 35 if t'bej were returning to open voting.

Mr Sidey suggested that the Bill should be put through its second reading and then Ibfeld over until the jVritnicipal Conference had had opport.uiitv to consider the measure. He tV.;;gh't the Bill might well come into a neral measure consolidating local gov "--ment I«W. ■

Mr. McC'ombs also uirged that the measure be delayed until the Municipal Conference had had opportunity to deal with it.

Hon. Fisher said tiiiat if there was any danger to secrecy of the ballot lie hoped it would le disclosed, because if that; was the case a change would have to be made. He did not propose to put the Bill through before tlie Municipal Conference had dealt with it. Instructions had been given to make enrolment forms available in all districts He thought it well to bring the ballot paper for local elections into line with the general elections.

The second reading was agreed to.

FRUIT INDUSTRY.

. Premier moved the second reading of tlie Fruit Preserving Industry ■Hill, and said_ it was the Government's duty to do all in its power to help the fruit-growing industry, as tlioy had helped the dairy industry in the past. Sir Joseph Ward, Mr. Atmore and Mr. nitty supported the measure, the lootnamed uigjiig that the small holders should be fos'ltred rather than the large companies, Mr, Veit«h suggested that the ValuaJ; um , Departmuit should revalue fruit lands. If tins were done, the fruit fart iner* would lis able to borrow more satMtaCTorily.

Mr Isitt brought under the notiee of Ihe Minister the slackness in inspection oi orchards in cities and suburbs. . After We supper adjournment the detotc was continued, and the Premier > having replied, the second reading; was parried. *

. Hon. Fisher moved the second read ins or the Harbors Amendment Bill, saying ttet ample opportunity would be given 'to local authoiities to consider the Bill belore it was proceeded with, i Messrs Russell, Glover, Wilfoid, M itty, anil B'radney spoke, and the "sex'oiill dm" was agreed to. The House rose at 11.30.