Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 48, 17 July 1914, Page 5

Parliament

HOUSE 01'' REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, JULY 10. AFTERNOON SESSION. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Last Niglit. I The House met at 2.,'K) p.m. Air. Bollard asked leave to introduce a Hill to amend the Mel'hodist Church Charitable Iriet Act, 1007. Leave wag {!ranted, and the Bill wa.i read a first time. Twenty-four petitions were presented against the Bible-in-Schools Bill. Replying to Sir Joseph Ward, Hon, Allen stated that the warship Philomel luad been taken over by the Government on Wednesday. Mr. Maiulci introduced the Borough #f Whnngarei Land Vesting Bill. The measure was referred to the Local Bills Committee. On Hon. Air. Fisher laying the papers on the table, considerable discussion took place upon the State Fire Insurance Department. The Opposition members held that persons obtaining advances from the State should insure in the State Cilice and not with' the private companies. Mr. Dell held that the State Officfi' should not be used as a monopoly against private companies. Sir Joseph Ward pointed out that previous to the establishment of th» btate Fire Insurance the rates were fixwl beyond the shoiy-s of New Zealand. Alter the eslablisJiWnt of tli e Department, t.h« ii>"itranee rates were reduced by 33 per cent. If the State had not made it a condition that those obtaining advances should insure with the State Department, it would never have got upon its 1 feet, nife Government Insurance Department had done good work, but it was not an enemy of the private companies. ?" id t!le ar g»ment that the Mate should not make profits would not hold water. _ Mr. Harris could not endorse the pola/ 0 Government towards the btate Fire Office, wihich suffered in consequence of that interference. slesi-rs "Veitch and Okey continued the debate until the 5.30 adjournaanent. EVENING SESSION. The House met at 7.30 p.m. The Education Bill was explained by the Minister (reported elsewhere). On resuming after the supper adjournment, Mr. Hanan moved the second reading of the Election of (Ministers and Party Government Reform Bill. He argued that the Cabinet of the day was the master instead of the servant of Parliament, and private members had little say in the House. The party machine ruled everything. Press reports were reported to suit party purposes, and the reports of the committees were at present partisan. Measures should be considered on their merits apart from party government. Large sums of money were being wasted through party r wrangling. Mr. Ell said that while the party system existed lie was compelled more or less to fall in with it, but he would welI come the change to non-party government. [ 'Mr. MoCallum failed to see that any I advantage would be gained by adopting the Bill. 1 s Mr. Anderson thought that whether or not the Bill was carried they wuold have before long to consider the question of increasing the number of Ministers. Mr. Webb held that it was not possible to get non-party government in the House while party warfare took place outside. The remedy was proportional representation. Hon. W. If. Herries agreed that it was unfortunate that party polititcs prevailed. He would vote for the Bill. The Bill was read a second time , on the voices. The House rose at 12.10 a.m. registered with the secretary of the Conference, shall be fined not less than £1 or more than £2O by the president, and the fine shall be paid to the secretary of the Conference, ana if unpaid shall be deemed arrears."—The motion was carried. It was agreed, on the motion of the president, that in case of domestic bereavement, an owner shall, ii previously authorised in writing by the president, be allowed to run his horse .n the name of another person for a peiiod not exceeding four months. Later on, the Conference decided that it be an instruction to licensing bodies to require from all licensed trainers and jockeys an undertaking neither directly nor indirectly to make any wager with a bookmaker while so licensed. DATES lib' '.MEETINGS POSTPONED. . Wellington, Thursday. At the Racing Conference the dates committee reported that it had approved the dates of race meetings, subject to the following exceptions:—Otaki Maori Racing Club to be granted September 28 and 29, South Canterbury Jockey Club October 15 and 17 and April li> anil 17, Auckland Racing Club, December 2G and 29 and January 1 and 2, Gore Racing Club 'March 10 and 11, Mnsterton Racing Club March 18 and lit, Marlborough Racing Club's dates to remain May 5 and 0, a.s at present; Gisborne Racing Club's objection to the Napier Park Racing Club's June dates was not upheld. A NEW RULE. Wellington, Last Night. The Racing Conference to-day, by 29 votes to 4, carried tlio following new rule, to be added to part XVI.:—"By the entering of a horse every person having subsequently an interest in such horse shall be deemed thereby to undertake neither directly nor indirectly to make any wager with a bookmaker, in connection with such horse or any other horse in the race in which such horse ia so entered."