Parliament.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 65, 5 August 1914, Page 4

Parliament.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .>* TUESDAY, AUGUST 0. '' AI'TKKNOUK SESSION. | liy Telegnii>li. -i.'r As-iwiatlon. \ Wellington, Last Night, j'l The House nut at 2.30 p.m. , _ LOCAL ELECTIONS. i Mr. Fisher moved tlie second reading ' of the lvoea.l Elections Proportional Re- 5 presentation liill. lie said the idea jj originated with the Christchurch Oi(v Council, and the power given was purely .1 optional. " ■: Mr. Russell thr.r.ght that the House should pass the Bill in order that the principle might have -a fair trial. After the Minister -had replied, the Bill was read a second time. CIVIL SERVICE REPEAL. Mr. Uerdman moved the second read- - -i ing of the Civil Service Ollicers' Guaran- 7, tee Repeal Bill. He explained thai the Bill repealed the system under which -r the whole service was called upon to make up the defalcations of individual members. It was felt that as members - of the public service had no part in the choice of their comrades it was unjust that they should be made responsible for their conduct. Sir Joseph Ward supported the Bill, which was read a second time, without " further debate. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION. Mr. Fisher moved thi second reading of the Immigration Restriction Amendment Bill, explaining that it was designed to further restrict the introduction of Asiatics into the Hindus coming to New Zealand from Fiji would be regarded as British subjects, and the education test was ksing made ■ more exacting. The contents ©i the Bill had been communicated to the Imperial authorities, and no exception had been taken. Sir Joseph Ward was strongly in favor of doing everything we could in the direction of keeping the country white. He was prepared to support tie measure, seeing that the Imperial authorities ihad not objected to it. The Bill was then read a Becond time, and on the motion of the. Premier, the Huse adjourned at 5 o'clock till 2.90 to-morrow. The Customs Act Amendment Bill was' introduced by Governor's Message, Jfr, Fisher explaining that it was the same ' ' Bill as introduced some time ago. It ' h&d been found necessary to follow this procedure. The Bill was read a ; first time, and the former Bill diichare- ■ 1 cd from the Order Paper.