Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 4

Parliament

UiJOISUATIVB OpUMOTU

-By Teitegraj^—Preiw Aieooi&tion. lyelliiigton, Last JJHghts, The Council met ftt 2iO p.m. Hon. lieeiian moved tliat the Minister in charge oi' the Friendly Societies D - ijKWtimicwt be requested to. take into coiwidttration the adnJsai>ilit.y of 'bringing in a Bill having for its "Objotfj the subvention of friendly societies ilk certain wises, and for.purposes conuequeut thereon or incidental thereto. tlon. Bell said the (joveruinen't would offer no objection to the motion, but there would be great difficulty in any Government stepping in with a scheme of subvention for large self-governing societies. 'J.il;e motion mm agreed to. The Hutit l';urk and Victoria. College we taken in committee, reported without am-enUinvent, read a third itiuie and passed.

The Council rose until 2.30 on Friday.

HOLSIS OF RKPiU'iSKNXATIVKB.

Wellington, Last Night. The House met at, 7.30. SHIPPIXU FRtH'UHTS 00MJA1H810N,

On the motion of the Premier, a select committee consisting of 'ten ineiul>i*rx was set up as follow I .* to deal with rates and of shipping companies:—Jriir Waller JJuchanau, Hon. i). Bmldo, Messrs Lees, .Myer9,. J£. Newman, I'eurce, liussell, Wilkinson, Mir. Joseun Ward and the mover. KxIMiDmO.NARY VUIiiNU BILU

j Mr. Statham brought down the' report! of the comaniiaeu on the iltapeditionary Force Voting Bill, which was Mint'the Bill be allowed; to proceed, subject to certain amendments. Voting would take place before the fore* left .New Zealand 1 , instead; of,in iSnglamd. livery member of the force liiul been given u vote, because miOsb of tine men -were over '2l years, ami others would be over 21 before the election talfces ,place, and it was nought it was better to deal "wittfa. the matter in this broad way, rattier than try to diaii a .series of clauses to meet all sorts of exceptional cases. On the licensing' question the members of the faros would give a straight-out vote on the issues submitted under the Act. The voting paper would enable the voter to give his preference to a candidate supporting the Government, the Opposition, or tlhe Labor party, and the Prime Minister and t'he Leader of. the Opposition would decide to wihich candidate the votes would be credited so far as Jiheir parties were concerned, while two members of the Labor party now in the House would act in a similar capacity for their ipaity. So far as the contingent in bamoa is concerned, an electoral officer would be sent there, and. the election would take place in Samoa. In moving the seoonu reading, the Hon. F. M. ii. Fisher claimed urgency for the Kill, and asked that it ibc_ put through all its stages at one sitting. The discussion on the second reading wnis <>f a desultory, nature, the opinion most generally expressed 'being that it was an extraordinary measure designed to meet an extraordinary situation.

Hr. -Ngata raised the (juestion as to whether the .Bill applied to mambars of the Native race who were with the forces. I'ersonaily, he did no: clunk it did. ,

'l'he second reading was 1 on the voices, and --e House went into committee on the measure.

Progress on the Bill was reported :.t 12.10.

amendments anado in commi title did not materially all'eet the Bill as r.evisedi toy the Select Committee. The third reading will be taken to-morrow evening. 1 The J I'ousc rose at 11.15 p.m.