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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 97, 19 September 1914, Page 5

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1». LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 5~T* AFTERNOON SESSION. tTi By Telegraph.—Press Association. t Wellington, Last Night. < , The Council met at 2.30 p.m. . The Customs Amendment Act wo* read a first time. The Limitation of Imprisonment for Debt Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The second reading of the Tuokitofe and Kaitangata Lakea Amendment BiM waa agreed to, and The Dunedin (Sty Council Empowering. Bill was read ft second time. A Bill to incorporate in shipping documents special provisiona during I>h« existence of a state of war was introdtaoed by Hon. H. D. BeU and put throw* all stages, and passed. Tho Council adjourned at 2.69 untß Wednesday next, 4^Sti

HOUSE OP KEMSENTATIVIB. |j AFTERNOON SESSION. *™f In reply to Mr. Colvin, the Premise said he had received a leport andi». conimendatioiiß from the Food-stuff* Commission as to the price 'at whwfc wheat and flour should be sold in! New Zealand. That report should foe «*- JMtted to Cabinet on Saturday or Momday at the latest, and when Cabine* had considered it, it would come into operation at once. Tie House agreed, on the motion of Mr. Hioidmarsh, to amendments mad* by the Legislative Council in the LiMitation ictf Imprisonment for Debt" Btg,

ESTIMATES. | The House then went into committed of supply to consider railway estimate*. EVENING SESSION. ''• Resuming at 7.30 p.m;, the Ho\isc eontinued the discussion upon the Estimates. The vote of £3,030,000 for • working railways was taken. Replying to questdons, Aix. Massey 6aid he hoped to remiedv the abortags of rolling stock 'before next-season. TSs positions of the men who had gome witll the expeditionary force were being filled by casuals. The motor train which had been tested was not strong mom*/ hut another was on ord<-r.

|, In further replies to questions, Mr. Massey said the reduction of profit* were attributable to increases in salaries totalling nearly £IOO,OOO, and <tius ' industrial troubles. It wag not antMpated that a reduction in freights coud ibe given. Taking the average, there were mwre men employed this year than last. After a further brief diecußskat lue vote was passed. The Native Department vote of f23i--727 was agreed to, after a brief debate. The State Goal Mfinea vote, £288,810, Scenery Preservation £11,163, and Public Trustee's account £39,612, were passed.

The Government Life Insurance Department vote of £72,869, and Government Accident Insurance, £7,585, -were passed.

On tihe vote for the State Fire Tar euirance £22,501, Mi-. Russi'l moved tfIMRI Ihc amount of £750, commvsion- on fits to administrative and other officers, be struck out, as a protest against tiiie principle of public officers receiving commission in addition to n >"ir statutory salaries, but did not ■ & ■ or a, division. ..(

The Minister called for a und in consequence had to vote agaiaafc his own estimates. The Toting was:. For the amendment, 3; a&sinst, 36\ In reply to Mr. Wilford/tne Minister admitted that the Department had lost £3OOO in premiums since the itesue of the circular relieving bor-owers frwu tlie Advances Office of the necessity <t» insure in the State Office.

The State Fire Insurance estimate* were passed at 1.40 a.m v and the House rose at 1.45 a.m.