Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 24 September 1914, Page 8

Parliament

LEGISLATi i E GOlLwlb.

WEDNESDAY, SHPTHMBER 2»,

AFTERNOON SESSION.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night,

The- Council mot at 2.30 p.m. lion. 11. D. Bell gaivu notice to introduce Bills dealing with animal protection and registration and conbroi of mludical praietitioners, Tlie Customs Amendment Bill was 'road a second time. Tho Duineuin Oty Council Empowering Bill was taken, in committee., and reported without amendment, read a third time and passed. The Tuakitoto and Kaitangata Lakes Amendmumti Bi3l also passed through committee without amendment, was read a UiiTd time and; passed. The War Risks Insurance Bill was p received from tlie House, and the. stand:<ig orders were suspended to enable the Bill to 'be put through all stages. The Bill was put through committee without amendment, read a third time, and passed. The Council rose- at 4.5 p.m. until Tuesday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. AFTERNOON SESSION. t Tiho House met at 2.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. In reply to Mr. OruJgie, tile Hon. tt". H. Hurries said 'title report of tlie Foodibtull's Commission on the price of wlieaand Hour had not been considered by Cabinet. Tlie Hon. Hemes stated that it was not possible to arrange an extensive system of railway excursions in connection with the farewell to the U'oojiti. It had only been possil>lo to provide for Itrains from l'aiinerston and | Msisterton. The Cook Islands Bill was introduced by Governor's Message, and read a lirst time. AN. ADJOURNMENT. In reply to Sir Joseph Ward, Hon. Jas. xVllon said it wan, Intended to adjourn at tho end of the present sitting until Tuesday. '' Asked for a. reason why tho llouso was not to sit on 'Friday, tine Minister replied that it would" perhapu 'be better if an answer were not pressed for. INCREASING RACE MEdOTLVUB. Mr. Hunter (Woipawa) moved; the second reading of the Gaming Act Amendment (bill, explaining tliat Iho measure was intended to increase- the number of totaiisaior peinutu in country districts. He urged that the increased .race meeting would tend to improve tho brood ol horses in the Dominion, and abo pleaded that a» tlie racing clubs had contributed so liberally 'to Ulie patriotic fund it would be a graceful act to place this reasonable luouinre on tho statute book.

Kir Joseph Ward said, lie would support (Jlie second reading of Uio Ilffl, but did mot approve of the allocations made* in Uho isdiodulo. iH'e wanted to see more encouragement given to trotting oliilbs.

Mr. Buick condemned trotting inootingslj saying they were "one 'biggest gamble on eaiith." The horse ho encouraged was tiho hunter. Mr. Malcolm coudunmed the Bill as ono calculated to encourage gainMing, not sport.

Mr. Fearco contended tiiat the whole question underlying tihe Bill was the 'breeding of 'horses. D. Bucidto supported the Bill, Ho favored (tiho encouragement of hunt clubs.

Mr, I»-tt ivigorously denounced, the Bill, and clainrc that a perecntago of totalisa-tor receipts expended on good hunting sires would do more to inrprovc the breed of horses tfiian an increase of permits. On resuiming sit 7.30 p.m., the discusision was continued.

Mr. Andoreou opposed tho Bill, because ho was of opinion that a readjustment of tlio metropolitan fixtures would have met the cage.

Mr. E!l was opposed to the Bill. He held that tflicrc was to much racin - ..a the metropolitan ccntrc9. Mr, Atmoro supported a redistiribution of permits in rtihe interests of country clubs. Tho detbate then cloßed, and a division wan called on, the second -residing being carried Iky 28 to lft By 'tho indulgence of tho House, the ii'.em'bor for Wliipawa was permitted to take the coanmititco stago of tho Bill forthwith. Mr. Forbes moved to reduce the number of -permiti? for racing from seventeen to fifteen, in order to increase the permits to trotting clubs. The Minister said he was prepared to accept the amendment as a compromise. Mr. Bill pointed out that a large number of memlicrs were -absent from the House, and had paired an the Bill as it stood, and it would 'be unfair of the Minister in, charge of tllto Jiill to accept material alterations. ' tin- Joseph IWard protested agairrt any suggestion that the Hill should not l>o'altered!) Had it been su.spej.disl tlaat no alteration was to die. made, the Bill woulld certainly nrtt have got into conr- [ inittoc. Continuing, Sir Joseph i-aiid t'he agreement with Tilr. Hunter was that the raeimj ohiW perm its were to we reduced to lift-eon,, hunt elu'bs from ten to six, and trotting ol'ubs were to he increased from llhree do nine. Mr. Forbra contended thai Iho Norifji Island members did not realise how popular a- «i>ort twAting was (becoming in tlhe South Island. On a proper percentage the trotting clulbs were oeJrtuinly eivtitlled to nine jvenniis. The allocation was entirely a Kortn 1-s'ond allocation. Mr. Reed contended that the allocation had been agreed ilo at a conference and the House should abide by the decision of the conference. Tho discussion centred round claims of the tihree branches of spout until 11.45, wfhien, on the suggrisiion. of the lliui. Fishier, Mr. Forbes withdrew his amendment -to enable him to move a prior anio.ndlneii't increasing t'he itliiTty permits provided in the Bill 'to thirty-one, with a view to giving hunt and trotting clubs eight permits each. This compromise was- object.ed to by Mr. D.ivy and 'Mr. Isitt. wllio sa.id it was a breach of faith with thewc. imi:nfners who had all allong .lmdleTwtood the crux of 'the lftll was to be thirty permits.

Tim Minis! era Amenilam'n'ii >raa ear■lied on the voJoas. 'Mir. l'onbi'.s lllwm moved to ivdive the seventeen racing cliflS permits to fifteen. On a division tin- voting wiis: Kmfliii amendment 4S, Ji«'a.inst 9. "Fifteen" was then inserted in the Bill ,13 permit* fr>r .raring clubs.

s The Bill mui UliVin fnrllhov ,i.ir.">vW iiv fixing the hunt *rub and trotting flnb permits tvt oitfht each, and, in i..-i form was reported and read a third' thno. ajid ipaswxl. Tlie. Faotones* Act .Amendment TVill was put throiiyilii i>tnnmW-tcc without fliniciMlimeiLt, read a third time., «ukl passed.

Tho Houso rose, ait 11.69 p.iri. till Tuesday. t