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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 29 October 1914, Page 4

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28.* ' AFTERNOON SESSION. Wellington, Last Night. DIRTY BANK NOTES. \ lion. Baillic drew attention to thfl duty sute of many bank notes. l.oii. Bell said he would publicly warm Die banks that clean paper mom- would nave to be issued,* otherwise the la* v.ouul be amended. CONTRACTORS AND LIENS. liuil moved the second nat'ing of i.l .• U ages Protection ami Con ration* Was Amendment Bill. . He proposed to liu.ve a new clause, providing Uai every - alignment, disposition, or charge mado b.v die. contractor or sub-contractor, o* any superior contractor to per&oa ■wnouiaoever (otJar than h;s woixen foe Mages due to them) upon money due o* In become due to such contractor in resjiecu of a oontract shall have no . "- -j---1.-: law or equity as agahial a i.. n aid , ■ s:i.;v of a Mibuontractor.

Al'X'i- a brief dubate the second read- ■ r;g was carried on the voices. lion. Hell moved the second reading of the Land Laws Amendment Bill, which was carried. The Bill w.x- onmniitted and made an order of tnc day foi 10-niorrow. OTHER BILLS. The Roman Catholic Bishop ol Auckland Empowering Bill, was read a >icond • time. The Wages Protection and Contract- ' crs' Lien Amendment Bill was in.;<m in oonunittee. The new clause niuvi-d by Hon. Bell was agreed to, and piogros*, reported. AID TO WORKS AND SETTLE.dENT.'' t • The Aid to Public Works and Land J.'sitiemeiit Bill was read a. second ime,* jut through committee, read a third time and passed without debate. Council rose at 5.5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVKS. / The House met at 2.30 p.m. BILLS INTRODUCED. B'ilU toi amend the Pensions Act, '!>l3. and the Public Works Act, wire-, _ introduced by Governor'* Message. PENSIONS AND RECIPROO TY. In reply to questions, the .Minis: er for • Tensions said that inunediaUly the Federal Ltiboi 1 Party was returned' to power li u bad communicated with the Right l.'on. Fisher and suggested the udrUaoilr ity of bringing into force an arrangement for reciprocal pensions between* Australia and New Zealand. CUSTOMS RECIPROCITY. Hon. Fisher, in reply to S'u Joseph. Ward, said he did not think it possible to deal with the question of a reciprocal customs lariff this session.

In reply to Mr. Ngaia, Hon. Alle» said the question of Maori wo* pensions was under consideration. THE IIUNTLY COMMISSION. Mr. P.uissell asked the Minister when. the report of the Huntly CouimisMoa would be brought down, and ii the House would have an opportunity to discuss it. The Minister replied that he would not interfere with the Commissioni>ufc lhe report would he received in due course. • ■ The House rose at 5.30 p.mi v EVENING SESSION. The House resumed at ~i.au Jm. •'■, Hon. Fisher moved the secoud reading of the Inspection of Machinery Amend--r. em Bill, which was put through coinn.ittee without material amendment,, read a third time, and passed aili i » . brief debate,. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL KEFOKM. Upon ihe third readiug'of the Leg.statiU' Council Kelorm Bill, Sir do.-,. di. Ward said that if the other hruuen of tlie iegisjatiure was to he matle elective, why not fix a reasonable date for Uie elections, instead of postponing the change for nine years ? Mr. G. W. Russell said the most important change was the clause allowing women to sit in tliie Council, a ritrht which was denied them in the, ( House. lion/Masscy predicted that the Bill would pass into law this session. On the motion that the Bill be read a third time Sir Joseph Ward cailodii'or a division, and the Bill passed by 3T EDUCATION BILL. , Amiendments made in the Education, Bill by Ute Council were objected to by the Minister. He mored that the amendments made by the Council be disagreed with. This was carried, and Messrs Statham, Hanaro, and the Minister were appointed a. committee to set , forth the reasons for the disagreement. Hon. Allen moved that the amendments made in the Education Reserve Anwndim>ent Bill be agreed to, and the 1 anotion was carried. OTHER BILLS.

Tfce,.,Tairmianwui Hospital District Bi3 was put through without «nend~ meat and passed. The New Zealand Doan* Amendment. Bill was also reported* from commit'«e without amendment, and passed. Hon. Jlerries anoved the second readini" of the West Const Settlement. Reserves Amendment Bill, which was put through committee with umendnun's, read a third time., and passed. ■ The War Contributions Bill wn« read a second time. The Friendly Societie* Amendment Bill was read a sreond lime without debate. The. Mortgages Extension Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Patent*, Designs, and Trade Markn Amendment Bilk werolead a second lime. The Municipal Corporations Amendment Bill wa» read a second fimc. RJDGISTEATfOX OF MASSEURS. The Registration of Masseurs Bill, which provides for the registration and 1 control of Masseurs, was debated at considerable length. The House divided, and the Bill was read a second Limo by 31 to a'i. The Bill was then referred to a special committee. Bills passing their second reading ncre then put through commit!!,*, and finally passed. The House rose, at 12.30 ami.