Parliament

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 139, 5 November 1914, Page 4

Parliament

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. .] Sy T«legiAj*.—Per .Press Anmeiation. Wellington, Last Nigbt. The "Council met at JO p.m., and paused through all .stages the Bills put through the House last, night, P, disagreed with the luiiendmeiitg made by ■'Ma House to tile War Contributions Bill. The Council rose at 10,10 p-m. The Council resumed at 7.15. Amendments made in the Medioal Practitioners Bill by the House were •greed to. The Defence lAmendmcnt Bill and the Public Reserves and Domains Act were put through Committee, and finallj passed. On resuming at 11.30 n.m. tsie Orchard and Gardens, Mental Defectives, Railway Authorisation. New ifealand University, and Port Ahuriri Bills passed their fiii;il stages.

The Council resumed at 2.30. | Hon. Bell announced that, an agree-1 ment had been come to regarding the | amendments to th,. War Contributions] Validation Bill, ifey which it was pro-] vided that the Bills should not apply] to the disposal of private trust funds. | The Washing-up Bill passed all slaves with machinery amendments'!. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was read a first timo, nnd after the second reading had been moved the debate was adjourned. After the supper adjournment, Hon. Ktrnshaw movedi that the second Tendin" of the Industrial Unions and Trades "Union's Enabling Bill he take on tho first day of next session. This wan agreed to, and the Council rose at 10.35 p.m. until 9.30 a.m. to-morrow.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at noon. Tn reply to Mr Buxton the Premier stated that lie was now in a ■position lo sav definitely that there was a (shnrt■n«e of wheat for requirements till February next, hut th,> importations com.in« to hand would balance the deficiencv' Tiin Premier also stated that the Imperial Government had agreed to releas" tho Muritai in tome for this season's trad". The Government was also negotiating for tihe arrival of the Kara, mea to assist in getlting produce nwav. Mr Fisher moved the second veadlnc'of a TSill to enable members of the Maori contingent to vote at the general election, which was carried. Thc'Hoi'Re adjourned at 1 o'clock. • The House resumed at 7.30. The Premier announced that the Land Agents Bill and-the Shops and Offices Bill would he dropped this session.

SOTPLEMENTAiRY ESTIMATES. The House then went into Committee on the Supplementary Estimates. On the additional item of £2OOO, covering the cost of the recent visit of His Excellency and the Minister-in-Charge to Raratonga, Hon. Fisher stated that the total cost of the visit was £3737. The House n»t, at noon.

WHEAT SUPPLY. ■ The Premier said ho wa« certain there would bo a shortage in the wheat supply. Dealing with the statement that there was only 14 days supply of wheat at Invereargill, Mr Massey said that he expected SOOO sacks in a few days, and Invereargill would got its share.

EMBARGO OX WOOL EXPORTS. Speaking a>bout vhe prohibition of export of wool to foreign countries, the Premier said 1 ho did noti think the action taken in prohibiting export, would detrimentally affect markets. VOTING BY EXPEDITIONARY FOKCE.

Sir Joseph Ward concurred in the •ction taken in accordance with the provisions of the Expeditionary Force Voting UiU.

' Messrs -.Robertson and Hindma.Tsh were appointed selectors for the Laboua party. Mr Fisher movod the second reading of the Eip.-ditiona.iT Forces Voting Bilf A r o. 2, which provided for taking the votes of the Native expeditionary force ncfore leaving New Zealand . The r.i; was road a second time on the voices.

DEFENCE. lion. J. Allen moved the second reading of the Defence Amendment Dill, which, provided foT \new contract with the C<ijr>riial Ammunition Company. Tim ikmso rose for the ]nm;lui'..i) adjoirrr." ,'!it at 1 :p.m. AITKRXCOX SKSStO.N.

'J 1 ;:', iloiicso resumed a'j 2.:W p.m. iVvr !' '.isseil continued the debate upon th'.i iX'.-m.c! Ainondmejii. Bill, pointing ei'» J'iU ti'.e State'wouki probably have to ;-ojiy:.li-r l.ie establishment of liovorn,ujl : '.:l »r!-.nitii:itiou factories.

.\v/ I.'. Sew-maJ!- bei:ev«d lhe State i'lo-''.! im !.".'lake the manufacture of

llir.'-lil^t'Oil.' V...->r- Wilkinson and Biuek supported the • of a ana-'!] amis fac- ;,;;;. li.v ■. :>« .State. J-ii. -J. -Ward said the previous speeches iv(".-:- is Ul.-nty made upon the supposiiiii'r v.\'.!t New Zealand v.-a.s tj be >nva ;.-:. .So long as the State had the ri;;.H :o lake over 1!v Colonial AnsmiiTiltlo.ii Company's works the (Kisitiou way sali-factory. (v reply, the Minister -poin:ed <ov.\ ih; 1 :, it m< not fair to expect any .company ii, -put in a lot of new machinery v/iiJ'-out hMi,> compensation. The scram! reading was carried on the VOX'l'S.

Tlv 'Home agreed to tin.' report, of tiio por.f''; '!i"f upon the War Contributions Valuation Hill, «nd the machinery ad'eii'litienl..- 1 made in (he Washing-up Bill '!>y t!ie Legislative Council. 'it';.- Defence -Amendment. Bill was fm; throw:,'}! roiiamittee without amendment, nivl :i third time, and passed. '''in' Judical Practitioners Bill passed '. hro; L v 'a l-.e committee •jta;>e with minor ;f:!'-:.;::r-"H;n, was read a third lime, and p'l.'.vr!. "'.'l., iitin.,o, rose nt .i.SO p.m.

! V?VENI\Tr SESSION'. I '.'"• • v!iii:,. amount of £240,!i1!l waspu: ' Mi 1 !" fi'i in i> few minutes over tlie lio'.'r. | "'.-'i'i!.. the House vr;w waiting for the j /\o ; . o),-'i:r ; .in Bill, tile Prraiie- said he vol :il ;.:ty,. ;lic members for Wellington } SiV!,!,'!- ,-i.. !( | l.yllel'on «n opportunity to j i-j(>.,v. Vie. "Uiird reading of Bills iivtro- ' diH'i'ii, Uy t'l-Tt, and which reached thai

The l)i,!;r-trial Conciliation Arbitration lv!i hMr Hindmarsh) and the TndmsI, Itkv! t?iiioni> and Trade Unions Bill (Mr • iTWorrdi) were then read ii third' time anrt pawed. •.I!'<)'!. -I. Allen stated thai owing to t'lin 'inpriivi'il financial position, it had ! heeu deeded, to increase the amount of loanu tuvW the Advances to Sellers Ml x.n ~ nr > t 0 f7oo | N if'iM-n resumed at 11 nMocV, | »'d ' '\ppropiiatioii Bill was inttcil < d in I id a fir-d tune On th.i m )it(l i"id .if Mr VeiWi criticised tte iei 11 <i 1> i ' or the tahV giving I(hp ruimVr oi ,i,ineiK made Try- mpmbni of the I'otf oid Telegraph service againit