PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1916, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

- * ■■ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL* f By Telegraph,—Press Association.' Wellington, Last Night. The Council met at 8.30 p.m. ■ Leave for absence for the remainder 'i of th« cession, on account of illness, mta granted Hon Sir C. C. Bowen. . A motion was passed placing bd record the Council's appreciation of the; services of the late Mr. J. H. Kjcott, On the motion of Sir F. H. D. Bell iM amendments to the Finance Bill, already! passed in the House of Representative** were agreed to. Hon. A. T. Maginity gave notice to ; ask whether the appointment of Sin . Tims. Mackenzie to the Dardanelles Commission, was made with the appro* va! of the Government, and whether the' correspondence with the Imperial Gov- I eminent on the subject will he laid on' I iho table. -' The Council rose at 2.40 p.m. p ': \j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES^. SICKNESS m CAMP. ' f Wellington, Last Nigb.6 > The House met at 7.30 p.m. In reply to I)r. Thackcr, Hon. Jaft ■, I Allen said that there had not been any! cases of cercbo-spinal meningitis sines' i' ' he last made a statement, but there had! been pneumonia, with some deaths.Steps would he taken to thoroughly dis-'J infect the camp before the next rein< forcements were ■' BILLS. u The Lands Committee reported 6i the" Wairoa Harbor Endowment Bill, re* commending that it be not allowed to| proceed. The Bill waa struck off the; Order Paper, Tlie Reserves and Other Land* Bto-f posal Bill and Public Bodies Empower* ing Bill, 1010, were read a second timeand consideredln committee. Mr. T. M. Wilford condemned Cm practice of putting into the 'Wadiing* up" Bill, legislation which should appear in local Bills. The principle wag Mrong, and it was growing into e, per* nicinus custom.' Mr. W. T. Jennings disagreed with, this view. He regarded the Bill as & great saving in law costs and general expenses to local bodies. - 5 Mr. H. G. Ell said that under this Bill there was no investigation before the Local Bills Committee, which ifl was highly necessary to safeguard. Mr. Massey pointed out that many of the clauses in the Bill were merely amendments of existing Acts, and the ;.remarks of the member «:f or Hutt did; j not apply in these cases. [ _ Clause 50, dealing with the re-valua*! tion of Wellington City leases, was post* ' poned by arrangement, and tho re<| mainder of the clauses were- passed, j WAR LEGISLATION BILL. "". The Committee resumed consideration ot the War Legislation, Amendment Bill, dealing with the limitation of the increase oi rents. These clauses and some amendments were passed. * ' | Mr. Sidcy proposed a new clause \ itht the object of making provision for day*, light saving. Mr Massey protested against moving «! debatcablc clause of that nature at the, close of the session. On a division the clause was carried . ' by 29 to -26. v Mr. Massey at once moved to report pi ogress, and progress was reported bjj | 29 to 23. ' THIRTEENTH REINFORCEMENTS. ' Mr. Allen announced that the 13th! Reinforcements had reached their destination safely. The House rose at 12.10.