PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 October 1919, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Ihe House met at 7.30. NEW BILLS, ,V; Mr. Massey gavo notice of Ms intention to introduce the Expeaitienary Porcea Voting Bill, and the- Hm«. V?i ' N'osworthy gave notice of his, intention ' to introduce a Dairy Industry Amand* uient Bill, . REPLIES TO QUESTIONS ' Replying to questions by Mr. Blt£mr» ing upon some remarks oy Lord; \ coe at Auckland regarding the sdHiability of providing boat harbors, ndti&A. , view to encouraging yachting amoMit = the young men of the Hemes said it was- not the duty q£ tfta 'v Government to provide boat oAjiMlis/'' that was the duty at Harbor Boatda,,.'' ■ Keplying to Mr. E. Newman, th(tJß|(k. ' W. Nos worthy said he would looSt fflfe the question of acquiring the. Wainritfel ■thcimal district hy tba State. '* ' Replying to Mr. Russell, Mr, SQttey said that as a general rule, all tkttxun. who left the railway eervioe to g(k>(btbe wax were being taken back inlffet&e yvice If there were any exngtionk AC would look into them if the W"t- gpngg* - man would put a question on tlut • i'aper. * ;

Mr. Ell pointed out that many af tfigw . wen liad not been' givou\ lease of tf l " ■ eence. but had: resigned to go to tiler Imr. Mr, Massey replied that that made no i difference. Whore possible they vert ' tiling taken back.

Replying to Mr. Wtfford, Mr. Masiey said that nothing had yet been done »• ■ g/irding the appointment of a sucogMQT to Sir Thomas Mackenzie, did not run out this month.

Replying to Mr. Walker, Mr. Mswsey Slid he understood complaints lia<t beta, made regarding the accommodation fofji, troops on hoard the transport AddMi, 1 Woermaun. Ail inquiry was and the report would be nubeaitted to the House. ,

WOMEN'S', PARLIAMENTARY The Speaker reported that the tqfc ' laiive Council had passed the WcwNft' Parliamentary Sights Bill with anwn&» wants, in which they requested th» «*. esrvence of the House. -

Mr, Massey moved that &meadM>i4 De not agreed with. Mr. McCombs submitted that, mnm|> ' '■% to the Constitution, any BiHbat a. Money Bill could be originated la either House, and it was no hraach of the Constitution that this Bill originated in the Lower House. He fotti&d his contention by quotations from Parliamentary authorities, and aakedt the House to support the Premier in hj» Refusal to accept the Council's amendments

■the Premier's motion was Agreed, and Dr Newman, Messrs. McCombs and Mas- : ' sey were appointed a committee to draw ' np reasons for disagreement with'.the Council FIRST READINGS. "The following Bills were introduced and read a first time: Betterment Bill (No. 2) (Mr. McCallum); Wairoa Harbor Board Empowering and Loan Bill ' (Hon. W. D. S. Macdonald i?.t Sir J. Findlav); Taieri Land Draiuuge BUI (Mi. Scott). Dr. Newman urged that the Government should insist on improved accommodation for seamen on board liners. The Minister, in rejjjy, said Cabinet had agreed to the appointment oi a narbtir engineer, and the position was being advertised in England and America, lit > recognised that the Government nominees were doing excellent work, but he did not think it advisable the Government should attempt to influence the policy of the boards through it* nominees. He recognised the value of yachting, but he thought the Govern- % ment could better spend money on places of safety for fishing boats than for beat ; harbors for yachts. Regarding light- <' houses, it was the policy of the Depart- • ment to erect one first-claßs and two second-class lights each year, but, on tn? whole, he thought the coast was as well lit as any part of tbe world. GOVERNMENT '

The following Government Bills werv 1 introduced and read a first time: Fish- ; ing Industries Bill, Public Health Act Amtndment Bill, Post and Telegraph Amendment Bill, Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Amendment Bill.

AGGREGATION OP LAND. The Minister of Lands laid on the " table the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement < report, which raißed a general discustloa - on land settlement and land aggrqgiHon. The Minister, in reply, said he regrot ted that the efforts to stop agfre- v ■git ion in the past had beon a failure. 1 Consequently, ho was asking for. more drastic powera in a Bill which was to i come before the House this session, ami > which he hoped would provide an unfailing remedy. MARINE DEPARTMENT.

The report of the Marine Department ' was laid 011 the table by the Minister 1 During the discussion, Messrs. WiKord and Pearce urged the appointment o( a highly qualified engineer to supervise *; harbor construction work, in view of the large amounts which several boards coo* 1 ttmplated spending, and the enormous waste which had gone on in the past. Several speakers emphasised the need for a more up-to-date training' ship to take the place of the Amokura.

The Premier brought up reasons of ' the committee for disagreeing with the Legislative Council's amendments in the 1 Women's Political Eights Bill. The reason given was that the Bill if pawod as amended will create an anomaly in our electoral system Uv permitting " women to sit in the Lower House but Jiot in the Council.

Sir Joseph Ward as&ed tho Premier where were we going to get to over this matter? The position was delicate, breaiiss ht understood that if the House failed to agree, the Bill would be killed and he. for one, wanted to «et woraei. granted full electoral rights. • ' ■ ' Mr Masisey said that Sir Jiwt.'i Wnrl had stated the position correctlv, in vn a certain point. The position wa-, > >,ir h what peculiar in as much a- when - < % t>" * legislative ConiKil Inform Ac; cc.nn in- i to force, as lie W.ieved it mint ■ e v ■ soon, wompn would lmve the "Yn- • . election, though tliev wnuld the right to nominatinti under t'..U iiill, X if passed as it stow* . Sir Joseph Ward said hj» t'f--y should haw the richt to nomhmiV. ' V Mr Massey said that i would be asked fo r and he tlmi" ht 5 t would work out all right.' roved \ that the reasons be agreed w.'.h. The motion was carried' and tho Houi* ro*t At 12.10. f