PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1920, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL* By Telegraph.<-Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Legislative' Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Licensing Amendment Bill was read a second time, on the motion of the Hon. J. Barr. The Bill, which is supported by Sir Francis Bell on behalf of the Government, chiefly seeks to prevent the evasion of the law relating to the non-removal of a license beyond the limits prescribed by section 127 of the Act.

The Law Amendment Bill, the short title of which was altered to read the Bills of Exchange Amendment Bill, 1920, was passed through committee. The Masseurs Registration Bill was read a third time and passed. The Agriculture and Pastoral Societies Amendment Bill was read a.third time.

The Crimes Amendment Bill passed the committee stages. The following" local Bills were read a second time:—Lyttelton Harbor Board Loan Bill, Napier Harbor Board Empowering and Loan Bill, Ocean Beach Domain Amendment Bill.

The Statutes Repeal and Expiring Laws Amendment and Continuance Bill passed committee with the addition of a new clause extending the duration Of the Mortgages Extension Act, 1919, to June 30, 1921. The Council rose at 4.50 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TELEPHONE CHARGES REVISED. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. TJie Postmaster-General informed Mr. Hfeckly that he had reconsidered the scale of telephone charges, and though the total receivable therefrom remained unaltered, he had made some readjustments whish, he believed, would give satisfaction. THE OTIEA TUNNEL. Replvihg to Mr. Sullivan, the Minister of Public Works said full "shifts were working on the Otira tunnel. LAND FOR PUBLIC TRUST. The Prime Minister, replying to Mr. Wilford, said he intended to bring before the House a proposal to enable the Public Trust commjlsorily to acquire land for premises to carry on its business.

BONUS FOR TEACHERS. The Minister of Education, replying to Mr. Poland, said, the distribution of the teachers' bonus would be made according to grade, and the payments would be made very goon, possibly in about a fortnight. NO BONUS FOR CASUALS. The Prime Minister informed Mr. Fraser that temporary' Government employees could not get full bonus, as many had been in receipt of the full rates of the new scale of pay, and it would be nnfair to the permanent men if the casuals received a bonus equal to theirs.