PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9138, 10 July 1908, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, July 9. The Council met at 2.30. The Hon. G. Jones resumed the ' Address-in-Reply, dealing chiefly with the Arbitration Act, andst'athg i that the workers were ungrateful to be little and treat with indignity a measure which was passed at their own instigation. He defended the administration of the Court, and thought that Mr Justice Sim had done as well as his predecessois. The Hon. J. Barr said that there was no doubt that the vyorkers of the Dominion had raalised the benefits of arbitration, and were not going to allow it to go. The Council adjourned at 4.45.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES,

The House met at 2.30

A Bill to repeal clause 33 of the Maori Land Claims for Adjustment Act, 1906, was read a first time. The Premier moved the second reading of the Aid to Public Works and Land for Settlement Bill, authorising a loan of a million and a quarter. He explained that it was the usual loan bill for a £1,000,000 for ordinary public works, with an extra £250,000 for roading the backblocks. The revenue for the June quarter showed an advance of £6,892 over the corresponding period of last year.

Mr W. F Massey congratulated the Minister en this position, but said that he would take a later opportunity to disrui.3 the finances of the Dominion. He thought that loans should be raised in the Home market by way of inscribed stock. The Premier said he thought that the Public ! Works Statement would be brought down shortly after the Financial Statement.

The debate closed, and the second reading was agreed to. The Incorporated Societies Bill was read a third time.

The New Zealand Society of Accountants Bill was passed, and the Pawnbrokers Charges Bill, which reduce*, the inttrest chargeable to 25 per cent, on sums under £2, and 20 per cent, above that amount was read a second time. The Impounding Act Amendment Bill was read a second time and referred to the Agricultural Committee. At 7.30 o'clock the House weiit into Committee on the Coroners Act Amendment BilC A new class was added that power to hold an jnquest'without a jury should not be extended to deputy coroners or J.P.'s. An amendment to clause 4 was carried making it compulsory for a coroner only to view the body. The Bill was reported with amendments. Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of the Civil Service Amendment Bill, providing that the temporary appointment of experts, etc., for a longer period than six months may be made to meet the exigencies of the Service, the names of those appointed to be reported to the Houffi within ten days after the opening of Parliament. The Hon. R. McNab explained that many experts in the Agricultural Departmtnt came under the category of temporary appointments. Tfese would have to be changed every six months if the Bill didntt pa;s. Mr W. Herrits objected to Claufe 5 as giving too much power to the Government. Several members continued the discussion, and the Premier replied, after which the second reading was carried on the voices. The Friendly Societies Cansolidation Bill and the Second* Ballot Bill were introduced by Governor's Message. The House adjourned at 11 p.m.