PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3012, 8 October 1908, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph—Abridged From Prass Association Report. WELLINGTON, October 7. The Council met at 2.30 o'clock. The Monopoly Prevention Amendment Bill. Hauraki Plains Bill, Railways Authorisation Bill, Publio Works Amendment Eiil received from tne Houte were md a first time and passed the second rea 'ingj--. The Education Bill irom the House was real a first time.

A message was leceived from the Re use intimating that it disagreed with some of the amei dmei ts made by ihe Council in the Aruihaiion Bill. The Council decided to insist 0.1 the amendments. The Hons. Jenkinson and Luke and the AttorneyGeneral wtre appointed a Committes to draw up reasons. > ,

On the motion that the Public Works Amendment Bill be reau a second time the Hon. P. T. congratulated the Government on tie measure, wutcn (fon.aiucj uxacCiy ...j

proposals he h.ad mad'-; to the Government three years ago.

The Hon. J. E. Jenkinson exDre3sed .dissatisfaction that the Gove-n----ment had not tested water-power to s j e if it; would be bo"etieial for

dustrial purposes. He strongly protested agaii st licen oeiii o . ra.i - ed in perpetuity. The Attorney-General in replying, defended the Bill, and the Government's decisien as embodied in it.

The second reading was agreed to, The Council adjourned at 5 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House met at 2.30 o'clock.

Ministers replied tc questions as fellow's:—That a suitably memorial should be erected ove.- the grave < £ the late EdwarJ Gibbon Waktfielr, and proposals in this direction will bj submittel next session; that wua regard to the reported boycotting by the British Medical Association of rnembers of their own profession who have been serving the Frienrly Societies at far more reasonable ci st it is difficult to see how the Government can inttrfera in such a dispute, but enquiries will be made it to the matter with a view to securing, it possible, the rights of Societies in their laudable efforts on behalf of the sick and distressed; it is not proposed to hf.ve a close season for imported or native game throughout the Dominion in 1909 though possibly there may be a close season in son.e districts.

. Replying to Mr J. G. W. AitkerJ the Premier saiJ thit he hoped in a day or two to be able to announce that the Government had complete negbtiations for a connection wj h Tahiti and Rarctonga, which wou.u give us another connection with tie Old Land, and an inexpensive or.e from our point of view. The House adjourned at 5.3U O'clock. The House resumed at 7.30 o'clock, A message was received from tne Council,'stating that the Council inupon ; s'mt'nrirrent's in fV, « Arbitration Bill. Managers from the juuse were apuointtd to confer wun ''onagers fr„'m the Council on the matter. cirj. G. Ward as'.iei for leave to

. ~jve a nolicj of m it!«n in his mme that on and after Wednesday, 7tb inst., the btanding order to suspended to ei alle'riew business to be taken after half-oast midnight. Mr'Massev protested.

Sir J. G. Ward- failed to see why xVlr shoJJ clstract busirrss

in thi.< way. . LVir Massey pointed out that the Standing Orders required two clear days' notice to be given.

Sir J. G. Ward said that his motion was for the sole purpose of expediting Business. i Mr Massey replied that if the motion was carried it would enable the Government to bring down important Bills like the Maori Land Laws Amendment or Public Service Classification and Superannuation, at two three, or four o'clock in the morn in*.

The Speaker asked if any member objected to the motion being brought forward, notwithstanding ithat two days' notice had not been given. MrMassey: "Yes, 1 do."

The House ! then proceeded with the consideration ot the Workers' Compensation Bill in Committee. Clause 17, subsection 3, which, had been altered by the Labour Bills' Committee, was restored to its original form, providing that any right of indemnity conferred by the Act shall be enforceable in the Supreme Court or some court of competent jurisdiction, and not (save with the consent of the parties) in the Court of Arbitration At clause 23 an amendment was inserted providing that action for the recovery of compensation ::iust be commenced within six months. At clause 41 a new sub-section 2a was inserted by the Labour Bills Committee, stating that when judgment has been recovered against an employer by or on behalf of any person for compensation under this Act such person shall not be entitled to recover damages against an employer independently of the Act. This clause was struck out.

The Minister said that he would « have amendments inserted in another place, making it quite clear that a worker may elect under what law he elects to proceed.

Clause 45 was amended by the addition of a proviso limiting action for claims in respect of death to a period of six months after death.