PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9672, 21 December 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. By Telegraph—Press Asscoiation. WELLINGTON, December 20. The House met at 2.30 o'clock. The following Bills were introduced by. Governor's Message, and read V first time:—Customs Duties Act, , 1908 Amendment, Stamp Duties Act 1908 Amendment, Validation 1 of Certain Proceedings for Taking Lands for Public Works, Rotbiti Valuation No. 2, Old Age Pension Act Amendment, Regulation of Race Meetings. On the motion of Sir J. G. Ward the following amendments were made in the Death Duties Act Clause 8, paragraph K which provides that shares in mining companies ehail be deemed property, was struck out. Clause' 32, providing for statements of dutiable estate being delivered ta the commissioner was omitted 1 . Clause 33, sub-clause 1, providingfor a commission assessing the death > duties was replaced by the Jbli'wing —'"[here shall' beil death duty payable in respect of any l property situated-out of New Zealand' at the death of a deceased the amount' or any duty- : whidi by "rea'son of his/ death is payable in respect of that * property in the country in which it is situated at his death. In tha House in the evening, Sir. J. G. Ward moved the second read" ing of the Stamp Datiea Amendment Bill, which increases the tax oni totahsators from 1J tu 2i per cent., and raises the tax on bank note issue from 10s to 15s per cent. Mr iVlassey disapproved of the State raising revenue out of gambling transactions, and preferred to see the money devoted to charitable, objects. The seoonl reading was agreed to^ The Public Wbrks Estimates, were brought down oy Governor'sMessage, and the Stat 3m.nt was c laid on the table. . Sir J. G. Ward moved the seconi reauingof the King Country licensing Bill, which, he explained, jrovidel for restoring'(the state of affairs existing previous to the granting o£ wholesale licenses. Mr Massey supported the Bill, and hopad the inhabitants of the King Couritry'would be given an early opportunity of t:.e l.oca J Option vote. % The second redding was agfedftof Hon. G. Fowlds moved the second reading of the Industrial Schools Amendment Bill, which gives the Minister power to'detain any inmate of an industrial school beyond tha age of 21jin cases where such inmate is muraliy degenerate or olherwiss not fit to be allowed freedom jv control. Replying by,meiru>e- s , Mr Fowlds, said thafca number of inmates that woild be r?-, quired to be dealt with under j Bill would be very limited The l-'ff, passed the se ni reading.