PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10415, 8 September 1911, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

■■ - ♦ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. i By Telegravh — Press Association. ! WELLINGTON, Last Night, The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. THIRD READING. The Methodists' Charitable and Educational Trusts Bail was read a third time, and passed. j FIELD DIVORCE BILL. ! The Hon.. G-. Jones moved ito make | the 'Field Divorce Bill an order of Kile day for second reading on the mext sitting day. The second readiing had been previously negatived. The Hon. Mr Jones read certificates from medical men, showing that Mrs Field had ibeetn. hopelessly insane for .more than ten yeans.. The Hon. J. Bigg admitted that the case was exceptional, and tihe Bill, might he reaaistafted for iits seo ond reading. , Tine Hon. 0. Samuel considered it undesirable to pass, a motion and renew (tih© second reading debate, wMch .was already disposed! of. ' Afjtenr further discussion, the mo■tkm was agreed to by 8 to 7. MEMBERS OF UNIONS. The informed the Hon. Mr Barr that hje would look into ,thie cost of preparing, a return of the. mmmlbesr of Union® of employ-' ere and workers, amd ithe number of members of each in. each year since the passing of jtJhie Indusrtrial CoaciOiatkm Act. MENTAL DEFECTIVES BILL. Thie debate upon the second (reading' of thie Mental Defective© Bill was resumed by the Honv C. M. Luke, who herauded; tlheßdlll witih deUghlfc,, as l a farther step in the h.unuanfitarian legislation-' of the past few years.. He defended the proposal for .the- fficeniSMig of private iia■stitutiions, which, lake, private hospitals, could serve a useful purpose. He considered the voluntary section, wihereby people who were Seeling an attack approaching could eater an linistitution. for treatment, wasi excellent. , Thle Hon,. Mr Sinclair pointed out that (the recognition of (private institutions! was. a ne-ena/etmient of the present law,, and in any case there • were the best of reasons wihy such l inisttatutioTisi should be miaintaamed. The didbate w)a3 adjourned, and the Gounodi rose. HOUSE OF &EPIRESENTATIVES. The House inlet at 2»30 p.ao; A GARDENER'S DISMISSAL. ;, The Ghafctiatom- of .the Public Petitibnis Committee moved to lay, oil the ,; table a ptetitiubo (from ihe> gardener at GlOTea-ninient Houße, praying, for an. enquiry into .this circumstances of 'M® dosimSissaiL 'Mr (Fdisher said the case needed investigation. The man was dismissed, (according to ith© head gardener, for interviewing prominent Opposs'tt'ion mem.bers. If Government employees, of any standing at all, wished to conviersie wiiitlh. memIbeirs they hiad it© do so in the ' dark. The Hon. Mr MoKenzae said tjhe mlan was disxmisised when .the work he was engaged ix>r was cmbliuded, and ifor no other reason. There was mo~ tforimg in Mr FaE(h<er's argument that cavSl l servants wiere afraid to be jgeen laonversiing-with merafbers. Mr Massey traversed the last (statement. There was, hie -said!, a feeling on ,tbe part of people ©mpltoyed by .the Govieormment that they Were afraid to be sieien oonviersiiing with' .members of the Opposition.. He kmew itihdisi tlo be labsoluiteay .Qoarect. The, Hon. T. Mackenzie said there was not a Miilnister .who would think of disandissaing a public servant for stating a grievance. The report was laid tm the .table. PAPAKAIO WATER HACES. The Papakaio Water Race DSsbrnofc BiiM was read a third time aaid passed. BILLS [REPORTED. The Greyito win Town. Lands and HosfSfcal Lands Exchange BiMj Oamaru "Muniicipal Exchange and Markets \ ProvfilsdicWL __ Biil, Donald McLean Meimorial Park Bdill, and Wiangaintui Harbour Board Vesting BM .were reported from Committee mtWoutb amendment. « i SECONID READING. Thte Waibowihiaa Park BHI (Mr Lang) "was read a second .tLmie.