PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10452, 18 October 1911, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. THE STANDING ORDERS. It was resolved to suspend the Standing Orders, to allow Local Bills te be put through all their stages at one sitting. PACIFIC CABLE.

| The Attorney-General moved in the ! direction of confirming approval of the laying of the new Pacific cable between New Zealand and Australia, the motion being similar to that recently passed by the House of Representatives. The debate was adjourned until next day. GUARDIAN TRUST BILL. When tlu> Guardian Trust and Executors' Company Amendment Bill was brought on at. the report stage, the Hon. Mr Jenkinsori moved ttre adjournament of the debate on' the ground that the evidence before the Committee ought to be before, the Council, before dealing further with the Bill. The motion for adjournment was lost by 20. votes to IQ. and the report was adopted .by 19 to .9. On the motion of the Hon. Mr Samuel, it was agreed that the* evidence taken before the Private Bills' committee re the Guardian Trust and Executors'* Company Amendment Bill be laid on the table. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. It was resolved to agree with the Governor's amendment; to the Friend- | ly Societies Bill, eliminating the Council's amendment in clause 2, sub-clause 1, thus practically leaving the Bill as it came from the House. PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS. The Patents, Designs, and Trades; Mark Bill Avas read a third time and passed. ADMINISTRATION BILL. The Administration Amendment Bill was passed.

FINAL STAGES!

The Kaikoura Hospital Site Bill and Local Bills passed by the House were put through all their stages without amendment. The Council then rose.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

LOAN BILL. In the.House of Representatives the Loan Bill was read a first time. ' The House went into Committee on { several Bills. I

The Elingamite Re-hearing Bill and Dunedin Technical School Site Bill were reported without amendments. ~ln the Old Age Pensions Bill, Sir Joseph moved a new clause to prevent fraud by the adoption of children. The Bill was temporarily reported. RAILWAY AUTHORIZATION BILL Theßailways Authorization Bill was introduced by Governor's message. The Bill was read- a first time./ ,;' OLDAGE PENSIONS.' , ■The Old Age Pension Amendment Bill was/further considered." • . -.

Sir Arthur Guinness asked why the age of children concerned by the Bill was put at 14 and not 16, as indicated in th e Budget. The Prime Minister said that children under 14 were prohibited from entering factories. After reaching that age they usually went to work. It was not intended to provide for children who were not working. Sir Joseph Ward 'moved a new clause exempting the expenditure of £6O a year in the case of a single man or £9O in the sace of a married man from ranking as the income' of a pensioner.

Sir Arthur Guinness opposed the amendment and suggested that the word "income," as denned in the principal Act, should not include money drawn from a Bank.

Sir Joseph Ward explained that the proposal would encourage the dissipation of savings. The clause was carried by 35 votes to 34. , ,"„„... Sir-Arthur Guinness moved a new clause to provide that income' shall be any money drawn from a Bank; or institution'where it has-been "deposi--ted for interest and safekeeping.. Sir Joseph Ward said the' Government had already gone as far as possible in the increasing of the burdens of the country so far as Old Age Pensions were concerned. Sir, Arthur Guinness said that in view ef that, he would withdraw his amendment, as ihe had no desire to kill the Bill. He tLdii'moved a clause to provide that moneys received from the sale or Exchange of property or insured policy shall not be deemed to be income within the meaning of the Act. This clause was accepted and added to the Bill, which was reported with amendments. WIDOWS'PENSIONS. The Committee then took the Widows Pensions Bill. A new clause was added to the Bill, that the terms exclude aliens. The Bill was reported with amendments. STATE ADVANCES. The State Guaranteed Advances

Bill was- pot through, without amendments. AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The Auckland Grammar School TAll was passed. EDUCATION RESERVES. i The Education Reserves Amendj ment Bill was considered. The Hon. T. Mackenzie proposed to insert a provision that High School Trustees _ should be authorised to grant leases of re2erves with a perpetual right of renewal. The provision was adopted. Mr Polland suggested that a claim should be added, giving power te present tenants to surrender their leases and take up fresh leases under the improved conditions of the present Bill. The clause was adopted, and the Bill reported with amendments. BILLS PASSED. All the Bills that went to the Committee were parsed, together with the Elinpnitute Bill and Dunedin Technical School Site Bill. TRAMWAYS BILL. The Tramways Amendment Bill yraa recommitted, with a view to adding now clauses. (Left Sitting.)