PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10459, 25 October 1911, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

By Telegraph—Frets Association. W ELLINGTON, Last Night. The Council resumed at 2.30. LOCAL ELECTIONS BILL. Ihe Local Elections Bill was amended in Committee, oil the motion, of Sir John Findlay, by striking out clause 3, relating to a day to be fixed for a poll when it falls on a public holiday. The Attorney-General said i T was likely to result in confusion. The jbill was reported, and passjd its final stages. LEGISLATIYE AAiENTOLBNT. The Legislative Amendment Bill flas amended verbalJy n> committee, so as to make clearer tiu> meaning uf its provisions. , The Bill was reported ;.y amended, and passe<l. WIDOWS' PENSIONS. Th-3 by the » Attorney-General irf the Widows' : Pensions Bill, which were brought down iby Governor's. Message to the House and submitted to the Council for approval,- were agreed to. | DISCHARGED. The Auckland University College Amendment Bill and :\ew Plymouth High School Bill, were discharged from the Order Paper. LOCAL BILLS. Several local Bills passed by she Houise .yesterday were put through' all their stages. The Counc-i adjourned until the following morning, to consider tho remainder of the Local Bills. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. ■WIDOWS' PENSIONS. Two amendments to the Widows' Pensions Bill were introduced by Governor's Message. One was a machinery clause, and the other provided that no widow in receipt of a pension should receive • more than. £IOO annually. The, latter amendment, it was explained by ' • -- 6f the fund against widows*/drawing' ■ fairly large' incomes. f •■'■ ':■■ ■. •■ ■ -<- r I'he amendments were agreed • to;'- - ; '