PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10713, 19 September 1912, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

(By Telegraph,-—Press Association.:'l. WELLINGTON, luct Night. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. PRISONS AMENDMENT RILL. The Statutes Revision Committee, to whom was referred the Hon. H. D. Bell's Prisons Amendment Bill, recommended that tho Bill be allowed to pass with an amendment which provides? that finger-print records of persons not subsequently convicted of a criminal offence, and other records, the preservation, of which was no tonger desirable, might be destroyed. SECOND READINGS. The Hawke's Bay Rivers Bill (Rrmond). Marriage Amendment Bill (Bell) and Births and Deaths Registration Bill (Bell) were read a second time. The Council then rose. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE WAfflT TROUBLE. Mr H. Poland asked the Premier if the Government intended to take any immediate action to bring about a settlement cf tho trouble at Waihi. The Hon. W. M. Massey said theGovernment had: been doing, and would continue to do, all that was possible to settle £he disputes, both' at Waihi and Reef ton. Mr Pola.ud further asked if the Government intended to withdraw the extra police from Waihi. The Premier replied that the extra police would remain at Waihi as long as it was necessary to provide adequate protection.

j Replying to Mr Robertson, the T--n 'A. L. Herdman said flint scop--> •■■?. people at Wailii had applied to ■;>•) Government for adequate protvi' r:. He thought there were Wtweer \ij and seventy police there now. | HOTEL EMPLOYEES. j Replying to Mr J.'Payne, th.: Piv- ( mier said Cabinet was considering the. matter of introducing a Bill to provide* for six dayg a week for hotel and , restaurant employees. In all probability a measure would he introduced tlw .session." , ". -.'.•-■ ■ * • BARMAIDS RMSTRATIpN.... - . The Premier gave notice to intro- . duce. a Barmaids Registration, Rill'.. ; OTHER QUESTIONS., Ministers, replying to other ques- . tions, said that all legitimate complaints as to unsatisfactory or .in--adoquato accommodation for shearers , and farm labourers will, as hitherto, ' receive careful and prompt attention ;• inducements, are offered to farmers to ' carry out experiments under the supervision of Departmental officers; the question of granting to tenants of education reserves the same re- ; bates of their rents as to tenants on Crown lands was under the consideration of the Government; regulations , : under the Sale of Foods anfl Drupes ! Act. dealing with standards for and •tho labelling of a number of foodstuffs in ordinary daily use, have been prepared by the Department, andare now before tho Crown Law Officers for final pension. THROWN" OUT. I The Marriage Validation Bill wn* thrown out on' the motion for its third reading. I DAYLIGHT SAYING. i Mr Sicley's Daylight Saving Bill was withdrawn. j LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS. Mr Hindmarsh's Legislature Amendment Bill was taken in Committee,, but the House adjourned before any progress wase made. | ' THIRD TS3DINGS. j In the evening, the Local Authorities Superannuation and' Auckland Education Reserves Bills were read . a ■j third time, the latter after two hours' discussion, FINAL STAGES. , The Amendments made by the Committee on the Land and Income Assessment Bill were agreed to, and the Bill put through its final siagcfiCIVIL SERVICE BILL. The House went into Committee an the Civil Service Bill. Sir Joseph Ward urged that tho .Bill should be reprinted:, seeing that the Minister had given notice of important amendments, including tho rai.smg of the salaries of the Assistant Commissioner's from £SOO to £IOOO. Further, the Post and Telegraph Service was distinctlly opposed: to. tho measure, and he thought it reasonable that the proposals in regard to the Bill should be clearly set forth before being discussed. The Hon. A. L. Herdmnn disagreed with the suggestion. He had, ho. said, discussed the matter with the executive of the Post and Telegrapjjfc Officers' Association,-which declared that it-would cease its opposition-pro-viding certain conditions relating to leave and promotion were agreed to. He agreed; to make provision for the amendment; asked for. Both the public and the service were in f.ivour of the Bill. He did not intend to makeany alteration in the principle of the Bill. Several speakers statin] that branches of the Post and Telegraph Officers* (Association had not agreed to any amendment which did not exclude tho Department from the operation H' Bill.

The Minister said tlm Bill w.-i* intended to do away witli anv chance of' favoritism and political influence. Ho reiterated that lie could not aaw to the pxclusiwi of the Post and Telegraph Department from inc. operation of th.v Bill. Mr Buddo n:\idt ho would oppose tho Bill afc all its stn^ff.