PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 July 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (By Telegraph—Fress Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Nigjit. Tlie House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. ** A CONTRADICTION. The Hon. W. F. Massey read a statement by Mr Campbell, Secretary of the Treasury, contradicting thd statement made by Mr Hanon on the previous evening that Mr Triggs, Assistant Commissioner, had thrown a file of papers in his face. Mr Campbell further said that his relations with the Commissioners were of a. most cordial nature. SHOPS AND OFFICES BILL. The shops and Bill was read a second time, pro forma, and referred to the Labour Bills Committee. ARBITRATION & CONCILIATION. Tlie Hon. W. F. Magsey moved the second reading of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. The measure is designed to enable agreements made by the Conciliation Council to be registered as awards by the Arbitration Court, antf to validate all such agreements made since 1911. The second reading was agreed to on the voices. AMENDMENTS INCORPORATION. The second reading of the Amendments Incorporation Bill was moved by the Hon. A. L. Her dm an. , The Bill provides for amendments being printed in the Acts when reprinted—_ The measure would prove useful in tracing amendment^to our laws. The second reading was agreed 1 tdJcopMetiiT BiLt.; ; The Hon. A. L. Herdman movedthe second reading of the Copyright Bill, which brings the law into uniformity with the English Act. It was, ho said, being introduced in accordance with a resolution of the Imperial ■Copyright Conference of 1910. The Bill extended the copyright duringjfclie life of an author, and fifty years af-~ ter copyright. Unpublished works are protected so long as tßeyremain unpublished. The copyright in architectural designs is given to the- owner of a building, and not to the cKitect. The Bill was read a Beoond time. INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS BILL The Hon. A. L. Herdman movedthe second reading of the N.Z. Institute of Architects Bill. The objecft of the Bill is to ensure that men engaged in the construction of houses shall be competent to do so in accordance with the principles of sanitation and other conditions necessary for the preservation of the public health. - .' Mr Hanan commended the Bill as calculated to make for the efficiency of architects. ( . The general trend of a discussion which followed was in the direction of protecting She public again# aclosa corppratioai- . The Hon Mr fierclman agreed to refer the Bill to a Committee, with a view to amendment. ' The Bill was then read a second time. .

MAGISTRAL'S COURT BILL. The Hon, A. L. Herdman moved the second reading of the Magistrate's Courts Amendment Bill. The measure provides for two classes of Magistrates—seniors in the cities and juniors in other towns, with two exceptions. The seniors will receive £BOO, and the others £7OO per year. It is hoped' thereby to secure a better class of; men. The salaries will not depend ori\a vote of the HousS! . Mr Hanan did not favour the independence of Magistrates, but he did favour the increasing of their powers. Mr McAllum thought a more pressing necessity was an increase in the salaries of teachers. - The Second reading of the Bill was agreed to. LAND AND INCOME BILL. The Hon. James Allen moved the second reading of the Land and Income Assessment Amendment Bill, providing for a special exemption of £25 from the income for each child (not exceeding four) under the age of 16, dependent on a taxpayer. Provision is also made to ascertain.the amount of deposits of private individuals and of local bodies who had deposit's in trust. The scheme will cost from £15,000 to £20,000 per annum, but the amount will he more than made up by the graduated tax. The Bill was adversely criticised by Messrs Harris and Hine. The latter called for a division. The second reading was carried by 47 to 7. " • LAND TKANSFER BILL. . The Hon. A. L. Herdman moved the second reading of the Land Transfer Amendment Bill, which is intended to remove anomalies in "the existing law. The second reading was carried ora the voices, and the House rose a£ 10 p.m.