PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 July 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(By Tdegraph—Press Association.) 0 WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Legislative Council mat at 2JH> p.m. ( A PRIVATE - The Hon. 0. Samuel moved th» second reading of the McDougal! Trust Bill, a private Bill to enable surviving children to participate ur the will. . . The second reading was carried on the voices.

PRISONERS* DETENTION. The Hon. Dr Collins moved, requesting the Government to procum information from Australia as to thft working/of the Prisoners' Detention Act, with a view to the introductiott of similar legislation here. The Hon. H. D. Bell said he would be glad to procure the information do-. sired. The motion was carried. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL. Hon. H. D. Bell moved the second reading of the Legislative! Council Bill. He explained the points of difference between the previous measum and this. He pointed out that tho first constitution proposed for NewZealand provided for an Elective Council. Several resolutions had since been proposed to that effect, and.both political parties had agreed , upon it at. the last etectioh; Consequentlythere was-a consensus of opinv ion in the country that a" change ':W*§ necessary. Last ye«9*.the Cqrancil: affirmed the efectioil, but? subsequently suspended. the Bill, claiming a year's grace for the consideration of <tiho Biil. I* was now reintroduced, to give the Council an opportunity to carry ou*. the understanding of last year. ? H« drew attention to the fact that the debate in the (Jouncil, the House of Representatives had affirrtioi, by a largi* majority, that a leform cf the Legislative Council was desirable during the life of this Parliament. The Irish Act contained precisely the eame provisions for -fte election of ite Senate under the Home Rul«£B»IL The power of the puree was .given to the Lower House, but dittos concerning all but money bilfc w»re to he «»ttted by a joint sitting,of Kg .*wo Chambers, Th? tewm ¥ }SI Islands into two electorates departure in principle from the BiH pf last year, but he Would mbvfc fei obmmittee to put the- Tatmawmni electorate in the southern half of tb% North Island, and Napier, mto ifcfc northern half. The Government-wan determined that the•: Bill should ". paftfc —if not this year, next year. Ho assured the Council that he would meet all reasonable objections in mittee stage. Whatever the opinion* fCounciMors v held, he invited them to formulate -and express them; but above all, to come to a decision «» the measure. ', . The debate w|e adiourned on the motion of the Hon. Mr Sinclair, and the Council rose at 4.35 p.m. e

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. PENSIONS AMENDMENT BILL. The Amendment Bill was introduced by Governor?s message. .: The Bill proydej| for a penson t women' at the age of 60 years of £2l; 61/ £22; 62,, £23; 63, £24; 64, £25; : and 65, ; £26. A pension of £36 is ' provided?W holders of war medals, irirespeetive of the property owned'by , them. If a man has 'been;a bona fide resident in the country for 40 years, he is entitled to apply for a pension, provided that lie lias resided in the country 12 months prior to the application. Another iimproyement is that miners' relief fund amounts are not calculated as income. . [Messrs Russell and Witty contended that the Government dared not make the Pension universal. If it did, the whole thing would break down owing to its enormous cost. The Bill was read a second time* : PENSIONS RECIPROCITY BILL. The Pensions Reciprocity Billy-rati-fying the agreement mooted between* * the Hon. F. M. B. Ffeher, and the Premier of the Commonwealth regarding old age pensions, was second time. The Bill provides for people who have lived in either iftew Zealand or , Australia for twelve months prior to making application; and have to, submit to conditions existing in. Whichever State or country' they applied from. The liability for each country will be computed on a population has-, is. New 1 . Zealand would pay v one-: . ( seventh of each pension granted. THIRD READING., |

The Industrial lOoncu!..acn-and Arbitration Amendment Bill 'was read a third time. POLICE FORCE BILL. The Hon. A. L. Herdman --oved the second reading of the Police Force Bill/ providing for appointments to the'force, powers of the Commissioner, enquiries as to breaches of duty,- and a Board of App'M.', consisting of a Magistrate (nominaled by the Minister), officers -senior-or " equal in rank to the appellant, and some other person not ..in Jhe force.. Mr J. A. Hanan objected to men 65 years of age, being retained- in th» . fcce while superannuafbiioin was jr\ 'existence. If this was allowed, ,th* blocking of promotion would continue. He also objected to the provision* Starrest without warrant. The punishment for corruption should be more drastic than was proposed. ->- He objected to rewards for special services. The Hon..A. L. Herdman havings replied, ijie "Bill was reatft a second I time. . ... •

POLICE OFFENCES AMENDMENT. _ Tlie Hon. A. L. Herdrian moved" the second reading cf the Police Of-fenc-s Act Amendment Bill, proyid- . ing in certain oases for arrest without warrant. Messrs Wittfr, Robertson, Payne, Russell and R. McKenzie opposed the BUI - vii A' Mr Efiidman having replied, a division was called for, and the second reading of tho Bill was carried by 37 votes to 22. I Mr Herdman asked for, and was granted leave to refer the Bill to the Statutes Revision Committee. AMENDMENT INCORPORATION BILL. went into Committee on the Amendments Incorporation Bill, which -passed unaltered. The Bill was read a third time and passed, and the House rose at 10.40 pm. •