PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 September 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (By Telegraph—Prest Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.9Q fiaQ ' FIRST READING. The Wellington City Empowering Bill was read a first time. CONCILIATION & ARBITRATION. The Hon. H. D. Bell moved that this Council does not insist on tha amendments made in the Industrial Conciliation "and Arbitration Amendment Bill. He explained that the amendments made gave the mewnro a different effect than was contemplated.' . The Hon. Jenkinson contended tbat the amendments should be insisted on, and that managers should be appointed to confer with the House on the points of difference. The Hons. Paul and Barr-argued that-the amendments-of-4he Council enlarged the rscope-of conciliation, and should therefore be insisted upon. The Hons.' Earnshaw, Samuel and Luke contended that ;by- living•• ai*industrial agreement the force of an award injustice}* iiiigtiV he inflicted upon persons whb were not parties to the feg^eement.' * . , ' The Minister's Motion was carried by 16 votes to 13. METHODIST UNION. V:

The Methodist Union BO] was eon** mitted, cl&use 10 beiit'g out, on the motienofthem PENSIONS BILL. , The Hon. H. D. Bell moved th© second reading of the Penßiras- Bxtl. explaining the new features and the proposed .alterations to the existing law.. ■ "v .. ; ,•

'The debase was adjourned on the.s motion of- the Hon. J. Jones, 1 and the Council adjourned at 4.55 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The, House, of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. . ' V ''; ,'•> PUBLIC TRUST Speaking to motion by- Mr G. Laurenson, seeking information regarding the annual report of the Pub"He Trusf Offifce; man said he took the full responsibility for not laying the report Before the' House. It was not, as fad been alleged, the universal custom to lay the report on theOfcable. -He sidered the report furnished by th» Public Trustee a confidential document, and it should not go before the House. -Any report so treated should ■' not contain a statement of poficgV but only a review of the paet work. The Public Trustee had,, no right to discus? some of thequesttaw •, he hadi done, u They were purely matters for Ministers of the Crown. It wis,, very obvious' from, what , transpired recently; that 'someone in : ; thf•• I*uhlie' [ Trust Office ; had committed a Very grave breach of faith. The garbled appeared in the New Zealand Times was that someone had betrayed his trust. THE ESTIMATES. The House then went into committee on the estimates. Clause V., public jraildings, domains, and maintenance of roads, £116,589.—> Mr Russell moved'HD reduce the vote of j£45,000 for maintenance of roads as""an indication that fuller details should be given." ; On' -being assured that the Minister would supply details, Mr Russell ' said he would not pursue that course. He ; asked whether the; Government intended to go on with the proposed motor car tax to assist in the maintenance of roads. •' The Hon. W. Eraser, replying, said the question, of a motor-car tax was ■ not in his Department, but he understood that motor-car owners desired to„ be taxed in order to properly-maintain the roads they used. The vote passed unaltered. Class VI., Native Department, was then considered. Mr Wilford suggested that the' vote should be held over to allow two of the Native members in the House who were away >■ (one through illness and the other owning to being occupied on public business) being present to watch the interests of their people. Other members upheld the attitude adopted by Mr Wilford. i ! v DrPouare said tlifere were two Native members present. It could ■ not * be.said that tb<K§ members would not .> conserve the rights of, theiiCpeople. " Thei'Hop. W. H. Herries said that it th e Nativemetabei's had given hi*n notice ihat they desired to have the estimates postponed, - he would lnv» done so. He was bringing down <a Native Land Bill, and the whele aff fairs of the Native race could be thor- ; oughly discussed when that measure came before the House. He would say that'he, as Minister of Native Affairs, or as a private member, had never done anything detrimental to the Native race. , He had, as a matter of fact, on more than one occa? , sion, been against his party on mat- " ters affecting the Native rrfce. ; N ' .