PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 October 1913, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, (By Telegraph—Prm Auoeiation.) I WELLINGTON, Last Nignfc The House of Representatives vet at 2.90 p.m. AMERICAN TARIFF, ' The Hon. R. A. Loughnan moved that the Department of Industries and Commerce be instructed to make, inquiries into the changes now being' made in the United States tariff, and inform the public from time to time: The motion was agreed to. A CHRISTCHURCH BILL. The Council went into Committee on the Christchurcli Electric Supply Empowering Bill. An amendment, moved by tlie Hon. - Jenkinson, compelling the City Council to take a poll of the question of raising £30,000 was lost by 21 votes to 2. An amendment moved by the Hon. W. Earnshaw, preventing the City Council from entering into the business of light installation was also' lost. The Bill was then reported, with immaterial amendments, read a third time, and passed. SECOND 'READINGS. Tfie N.Z. Institute of Architects Bill and the Local Elections- and Poll Bills were read a second time. The Council then adjourned till Wednesday. j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House of Representatives met' at 2.30 p.m. LABOUR BILLS. Replying to Mr G. W. Russell, the Prime "Minister said that he intended to place the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill.on the Statute Book this session. The House would also have an opportunity of dealing witti the Shops and Offices Bill. POLICE FORCE BILL. The* House went into committee to further consider the Police Force Bill. The Minister agreed to delete that part of clause 19 providing that members dismissed from the force shall forfeit all pay, pension, or gratuities, after several members had pointed out the harshness of the provision. The clause dealing the punishment of members of tho force who seek to influence an elector was read that a culprit will be liable to a fmo of not exceeding £5, with a maximum of £IOO. On the suggestion of Mr Hanan, the provision that anyone can sue for the recovery of tile amount of a penalty was also deleted. Sir Joseph Ward contended tluut the whole Bill was too drastic. If the clause under discussion were in- * corporated, no policeman would feel' safe. The Minister said the clause was ' very necessary. No policeman need fear any tiling, so long as he did not bpcome a political "tout." The House divided on the motion to include the clause as amended, the voting being: For, 30; against, 26.