AMENDING BILLS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1938, Page 8

AMENDING BILLS

BROUGHT BEFORE HOUSE REGISTRATION OF SURVEYORS PRIVATE ARBITRATION (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, This Day. In the House of Representatives today three short Bills—the Arbitration Amendment Bill, the New Zealand Council of Law Reporting Bill and the Surveyors Bill, were introduced by Governor-General’s Message and read a first time. Tn answer to the Leader of the Opposition (the Hon A. Hamilton), the At-torney-General (the Hon H. G. R. Mason) stated that the Arbitration Amendment Bill had nothing to do with industrial arbitration, but aimed at a simplification of the procedure for arbitration between private people, thus obviating the necessity for Court proceedings. Speaking of the New Zealand Council of Law Reporting Bill, Mr Mason said this measure provided for the reconstitution and incorporation of the New Zealand Council of Law Reporting, and defined the council’s powers. The Minister of Lands (the Hon F. Langstone) explaining the Suveyors’ Bill, said it provided for all registered surveyors becoming members of the Surveyors’ Institute. Answering a Question by Mr W. J. Polson, the Minister said he did not think the legislation would result in a increased cost of surveying. The Address-in-Reply Debate was continued by Mr C. A. Barrell (Hamilton). who said the four colonels who had recently retired, had broken their oath they took when they got their commissions. He said he had no sympathy with them at all. Mr A. Campbell (Chalmers) also referred to the retirement of the four colonels. He said that in his opinion the Minister of Defence had made one mistake in this connection. The Minister should have stripped the colonels of their peacock feathers and put them in civilian clothes. Referring to work on the waterfront, Mr Campbell contended that the trouble there was created largely by the friction caused by the employer, and the more quickly shipowners tried to get into co-operation with the watersiders, the quicker they would get their work done. The debate was continued by Messrs J. B. F. Cotterill (Wanganui) and J. G. Barclay (Marsden) and the House adjourning at 1 p.m. THE UPPER HOUSE. ADDRESS-IN-REPLY DEBATE ENDS. The Legislative Council met at 10.30 a.m. today. The Hon. E. R. Davis discussed the value of tourist trade and urged amendments to the licensing laws. The Leader of the Council, the Hon. M. Fagan, outlined major defence measures and said that if Britain were involved in war, New Zealand could probably give the greatest help by defending her own shores. The Hon. F. Lark replied and the Address-in-Reply debate concluded at 1 p.m. The Council adjourned until July 19.