PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3593, 21 August 1890, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Hroso oiEosreseatatim WEDNESDAY, -AUGUST,2O,,, The Speaker took ,the, chairs ..SO.- . '.-,1 > Mr Seddon laid on the table tele grams received from tbo West Coae protesting against tbo proposei deviation .of the East and \Wes Coast railway at Jjako Bruiiinehv.' i L The following new Bills wert introduced and read a first time Hon 1 1 Air' Mitchelsonj' the'Po'st tirii Telegraph Classification and' Regulation Bill; Hon Captain Russell, the Companies Act Amendment Bill, aud the Representation Act' Amendment Bill. '" The Minister of Mines moved the second reading of the Coal Mines Act Amendment, Bill, which was agreed to after a short discussion the Bill being referred to the Goldfields Committee. ; The Minister of Education moved the second reading of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, explaining that its objects were to provide for written' nominations for the House of Representatives, and that every seaman holding an electoral right may vote in aiiy part of the Colony. ; Mr Oadman objected- that the.Bill was all in favor of towns as against the country districts. -V;!..,.?,.. Mr Downie Stewart considered the Bill rather cumbrous, and objected that the provision' that ■ a candidate should be nominated .by * five electors would tend in "some'caste to prevent candidates coming forward. , Several other members having spoken, the , second reading y .was earned. i iA.W i The Employers' Liabibty Bill was committed.. A liew clause was inserted on the motion of Mi' Dowiii© Stewart, providing that ' the'illegitimacyof ( a workman should: not; be a bar -to compensation behalf of i liis mother. ' : ; . V'Jr Dr Downie; Stewart! moved '.a further ney'dause' to the /effect"..that: a workman might obtain compen-' sation for.injury even though::-he had been aware of the danger of the machinery with which ho was .work' ing. ■ This was agreed : to, as were' other provisions,also on.the. .motion iof lit Stewart',''that 1 Mmpeusatiiin' shall not be paid. when, it. is. Bhown | that the employer was ignorant of the which caused ths injury; and that a Judge or magistrate may divide the/compensation between t-lie wife, husband, parents and"' children of a "person killed by the,fault of,: an employer. The Bill was then , reported - with amendments. The Shipping and' Seamen's : -Act Amendment Bill was oommitted.' . The Minister in charge (Mr Hislop) moved a new , clause, whioh was adopted, to the effect that injured,or sick seamen may require the owner, master' or .agent to. igivehim'a free passage to the port in New Zealand where he ( .would be entitled to. his, discharge, and'that his wages shall be paid up to the date of discharge. , .Another' neW. .clause, was inserted providing tbat;no person sliaU' swve as a fireman or greyer unless he has served 1? months as a trimmer or oan produce'a fireman's'certificate. The Bill was reported with amend, ments, ? ■ The. Sheep £ill nas: disciissed at some ,':lengtlii in ■ Committee. .' The principal discussion was on clause 54, prohibiting (under penalty" of not less than £5 or more than £SO) the driving of slieep'jbetween 6 tt,m.<and 0 p.in; The Minister proposed-fo strike the clause outin deference to the wish of a number ' of members, buti Mr; J. McKrazio and others objected to this being done. Mr J. McKenzio moved to alter the period to from daylight to dark, Lost by 81 to 18. Tlie plauso was then struck out on the' voicesj, The. olause 'jit# yiding that sheep 'should 'be wool branded immediately after shearing also evoked a. long discussion. As the; North Island members opposed the clause,' "while 'the Canterbury "and Otago members, supported it,; Mr Seymour moved; that, it should not apply to the North: Island and Marlborough.—Lost by 18 to 17,£ On'division the clause was passed by 19 tO 17, , . ; ! v. When the olause relating to brand. ing. was'reached, it ;waa decided on Mr J. McKenzie's motion to report progress, so that the question whether the mark should be made by puuehing alone, or by cutting or punching might be left for a fuller committee to decide. , ....//,; The Employers' Liability, Shipping and Seamen's Act Aniaudnient, Educational Reserves Leasing, and Todman Ipd Grant Bill were read a third time and passed.The #quso at 1,35 a,m,