PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1136, 3 November 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

By Telegr»ph.-Prew Awooiation. IWbllwmon, thiß day. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 'Yestrrday Tbb Counoil mot at 2.30. CHINESE LABOUR. Mr Bigg give notioo to ask the Attorney* General when he would present a respeotful address to the Governor praying him to forward to tho Sooretary of State for the Colonieß the resolution passod by the Counoil on the 13th of. September, respecting the introduction of Chineso into tho Transvaal. FINAL STAGES The following Bills passod their final stages: Railway Improvomonts Authorisation, Ammunition Supply, and Dunedin Garrison Hall Trustees Empowering Bills, SECOND READING The Railway Service Computation Bill was read a second lime on tho voices, SHOPS AND OFFICES BILL The Atlomey'Gonoral moved the committal of the Shops and Offices Bill, Mr. Bigg sketched the history of the Bill.' Ho contended that the credit of tho measure was duo to tho Counoil, yet the. Bill contained evidences of tho spirit of compromise that had actuated tho other House on more than one vital question During the session the labour Bills Committee had taken a quantity of evidence, but had not bora approached by guy labour organisation as witnessos, accordingly its amendments wero tho result of ovidenco given almost ontiroly by shopkeepers. Ho could never understand tho distinction sought to bo made to-, tween warchouseemployiesand employees in shops, and he would in committee move in the direction of removing what he considered to bo an anomaly. The conditions ol imploymett wero good in nine warehouses, but tho reverse was the case in very many others. As to the weekly holf-holiday.hesaidifthe Council fixed one particular day shopkeepers would bocome reconciled to it in a year, .Mr. Beohan declared that Mr. Rigg knew nothing of what he was talking about in tho matter of warehouses, and in proposing to make the hours of labour tho same in warehouses as in shops, ho was proposing an inorease of the former from 38 to 52 hours. Mr. Pinlterton, inreply to a statement that noivitnosses had besn heard from tho labour otganisations, stated that the committee had invited no witnesses, but such witnesses as camo forward were heard. (5. The debato was interrupted by tho dinner adjournment, •Tho Counoil resumed at 7 30, SHOPS AN OFFIOES BILL On receiving clause 8 of tho Shops and Offices Bill, progress was reported. Up to that stage no material amendmots had been made, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES YESIKRDAY The House resumed at 2.30. INQUIRY INTO THE GUN ACCIDENT. Mr Seddon stated that a searching inquiry would bo hold into th 6 gun accidental the forls. The gnn was of a new pattern, It had been obtained through tho War Office, and had passed the usual tests. EDUCATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Education Committoo recommended that Education Boards should bo allowed certain discrotionary powero in the expenditure of building grants. The subject was debated at groat length and the report was ordered to lio on the table. r MINISTERIAL REPLIES The remainder of the afternoon was oooupied disoussing Ministerial replies to questions. The House rose at 5.30. The House resumed at 7 30, THE LICENSING BILL After two hours' dlsoussion, tho amendments made by the Legislative Council in tho Licensing Bill wore, on Mr. Sedlon's motion, agreed to by 48 to 21, SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES ; BILL The Publio; Sohool Teachers" Salaries Bill passed, its final Btages without amendment. The House rose at 1,5, TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS THE STANDING ORDERS The House met at 11 a.m, Tho Standing Orders Committee recommended an amendment to tho Standing Orders providing tbafc no local Bill shall be introduced lator than 42 days after tho commeccemeut of tho session, The recommendation was adopted, Tho remaindor of the morning was devoted to the consideration of a local Bill,