PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 250, 19 October 1907, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

(By Telegraph.—Farllamentary Beporter.) %'-" ' [WMjLLNGTXXN. Friday;. ,ANIaIALS%PROTECTION BILL., The whole afternrfon was spent by the Legislative Council in discussing the Arumals Protection Sill (the Hon, Dr. Findlay) in committee. The Hon. Jenkinsdn expressed the opinion, that there should be no license fee to-'shoot, game:' If game were imported into the.country it should be free to everyone. A person had to be 16 years of -age before a license could be issued'to bJmj-but anyone who> lived in the country knew that boys started to shoot -at the age of ten. He felt strongly oh the but he did not think'the bill would, beconie law for five or ten .years. .", -•;•-'-. ■■.'--: The Hon. Anstey : said he would have to oppose the bill; unless amendments were'made to it. .Hares were included in; the schedule of protected animals, though they were vermin second only to rabbits in their power to commit destruction. . ' ;. , ■ The Hon. Bigg suggested that the pror vision was useless which prohibited the shooting of, game after 7 p.m. and "before 6 a.m. of -the following day. He moved to delete this. ~; : ; - ; The Hon. Dr. -Findlay replied that this iwas inserted, in the bill at the request of sportsmen who interviewed; him. The amendment was rejected by 23 votes, to 5. ~,-..; A discussion took place upon, the exclusion of deer from-the operation of the clause, d-hd at;' 4.45 the AttorneyGeneral remarked that the debate had revealed a* number of. unholy, alliances. When he found the Hon. Mr." McCardle joining the Hon. Mr. Jenkinson, with whom he usually 'differedin > making the most artistic elucidations of the meas-. ure, he did" not know exactly where he was. .-He felt that, he would require to consider his position, therefore he would move to report progress. -■ , r . -g The motion was;agreed to, and the Council adjourned at 4.50. of scaffolding. ;; An amendment to the Scaffolding Inspection Act has been introduced by the Minister for Labour. '■ Under last Act.... jgaffolding. under 10ft was excepted fror' inspection, but the new bill proposea to remove this. Builders, however, will not require id notify an inspector before. erecting a scaffolding. under 16ft ih'height.; Another new clause provides that ladders must extend at; least sft' above the highest point to' which they give immediate. access. Every lift used in- erecting .a building must be 'fitted with'an automatic catch of a designapproved by the Minister. , The joists, of -a building in j course of erectibn must be boarded over ns long"-"as is necessaryto protect workmen and others from accident. ■" A breach .of any one of the three lastrmentioned provisions is made .punishable by a. fine not ;exceeding £20. A'ceiderits resulting in death or serious' bodily injury are to be reported to ah inspector, who will" make, inquiries and report to the Minister. "Serious; bodily injury" is ts» be deemed to have been received :wb.er<3 a anyi ; injujy ..entails incapacity for at least-48'hours. 1 * ■:

j AGMGULTURAL ; ,The operations of " the' Agficult-ural Impiement' Manufacture, . Importation knd Sale Act^^l9os,.-.are proposed ?to.: be extended under an amending bill up to December 31, 1910. The clause which placed British made implements on the same footing as those manufactured, in New Zealand, is, according: to the neW bill, to apply to all agricultural imple-: ments made in the""United Kingdom..

JOTTINGS. " , T/>/,;.,- ---. One week's leave;of absence has been granted to the Hon. ■F. Thompson. '