PARLIAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 271, 15 November 1910, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCC BILLS -ADVANCED;: (Abrieged Press Association Report) .The. following bills, passed ..by House/ were read, a first. ,time.;ii ■Legislative Council .this afternoon;— New Zealand Loans Anieidinent, .01d» \ Age Pension,, and Licensing Amendment. ■ The Attorney-Genei-al (Dr".; ; : Jinlav)' moved that .the Standing Orders be-re-laxed in order to allo-vv the second reading of the Licensing Bill to W takin-.ia the evening, which Avas agreed to. .. .iSeventeen local .Dills, passed Ibyr: the House on. Saturday, were read a. first time, and .referred to committees.".'. . The Local.Bodies Loans Amendment Bill jras passed, through. «ominittee with a ina-chinery amendment. . In . committee.,. .the. Taranaki';S<ih.olai> ships Endowment Bill.was amendedjby adding a proviso to clause 2 providinf that the term of any renewable lease shall not exceed 33 years. . . A new sub-clause (3). was added providinp that reserves may ibe leased under j tJie Public. ■ Bodies' Leasing Act at the i option of the BoarS. NiATIONAL PROVTDENT . The National Provident Fund-Bill<waa taken in committee. ■ ■• '■■- ■• \ ; .-V. The' Hon. J. E. Jenkinson (Wellington) asked if the bill was intended to: apply only to persons in receipt of income, his point being that a : youth-over Iβ years of age who might not have-been .-sarndng any ■ income previously -.ctoiijd . join the iund as the bill -was drafted. He was totally against providing-for people, who w.ere well able to provide for .. themselves. . . ~ ."' .-j .' .' .-..■■. i-..'. ..Dr» Finliay: said : the: main. , .burden thrown on the..fund -was for. maternity and sick assistance. If, at the time of application for a .maternity or sick allowance the claimant's income .exceeded>£2oo ■ he would not get assistance, so .that the ■fund - was safeguarded- It .was .impossible to ha.ve\ a workfiSble scheme'which, would' exclude men whose incomes, suibsequenfc to joining, exceeded the iimit laid do-wn in the bill.. ''.-. '-"■'.. '■,'..'' At- clause 12 the. Hon. J..E:-Jenkinson .Suggested ..thaty.a pro.YJsion..shonld.-Jbe added providing that-no ponsion. shall, ;be paid to a pensioner. when his come exceeds £200 a year.. ," _~ . i)r. Finlay said that s'.ich an amendment •■-would- Mil. the 7 -bill. - ' „ Clause IS was amended by limiting the allowance -to married-"women-on account of birth to residents of New-Zealand,;: The ibill was--reported— -witb amendments. -.— -----• -~.--...-••.--...-... ;_«-? ■ Tlie-Local Bodies-Loans AmendmentBill vras-read a,■ third-time:and passed. ■ THE GAanNG" BILK. -" •Tie de-bate "on the second readingiif the G-aroing Act Amendment Bill was resumed by the Hon. '"J. OSgg-(Welling-tbn)', who deprecated the' action" of-Thle dergy in taking part'in polities", and said that , people' >v"6uld "resist" any "attempt"to revive 'Puritanism in tK'e : Bcsninioh".-: : ." ; '' The Council then adjouTned". '~~ r When the Council resumed "in iihe even- ' ing the Public SRevenues'Bill was "feaid a second .timel" •.:.;•; ■ ' . Tb> Secret Service BiU..c*-as. 1 .At eiausej'.p.iduty.of ageß.tsto.disclose ' .pecuniary interest, in .contract).. Dr. -JFin-" _ .lay said itJwaa not necesßary.lto disclose ' such. thiiiga as^jjriiuage, and moved ;an ! -amendment effect, iwhkh. "was ■,"• » agreed to. Tie ibill was reported as amended. •The Law Bill -was disr . : cbargedffom ; the order paper." ' The Council rose' at 10.15" p.m." )