LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 22 November 1913, Page 11

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

I BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. 1 ! THE BILL PASSED. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.) WTiTI.TJXfVTON, Friday. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. " j I The Council went inlo Committee on I the Bank, of New Zealand BilL ! The Hon. J. Rigg moved that the amount of the new e&pital that could be authorised be reduced from three millions to one million. He declared rliat it was not capital that the bank wanted. ! but shares for the s-ha,reholder= to gamble with. Mr. Bell said it was not intended to issue the -whole , of this capital now, as it. was not -likely that anything like so large an amount would be required. The object was to prevent constant banking legislation, and to give the bank the | power enjoyed by .all other institutions I to extend "its capital as business increased. The amendment wa« defeated on a division by 27 to 1. ; The 'bill* was reported without amendment, and read a third ti-nvc. The Tramways Amendment Bill was i recommitted. Dealing with the new sec- j tions of the bill, which had particular ! application to .strike emergencies, Mr. j Bell said the men had no right to hold ; up a public service, though, of course, : they had the right to continue in Che j public employment. The men had their ' remedy under the. Act, and when they I did -not choose to have their grievances ! determined by tha.t. means, they could j not complain if the community organised . to provide for the carriage of people i when the regular drivers refused to do their duty. The se.etion under notice I modified, and to some degree extended. ! 1 the provisions of the Act of 1910. which ] i ga.ve protection in the cases of men who I were then in the employment of the ! tramway?, a.nd provided that in the case of these men examination should be I dispensed with. , ! The Local Bodies' 1/Oa.ne BiH was fur- : . ther considered in Committee, and was ; i reported with minor amendments. ; The Council then went into Committee : on the Mutual Fire Insu.-a-uee Amend- ' ment Bill. A new -ection was added 1 providing that an association may insure against fire the bu'rldings. machin- ' cry, plant, and prodncts of any co-opera- i tire dairy company, registered under I part 3 of the Dairy Industry Act, 190 S. whether such co-operative dairy com- . pany is. or is not, x member of the aeso- ' ciaticm. provided that, except as aforesaid, it shall not be competent for trie t association to insure property of persons, ! who are not members of the association. j The bill was reported with amendments. ■Mr. Bell move,! the second reading of ] the Board of Agriculture Bill. The Hon. .1. A. Anstey moved for the distribution amongst the farming com I mttnity of the remits of agricu-ltura! rr*>t':ircb in colleger and statistical information. He contended tha-t the colleges at pr^^PTif vfr'T'f* orlv jrood to the fortnnate few. They were, no doubt.

vaiuai>le for research work, £rat Oie ■ present facilities for fanners to obtain | present facilities for fanners to obtain ' i resu_l"t_3 of such work were madequa-te-The second reading was carried, and, the Council adjourned at 5.10 pjn.