HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 62, 11 September 1908, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30

Mr Laurenson presented a petition with 11,259 signatures, praying for the repeal of compulsory vaccination. The Impounding Act Amendment Bill was reported from Committee with amendments.

In Committee on the\ Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation Bill, Mr McNab explained that the object of the measure was to induce indent agents to exercise proper care against selling any produce which they have reasonable cause to believe contains seed of any injurious plant, or to be affected with any disease.

Mr Donald- Reid moved to amend clause 3 by adding, after the word "seed," the words "in a state fit to germinate." This was agreed to. The House rose at 5.30.