LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11110, 31 October 1901, Page 6

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

AFTERNOON SITTING. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 o'clock. IMPREST SUPPLY BILL. The Imprest Supply Bill (No. 5) passed ail its .stages. CHEMISTS BILL. Mr FELDWICK said he could not hope to get the Chemists' Rota of Attendance Bi'l through this fusion. On his motion th* Committal oi the Bill was deferred for a weok. FACTORIES BILL. > The Labour Bills Comxuittee reported on the Factories Bill with amendments, the principal of which are to strike out the definition oi "young person." and to provide that "boy means any worker below, and "male worker", means any worker above, the age of sixteen. The sub-clause making the weekly 48 hours and the daily 8 J houis not applicable, to workers getting up steam and to fretting works, dairy factories, and other factories mentioned m the second j*chedule is struck out, and that schedule itself is struck out. The prescribed houw may not b© extended during more than two consecutive days in any week. The proviso relating to overtime in bush sawmills, that it shall be payable only for hours in excess of 46 weekly, is struck out. The sub-clause that compels payment of an increased wage of at least two shillings weekly to boy and girl apprentices in each year is amended by making the minimum increase three shillings. ! The clause.imposing a penalty for death or injury through the occupiers' default is struck out. At 5 p.m. the Council adjourned till 8 p.m.