HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11117, 8 November 1901, Page 7

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WEDNESDAY, NoVXHBEB. 7. LOCAL BILLS. ; After the telegraph office cloud, the motion for the second reading of \ the Nelson Harbour Board Act 1900 [ Afpm*At»*nt. Bill was further discussed. Srentually, ** ter nearly three hours' debate the second reading was carried by 31 to .19. The Bemnera Water Works Construction Empowering Bill, Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Bill, and tbe qiafrVm Islands County Bill were put through all their stages. PUBLIC HEALTH. * In Committee on the Public Health Act Amendment Bill* Sir JOSEPH WARD moved a new ' > clause, empowering a magistrate, registrar, or justice of the peace to grant-certificates of exemption from vaccination. The •~ deuce aunply rs-enacbed section 170 of the ' Public Health Act, 1900, and made tbe - additional provision that such certificates can be granted by ft justice of the peace, the idea being to afford facilities to people living in tike country district* to more easily obtain such exemptions than they ~ - can at present. Mr FiSHER said the clause really meant the. necessity for vaccinatum was done away I? Mid i«bey thought OMBV r> pulsory vaccination Tmoeossaary, they should put in a clause abolishing it Sir JOSEPH WARD said he was not prepared to do that. He would, how* enr, add that certificates could only be * granted by justices outside of boroughs or town districts. After oonsiderable dispession the elan** with the addition jjnmmi by Sir Joseph. " Ward was carried, sad the Bill subsequently passed its final stages. -; - NELSON HARBOUR BOARD. The Nelson Harbour Board Bill was) s " poasidered in Committee. « - After coasdderable disenssion ptoftnaa ¥ 'Fas reported. £% EXPORT DUTY ON TIMBER. V" A Bill to impose » duty of 2* per 100 f. wet en the exportation of timber was. mii- tfDdaced by Oowcpor's message, and we*f -«ad the first tone. |-c m> fiEDDON said it might not be neoes- |- scry to impose any doty at all. Parlia> g- meat would not be in session when tit* f Tariff was finally decided, gfcjed tens Bill provided latent power, whicn t#' could be exercised by the Governor in Ooandl if circumstances called for it. THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION. It In reply to Mr Massey, Mr BEDDON r f-\ feaid it was Ins desire to bring the session r" to • dose to-dai in time to allow the I - msmbais to catch tit* MaUnni stsuaen, v- and so attend the Christohurch Show en f .-l*ride,y. At 5.15 *.m, the House adjourned tin