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Press, Volume V, Issue 13598, 6 December 1909, Page 8

(ABRIDGED PRESS ASSOCIATION REPORT.) SOUSE OF EEPBESENTATIVES Fbidat, December 3. EVENING SITTING. After the Telegraph Office closed at 2 a.m., the Estimates were further considered. The vote for the Valuation Department was agreed to. The Post and Telegraph Department vote passed with the exception of £67,700, Class 111., for the conveyance of mails by sea, which was postponed. On the Public Buildings vote, Mr MASSEY said that a very serious mistake had been made in not rebuilding that portion of the old Parliament Buildingß which had been burned down. He hoped that this year something would be done. Sir JOSEPH WARD said that if the old buildings had been rebuilt it Would probably have cost thrioe what had been, expended, owing to the necessity for providing accommodation for members. Mr MASSEY said the Prime Minister had been talking nonsense. If the contract had been pushed on for the additional building, it would have been ready for the following session. The vote was agreed to. Progress was then reported, and the House rose at 3.35 a.m. Satubdat, Decembeh 4. MORNING SITTING. The House met at 10 a.m. INANGAHUA COUNTY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of the Inangahua County Bill, the PRIME MINISTER objected to the provision for the extension of the railway, and contended that the Bill was not a local bill. The SPEAKER ruled that it was.The PRIME MINISTER said the matter was so important that he would later on move to question the Speaker's ruling, and take the view of the House. The Hon. R. McKENZIE moved the adjournment of the debate, Sir JOSEPH WARD seconded, and it was carried by 28 votes to 23. LOCAL BILLS. Several Local Bills were read a second time, among the number being the Heathoote Road Board Waterworks Bill (Mr Laurenson). • HOSPITALSAND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill came up for consideration. _The Hon. G. FQWLDS moved that the. amendments be agreed to. He assured the House that the striking out of clause 72 did not prejudice the position of the Friendly Societies, because they were able to contract with the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board under Clause 69 sub-section 4, which provides that Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards may contract for payment to them by, any other board, body, society, or person, for the cost of any relief afforded by the first-mentioned Board to any perConsiderable discussion followed XILT m 4U B jS*** 6 ""* strong, dlsl approval of the throwing out of Clause '«J>y the Upper House. ™ff *l nß /* 1 i? uld bo introduced to meet the difficulty mentioned by members. He might have to drop the Bill if the amendments ot the Council were not agreed to. The debate was interrupted by the adjournment at 1 p.m.