POLITICAL NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18194, 3 October 1924, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES

vSrr.ciAL to "ths raßss.") > : |||j "U ELLIXGTO N, October 2, tt Bills in Legislative Council. M In the Legislative Council to-day, Prevention of Crime (Borstal Institfc. IP tious Establishment i Bill, the Borough and Hcathcote County Test. ¥ ing Empowering Bill, and the Post Telegraph Act Amendment Bill •v er# s?| read a third time and passed. Tha Leader of the Council 4 * the amendments made by the Commute* in the Medical Practitioners Bill There were eases of minor offence*, said I Sir Francis Boil, which would not twA seriously viewed by the Supreme Coxai -5 but could be dealt with by the Medical Council. Tt was now provided in th«tV Bill that there should be no suspenses * ?> except with the consent of the General. It was further provided *hat' s ® no suspension should take place for 15 !, 21 days, and that if the praeti- oneprf. gave notice of his intention to apptv.l t&W the Supremo Court, the should not take effect until the Lourt 3, had dealt with the application. The Hon. O. Samuel said the Bill had if been promoted by the British Association and fathered In* the Gori'll ernment. Before the Committee Ik had JL moved for the inclusion of a provision'!!! that the Court should have power tft'JfK suspend a practitioner for six months or inflict a fine of Al.'O, but the AM or ney-General had not seen (it to supports®! that amendment. The Medical C<,un<||f eil was to have conferred oft it tional powers, practically the same as a*||f Court, and this would place medical mea-m at the merev. of the Council. He had ill also advocated that m layman should bell included in the Council. lie would bcTji sorry to see the Bill placed on the® Statute Book. "3K After several clauses had been p:t«sert : -I§| in Committee, further consideration of'Sl the Bill was postponed until Tuesday. ® Dairy liidustry Bill. || The chairman of the Ajsoci-itect fl Banks emphatically denies the assertion"!® of the Leader of the Opposition (Mr T.'||| M", Wilford) that the bants had "ny-||| thing to do with the Dairy IndivtiyjJp Amendment Bill. . ;1 Produce Export Control. JS The Dairy Export Control Act Ameid * ment Bill, which was introduced tov|| day, is a short measure, giving Board power to exhibit and advertise m New Zealand dairy produce, as it may 31 deem advantageous, and to undertake;-® any experiments calculated to improve.lip the quality of dairy produce or promote J|| the trade or sale thereof. ® J| Similar provision is made in the Meat!®! Export Control Act Amendment Bill in J| regard to New Zealand meat, if Co-operative Trading Companies. -Jl Mr Witty has given notice to ask 4 the Government whether they will J| bring in legislation which will prevent -m directors of co-opcrative trading asso- 3 ciations from borrowing money from 3 any company with which they are asso- 'J ciatedt He states that soma companies lend large sums of money to their own . ;'§ directors on insufficient security, and gj so associations aro thus led into, fiaan- ' eial difficulties.