THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 262, 29 July 1908, Page 9

THE COUNCIL.

ADDRESS IN REPLY. * ' 'after ; assembling r yesterday afternoon Vthp;- Legislative Council adjourned: to present-'the Aadress-iri-Reply. y THE COST "OF LIVING. Tlie Hon. W... BARR (Canterbury) gave notice : -tb" move':''-'.That- in- tho .opinion /of this Council, it ~is;; in tho -best interests, of tho'cpunt'ry-,: thatthe • Government.' should take' into cb'hsidoratioir tlio' devising of .'some, further practical measures,whereby the heavy, "cost,of, living, at, pres?n't .borne by the 'married •worker,./as■ '.compared-/.with :tho••unmarried, .'tlio -ppsition or thoVe. with ■familios' considered, :bo' looked; forward tbywith less anxiety:than it' present,, ajid parenthood-.. thereby '.e'ncour-. aged." ' LOCAL BILL. -,- . The Waikoliui.County: Bill, ;.which proposes toi form a liou .-county > from a portion. of ■ theCookv County,; was; introduced ,\by the 'Hon, Captain ;Tuckerj - and read a'first-time. .- . INCOPORATED SOCIETIES BILL. , Tlie Incorporated, Societies ; Bill /was committced,: the Hon. IT., .Thompson. acting as Chairman. Amendments wero made as - follows on '.the, motion of. tho. ; Attbrney-General' .(Hon; Dr.'Findlay):— ,; •.. '■ J;;;. I CJausoH- was to' enable an application for incorporationto" bp " made 1 by. a majority, of. the- members "of- a "society,' inBt'eadibf 'byr the/society as' a .whole". r 1 Clauses 18 ;and ;19:were'amended, ■ so. as; to. throw the responsibility/in - ■ pro : - vidiug a registered'.-ofncp and.jestricting the. operations ofc. thoaiametyVto.atße :ispbpo';do-. fined.by*tlie rules upon tlio officers'and membors ' ot' .'the governing ' body' instead of-< on. every member of. tho society.., Clauso -21 was,'aniohded''fo' provide that every alteration, in. the ; rules must', be- signed or, sealed by,, at'least three members, 'instead of' signed. byLat- l ;least ,-five-ihembers: , - • , Consequential'' aW',drafting amendments were,made in. other-clauses:"'-. - :

The Hon. J.,E.. JENKINSON complained that; tho .fee of. 10s., for registration was too high. , : ....■ ~

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said , the fee was'; intended, to J>o a safeguard against needless registration's. , He, did not think it, w;ould deter, any society that really wished. tb ; be incorporated.. .The imposition of ,a,..fee; was • in'aceord/witli' existing'.practice.," Thc Bdl was 'then reported. '' " t, " The Council adjourned ,to'await the receipt of.thcrlmprest -.Supply-.Bill-' from'- the other House." IMPREST.: SUPPLY. Resuming, at,: 11.30 i .p.m., tho •; Council passed the- Imprest -Supply' Bill through all its stages.• ■wjthout/fipnpiMlment, .and immeiiately;',adjourned .until- this; afternoon.' ' ; ; ; ,v