PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 655, 4 November 1909, Page 8

PARLIAMENT.

a s WIDTH OFjSTREETS. I ;HB. M'UREN'S BILL REFERRED TO # * -A COMMITTEE. ,15 • MUTUAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. l ' ' J > ; », There was only aVief sitting of tho Legis «» Ihbvo CoTmril'>yesterday Dr. Findlay gave f } • notico of intention to ask leave to introduce w several .Bills, inolnding the Eeformatory Ini rtitntions BUI. Among the reports presented u, to Parliament was the, report of the Pohco i, Commission Qa the motion for leave to lay I t the report on the table of the House, several i , members, including Mysore Arnold and T. E " i^ 1,cnt]o)sed t] * oontT °l of the police force nnder present administration (their ro- '• marks heing reported m another part of this ■- issue). Mr. Hordman emphasised the Govcrn\f Brent's responsibility in the matter. In the j course of <his rep'y, the Prime Hmistor said' j> that an opportunity would bo given members i , . to discuss tho whole option at a later dale Consideration of private members' Bills occutj piod the'wholo of the evening ; ' THE COUNCIL. CONSOLIDATION OF STATUTES. *•? ■5 5l *n, the Conncil resumed its sittings yes ' te yr tt .S A S°mei General, Dr Tindlay. in reply to the Hon T Kelly, said copies o! the , indexed volume of tho report of the commission S n Jix fjwd'datwn of the statutes would bo * \ distributed to bgth Houses of Parliament , BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED. , 'r m. of lntant ion'to ask leave to introduce , ' the following Bills was gjyen by the Attorney ,i General—Reformatory Institutions Bill, 190) , Infenop Qonrte , Pjocodnre 8i11,1909, Mosn \i> tratea Court Act Amendment 8i11,1909, Dγ* titnte Persons Bill, 100?, and Chattels Tra> i, let 8i11,1909 i/ __ QUESTION Of'POSTPONEMENT Th«'ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Dγ rindlnv) ■Hid tho House, would be asked to consider this % *H5 in all probability an Tmprest Supply BiU, also tho State Guarantee Advances Bill, both whlo ' l " flas dewred should bo, dealt With the Council as early as possible If tboj P, were not ready for consideration by the Ctmncfl ■. t n might be posable to accede to the request of t, the large number of members to adjourn on '„ rnday ovwvnptt week Upon that point, how ever, ho could not give a. definite reply until < to-day rt The Council then adjourned until this after r toon. THE HOUSE. f' , iTOKQMARU FREEZING WORKS. '/ The House met at 2.30 p m yesterday. ' 'Mr- MACDONALD (Bay of Plenty? moved J the tinrd reading of thq Tokomaru Freenne Worke Site Bilf. \Mr. Macdonald explained 1 toat the object of the Bill was to enable the Pnbho Trustee to acquire from the Natives and ■r hand over to the Freezing Company 87 acres of ( land ,on Tokomaru Bay, on which to erect v freem,g works If ther Bill tv as passed this session ■>sion vie works would be started next year The Son JAIIES CARROLL expressed hw , approval of the objects Of the measure > Ihe Bill was read a third hmo and passed '~ The rest of the afternoon was spenf in dis v r cassmg tho report of tho l'olico Commission. »- A summary of tho roport aid the discussion i &Te given elsewhere I" NATIVE RESERVES BILL. 3 B Ml> TOJOKD (Hutt), on behalf of the mi , / A v4* Guumesa. asked that consideration "' of the Westknd and Nelson Native Reserves A Amofldmant Bill shonld be postponed until today weak. The recpiest was acceded to. '} LICENSING BILL. ~ .Mr (Lyttolton) asked' that *i S" 6 ,"<*nang Act Amendment Bill should be -, »chbcharged from tig, Order Paper After havJ rn^T , a ? d , l \ Vlew , of ">tenfaon of the " "°Jf™, ment *o bring down legislotion deabng , wjih the question oftiquor King OoS '* Ys' decld 4 d to a* tt a' the Bill might ' ™JST »v P l ™"? 1 ! tbjs eosaion, com- . i a Bifi brouglt down by the Gov * The Bill vras 'dusiharged accordingly. p PUBLIC WORKS AMENDMENT BILL "- 11,1111 ? 11 fWellinrion East)', m movIflHB I tie UendSt (Welhn BTOn8 TOn Centrairseconded making 40ft street? «? i ° of ■' -u,d j An went that * i ' JSpuM not bo ,?b^ s J , CoI ? ln l 'fee ,t 1 this session, as%verth?fvT»,i? e dealt Wlth med In view ,f pov ded ' <*, M + r t P TOB, «pN CLyttelton) ho tmetod ■ H" 1 "? y™ l ,' l *""• da ? 1» a capital e,I? Jn New Zealand on model hnes bnd at far os slums m?r ? coacornod Deipite . that fact it was proposed under the Bill to moreasothc nnmbor of narrow streets t fiat tho Bill Muld create slums The houses jonld be Hβ feet apart, though the formd v »treetrw&B only 30 feet wid« The Bill would , jteet the ctee of dixtricts like Brooklyn, where ' V, was often impossible to form broad streets Ho intended to rapport the Bill , Tho amendment to refer the Bill to a specml > commute© wae agreed to / , MUTUAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE BILL Mi DIVE (Egmont) moved tho second read Ins os the llntnal Accident Insnranoa Amend mont Bill He explained the provisions of the Bill, which have been outlined in The Do JcnaoH Hβ stated that the proposals would U <? jnMh benefit 4e temeie.

The PRDfE MINISSTEB said it was necessaw to put tho Bill on a basis thtot w<Juld make it safo for those who were going to insure under it Unices rt was Strengbhemed in eomo way tbey might b-ing about a condition of things th it would be verj dangorous to the men who ncie,asked to become proprietors Provision should bo made far periodical valuations, publication of assets, and a system ■of financial support necessary to stability Mr MASSEY 6aid he hoped the Prime Mmldter would not do anything t6 prevent tho Bill reaching tho statute book fhre year The system of premium notes had bean in operation here for thiee years in regard to fire insurance, and had worked very •a.frsfactonlv Tliore had never been a wngle loss in connec bon with it in this country, and if the system applied *ell to hro insurance, it should also apply soturfaoJonly to aecident insurance Hβ had assisted the lato Mr Kirkbnde in drafting tho Bill now on tho staitute book, which had proved satisfactory from the first Hβ believed that members would generally endorec fho pnncrolo of the present measure If there was any doubt a)x>ut it the Bill should be referred to a Special Committee Mr WIITT (Iliccarton) thought that too much responsibility was placed on the people who found the funds He suggested that tho Bill should be referred to a committee Ho wonld bo glad to support it if it would benefit the farmers / Mr JAMES AXLEN (Bruce) thought thefrtho Prime Mimeter was largely Tight Tho Bill should be re-examined by a committee, who should bo assisted by in ac'uiry Th« Bill required, more car« than the Fire Ineurarco Bill The Hon D ,BTODO cmphosieed w.hat be considered toyho dangeis of the Bill, which he thought ohould bo'submitted to a oommitteo and actuary / Tho Hon J \ HILIjAP critwiscd tho Bill on similar lines to of previous speakers He thoaeht if tho Bill woe sent to a committee it would be modified a good deal in the interest of tht workers Mr RLED (Biy of Islands) moved, as an amondment, that the BUI be read a second limo and referred to a committee Tho amendment was agreed to Ait this stage (12 32 am), the House adjourned till this afternoon