\ : PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 940, 6 October 1910, Page 6

\ : PARLIAMENT.

\ THE COUNCIL.

j^/terday/afternoon/the, Wanganui .Church |;s ■tas'i'reacla.; third-timeand b passed ; without' discussion. ' . |- lnalicnable liife-Annuities Bill was f;j ieppjted from the ".Statutes Eevision Comt v®ittee l without; amendment.; '.The.- .Com-, tj.mittee" stnge.ioi': thb;'BiH..was; Bot. down f-..f0r.-:l*riday. next..j? City" ; Drtnnage' loan • and K ; EmpoWeniw rßili ' was'*, put • through 1 ; its. second' reading stage without discussion. fiy: Tlie -Bef ehce/,Amendment.' Bill,,and; • the; Lii'EduCa'tibn IBill-were, received K#r(inii;tlie ■ House/of 'Representatives. .and |i iweref/read a' .first',' time;■.• -The'.second read-.' rbtog'i.'of 'bothßills was set down for; Wed- | "nesdiay.next, /:''"/:;/■ ;'v;-";'-V k: -The Aid to Puhhc Works and Land SetK tich\ent - Bill, . the Gbyer'nmeiit .Railways' |:f; Amendmentßill/ 'and'the '• Immigration, tw Restriction' Amendment Bill which .were t'Asxhanstiyely.'discussed, in ;t'he;L6wef:House 1;;; were"' all" put through?: their sccond/ read-, ?. inc'i'stages. :•; '/' f • - Tho.Council rose at 4.45 p.m.

* THE HOUSE.

.iV LAND SETTLEMENT FINANCE,

k : : After Tuk Dominion went to press yes-[j'i-terdSy, .morniiig ...the-House inrCommittee Pi'cqiitinued.// consideration of . the .Laid (£'6etltemeht.Finance,/Amendmentßill, |-. .- ; Mi\' Malcolm's amendment; to' Section of/thejprincipal.;Act: to /provide that {s:,iaDotmehts?,shall j comprise not.' 1 less''-than f; iteh: acres was lost by 29 votes to 25.. t j The PRIME MINISTER moved an K ; to..Clause' 5 ;of' the principal; P.i,lAflt ; v.tp'..providb com ; j;.- prist! not less than 25 acres, instead of 50 fj;;te3;.'prqvfdedsby /last Act.. . The 3.-' amendment was carried by: 28. votes to 21; ! ,'J'he PEIiIE MINISTER proposed to t.;?:ilnit: Clause' 4 regarding, ; the,fixing, of: the : prico of land- by- arbitration. There J.',::ne/:said, u a danger-to'the. 'State ■in.,agree-. p.ingStbY'arbitfatioh.j'iThe matter /should ? SSbev-left;' to;: the aboard, 1 fotherwise: high' -M.. price might, bo-.fixed. .Ho was now '/>Liiyes'tigatin'g 'case:.iii'which^' .it.' was al-i Luleged that an - owner had come to anJ;junderstanding v with >; the -■: members of \an '$■teo'ciatibn-'by; ;way-. ; of,.'; , 'pnvafe. : '';'.arriinger'.' V'ment to get .£2 or ;£3 an aero more than. 'Siafcibeen' arranged the.'.bbaTdi'. He; ;;y;thqught Athey';should /makoT.it r av criminal: gibffeiicß ;j to make a secret: agreemenfe-.of" fj(any;Hnd.)b.etw - een.'a vendor.,and;the';mem-' 'tbers'.of. an association. . : . r'.'" ; V''a Prime Min';'fist^?'vwas'iqiiite!,-; He' : knew.::-': of.:. is)£imilar. ; ; cases'. ; Kjovcrnmcnt was on very dangerous i'rJquite; y:ight.iin' ; : providing t safeguards.;.; • clause ' was struckout.; oh •• thb : irqicea \ .-,':.-'-At.-:9.12 a.m., after Clause 10 had ,been K;"ipaM4d,' f -'progress'. was : 'reported/.0n';..-'the: igimqtibi^of^the^Prime^Ministbr:;-, It i-wasi. i.; Ksolv;ed;;that the: ; cominittee'sr should /not;. .Bit, ,; ';and-, the -Houso: adjourned till -7^o.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Evening " Jfr. HERDM4N (Wellington North) igaye' notice' that on 'next /sitting/day; l he ■ - '.-Hawing, question:—"What is - the. matter. ■ • rwith-' the . new Government House?" • , CRIMES AMENDMENT BILL. ; 'The Crimes Amendment Bill was con- : ('..-gidered .in.Committee. \ (i :. RUSSELL - (Avon).!drew attention given to. the • KjsMg^;'in'':&aise^ ' '• J ''Mi HERDMAN (Wellington North) fe-iiS.fd VMriyEussell;. was '/conf iisitigj/theiprW l > VAct.'of>i9o6v- ; was^/Minisfel. p^^Uldll>e^^er;^stl%%i^t/M>t£eV')ndge9.'.. ,for> reforma-/ , f??i*^^}J^^atmentS; J 'i been:, duly tried-'' '/-.amlii'convictod; • ' ' ~ '•:. .'• •'•; ■ ' ..WILFORD .(HuttKsaid- this was instance,' or ;;tho / dominant ; gv was ,eager, to gct';in. somer; thingjmfthe> direction of..abolishing.juries.' : f<! methods,', this/was/the; i,-, apes^i^e i ; ; inajiglei.^t',.^^wqi^ij:.>4q{/ |f alidipiiCTliis/'opiriiony .' i h'\, l -: /moved 'aii' v .amen(lm t ent, '. trial by jury m regard to such cases. > Mr., T. E. -, TAYLOR (Christchurch criiries. g/^hat^r^e^iTCd/'V^/arE^tic:.treatment/i at.) p. oiheJhanda'Kpf' the: jnd{^'' l ?ioi!"l3iie:/^al>lic 4 i ■ interest. 4 * , :: The Hon.vJ.- A. MILLAR said he could. ' > ebt-;'pf:.' |j\f ttheV. clatisejwas ijto'; get; reform ativeV/freat-; bf-;;the./principle - had: : I' 1 ; Jbeen'assnrcd.in- other countries .that had. ladqpted it .1 v Mr.v HERDMAN said- Mr. .Wilford- had; ytthe. Sohcitor-General in iregatd to tho'- • ijabdMbn^of/juries.''.-There was no.'. at ; ' : ' .'the^Bjliyat'the?abolition/ of;the ; , j pjnr^/ ! £s^em^^^.r/;j^i;./r.; : / ■: > r-'.Mr.'-'MILLAR;:sind -the clause referred f/'.'Sto" was not drafted by. Professor • Salmond ; /y/-y p|fPiWamehSmMt^as^lost ; f..'bnd.:the'clause' passed as printed. I^®3TO^;.tClS^i;^jssKWdiiig-:'.tlwirpiim^. ./itivo detention, was/reached,- ... ::./. . .• :/,.wMr.'.sWILPORD - made another .protest.- .- y;fHji','said! if /he'could'-'geti/one'; maii to .tell; . nf*itlilShim i |:he,'::.wbuld/'i'divide/lKe';. House given- power to F: ; refonnative detention ; sentences : bf/jonVpebple. l . There-' was":a. case/.whercW a iii/inagistrate :..{n , 'y/Wellingt6ri' i :<had- : decided. I-J' jthat-;'a'/ fowl; was not aii ; 'ajiimal-T-(laugh- ' KfHerJ-rand '.theVmatter : was. argued on-, ap-|::??s&li';ib'efore'.:Mr.:-/'JustiM/;Bdwards;':.-'';Ho.;. ii'fkriefesof -iriother -migistrati/not a'/hun-i. !. <lred : miles away who ' dismissed , a ' case p]fi^nst : '.a'.. : irian-- ; i;/ j^lo;',"cbsts:Z'vThere ; : was >'another, case ■ : 'in; fi/'tohick:a.-..tramway: ctwelve .months', /imprisonment ;i for;.'steal-', I fing'fourpcnce.; '.' .' : 5/:/-:---': V : / FISHER. said he. did' not ~ 'khow;;. I/^hefeVthe/;Goverriment'.gqt,::their- ; . /'■: ■ i'mo'fej'.inc'origruous/lot : ,3ie /had never .seen. . ..; / taken ipn;;the : clause, ? was retainM. b'y. : 36:\vptes. to .''SI./;. |f''^'./^l|lyinß"ito"'.;a./-quMtibEAljy.^Mr;'s.-Her.d7 : % .i''iinari'^f as^; : -toy the" salaryiCof'v theZ'fmember's fK|Ofvthp : board, said'-'thei/posi-' f?Vjtibn ,; ;'w'oiild: ■'-ba' Ipurely-./hbiiorary..:;'],'.■ i t Mr. T. E TAYLOR (Christchurch 1 E/i/iNorth); objected:to-Clause .15. which gave f /power to a constable to '■ arrest /without^'-i//'warrant';for-:a/breach/of the probation- ! .ary license. He 'moved; that.;.the;,'clause" '•. be struck out. /;-;'.V-:'i;v/V//.v ../:/.;'/ :'/ f [. • : This was.agreed to on the voices. . [!l~'..'^The-! , {ollowing:'' : qlause/'which'-:i i Kad I ':bee!i' f/ ; i Btruck.: out : ivas introduced "./by Gover-; liyKnpr'si.'MKsageSand-adopted"TheGriy-; ernor may appoint ' such '■/ secretaries, {/■'clerics, 'and ' other 'officers as he thinks f,V;^rie'efis'sary\for"stlie--:condact of - the';".busiv fo--;nbs§ibf..'.thb'.'l)bard and'the'administra.tion''" > of .'this Act, and may pay.. the 'persons E^/^^/appointedv'such/salaries as lie thinks, j- fit/out of moneys' appropriated by. -Par[/f.:!iment'viri:ithat"behalf." /;. y.'../;:.//•>; i-:.i ■:/./The ■■ following^. new,/ clause was\ adopftid:; [. "Every, person, so' sentenced; to reiornia'detention shall ha>;b:. the' same right' from tliat senter.ee-. as if it wtis/ Vj/a/sehtence/ of^imprisoninent." : Bill— was j reported with '' amend- . j'.V./irients.' /://: - \ t ANIMALS' PROTECTION ACT. fe4t?When : the/Animals' :'Protection Amend-. Wkjierit '.Bill "came -before, the .Committee >-,: f|' i?,i/:Th'e MINISTER moved a' new clause the. [Select 'bf. which.:is that,, hares . shall (befe?rermiri in all districts, where 'Accliinatisa;'apply for, them"' to' pSb'fi:rprotected, and that stoats arid weasels. 'vprmin.:in' : all '.districts-, except: the .CPmmissioner' of Crbwri: Lands tKpES-ariy'-'local . authoriiy, pleads /for --510Etetection for them/ ' . ' : BUCHANAN urged that the words &If'and-'the ' Cominissioner of Crown Lands" pJSilfiP-deleted.. . . pfeteFirially, -'tho clause iwas passed 'in' the. SS'S&llbwing form"Notnnthstanding any-. iSfe'thing c in any ■ Act, : it .shall :be lawful, for iiiiV'ari'yjporsbii/to destroy :hares, stoatsi ~ and, KfSweasels,./provided .that the: Governor-in-li-iS'Cbuncil may, on.' the /recbmiriendatidn of. I)Si an/Acclimatisation !Socielj,, suspend the Sibperation lof i.: the.' clause 3 in:/respect- to :/:I.V;hares,.and ; ori.the recommendation of the or ' the, Minister for', /!: i,in iresppct to , .weasels and /;ivstoats." ' ■' t i /.:./././;The'Bill;was>reported with amendments. ; ■ . The House rose at Jj a.m.