"GOING IT BLIND."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 986, 29 November 1910, Page 4

"GOING IT BLIND."

HOW PARLIAMENT DOES ITS WORK., An interesting light was thrown _npon! Parliament's way of doing its work bj* Mr. Wilford yesterday, when tso Factories) Bill was under discussion in tho House: of Representatives. The Bill, like so mnny other Bills this session, is fitted with a long schedule, in which a great number of amendments aro made, in this fashion: "Section 32—By omitting tno words 'such payment for his; worg as 13 agreed' in paragraph (a), and substituting tho words 'payment for his work aa agreed'; and omitting' from the sanw paragraph the words," and so on. ■ 1 "If the Law Drafting Department,? said Mr. Wilford, "instead of mystifying: the House, as it is constantly doing, weraf to put in the original section, or soma side note, we might be able to get at it... It was impossible, lie said, even for a man with kgaV training to these schedules: He himself d.d not understand the Bill. Jiobodv «?**»'<"s it. Even-one had to vote Wind, as ltf was so late in tho session that overjoy was.teo tired to work the pußles oii« The only safe thing to do *«.? <*}H Hon''was int in a schedule in this ivay was to vofe against it. ' This view was. supported .by M . Hogg,, who said it was uttei'lv jinpo..>u,le for members to he of what fT «|- doing. He confessed that hs h-a n Y>>2 to pass Bills when.he had only .1 faint idea of what he was voting uyon.

The'effect that the -m* LicessingAcS will-have .on the Roh'aepotae (King Country) «Sd ,t? *V M \ FT'? & known. Section U7 of the Act of 1008 has'ten mndo to apply ,to areas proclaimed imaV Section SB, and tne ejectof this amendment now makes the liohaepotae a No-Lieenfs area. All liquors taken into that district now have to b». labelled, and notice will have to. bo given to tho Clerk, of the Court,; as in a J.oLicenso area. .For tho portion or the district known as the TJppar Wanganui, the Clerk of tho Court at Ohakune has been appointed to act, while the Clerk of- tho Court at To Kuiti .must be notified of any liquoT going into tho Kawlvia. portion of the Kins Country. , , Particulars, trill bo found in ourradvertising columns regarding the final- nieetings°.in connection with the Anglican Mission to be conducted by Canon' Stuart and Canon Ivens on December 7'and *8, : prior to their departure for Englaiid.. There will be midday services for men at the Town. Hall, and for women 1 at thV Theatre Royal, commencing at 12.20 and. 1.20 p.m. each day;.'a Bible : reading by Canon Stuart, at St. Paul's Church; at ■ 3 p.m. each day, and mass meetings in the Town Hall at B'd'clciAv' ■