IN PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 5

IN PARLIAMENT.

DAILY SUMMARY. MAIN FEATURES OF A DULL DAY. / 'I he proceedings of Parliament were deciduaiy dmi ytStcruay. 'lho Legis»auvo Council (icpaniu tuny alter giving shrill iu u pivpusai, emanating ironi Sir U. Ai. O'lioAc, uiai il uiurui Utf aesiiabiliiy oi .ui-.Uuvei'niueui appointing two fchiigr.iuun owners, wio in ucounnu and uuu in lit-iaml. ihe imiiot th; alteration dealing in uio.tsy uisino-'n «itn wi-iteures th.it Were mostly ot minor uupuriumo or oi omy to pariicu.ar localities. Pus.MUiy members leu tnat they had reacued a resting-place—on tho eve of tlio linger auiuues which s-rne Ministtiiatisis nave piopuesieil woulu begin witii tiie arrival oi the Prime llims.er.

The report ot tho Ljnus Cowmitti.o upon his L,antl Auien.wieni Bui- gave Mr. Ntwmuu, tho uiemoer lur Maiiawaai, an ippi-rtunuy to put lonvard a tiiuughtiul jloa mi oeiiaiiDi t-ror.u tenants, iur thoir attter representation on laiiu boards. Ho ttCvivtd u certain amount ot Support fio.n Government members, but tnc utterance of tho Hon. D. Buddo, Acting-Minister tor Lauds, was remarkable oniy as an indication oi masterly maotiviry. He abstained carefully irom promising to do anything.

The second read.ng of tho AuckLnd Grammar school Sites Bill, introdnceti l)y the Hon. G. Fowlds, gave northern members an opportunity oi painting a bright future for that institution, and ol saying iomcthing about its distinguished past, but did nothing to dissipate tno slocpy atmosphere. 'lho Education Reserves Amendment Bill proved equally barren of interesting discussion. Both Bills wero read a s.cond time on tho voices. Tho latter'part of the sitting was devoted to a final consideiatlon, in Committee, of the Patants, Designs, and Trade Marks Bill, a measure introduced by the Hon. J. A. Millar. The Minister brought down a clause providing for the revocation of patents not worked in this country. Mr. James Allen and other members' conducted a lengthy Rebate with tho Minister as to tho detail provisions of his amendment, but Mr. Millar eventually had his way, and carried the new clause as introduced. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. On tho motion of the Hon. J. A. Millar, tho House adjourned, at the end of the afternoon sitting, until Tuesday, the evening sitting being cut out in order to give Ministers and members an opportunity of welcoming Sir Joseph Ward upon his return.