SHOPS AND SHOPS ASSISTANTS BILL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7498, 18 October 1895, Page 2

SHOPS AND SHOPS ASSISTANTS BILL.

ihe Shops and Shops AesiEtant Bill passed its thiid reading and final stages in the House to-night. Ihe Minister of Labor explained that the Mil h*d been introduced ta romove tho fiiotion cnused by the woiking of the principal iot. The main clause was that which enabled looal authority to retrace its step when it found a mistake had been made in fixing 1 tha day for the weekly haif-holiday Anckland, wisborno, and Carterton, were placed in that position. Sir Robert Stout intimated his intention of proposing to place hotel bars in the same position as shops. Last year's Bill contained such a provision, but it was struck out. members being told that tho Licensiug liiil waa the proper place for such a pro* posal 'Ihia Boston the Premier had. aais tho clause ought t° be found in the «V' Bill, Botel handß were employe;) j hours, end deserved a balf-hoUd'' aB w draper,' assents Sir h^ o6t^]aQ tected against the j n w hii.h Civil Servants werq sweated In oomm i tte6 Mr G.J MnithmoTOtJ t0 gtrillo ottt obtuse 2, with a view t>* substituting another clause leaving th» ohoioe of day to the vote of the •* vis was objeoled to on tho sooro of expense, ami the Minister of Labor sttid it

would fxaepsrate the shopkeepers beyond endurance Other members thought the only aolution would bo to fix ono day for tho whole colony. The motion was negatived on tho voices. Mr Hogg's motion to fix a mid weekly half-holidiy for the wbolo eoloty was negatived by 42 to 8. Bir Bobeit titout'H aineiidment to include hotel bera in the definition of • taupa " was carried by 30 to 27. Exporting end railway offioeswere added to the exemptions of offices in Section 18 of Act. Olauso 5, casting the onus of proof on the defendant, was rejected by 32 to 21. Mr Hall- Jones moved a new clause permitting offices to oloee on the day of the shops half-holiday. 1 his was agreed to, Mr G. W. Euaeell moved a new clause placing Government offices on the same footing as other offioec, and making the heads of departments amenable to the law. The Minister of Xabor said many of the public offices must be kept open for the public conveDienoo. The officers were not overworked. Mr T. Mackenzie said there was a great deal of slave driving in the Government offices. 'ihe clauso was rcjeoted by 37 to 12. After the final stages of >he Bill had been passed, the douse rose at 1.25 a.m.