PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 253, 2 November 1901, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Legislative Council

(By Telegraph —Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Council met at 2.3<J p.m. The Old Age Pensions Act Amendment Bill has passed the final stages. House of RepresentativesThe House met at '-’.30 p.m. Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of the Government Railways Department Classification Bill. He gave figures showing the immense increase in the Department since it was taken over from the Railway Commissioners, and urged that the Government was justified in making the increases in salaries and wages proposed in this Bill. In round figures the wages of the employees of the Department wore by this Bill being permanently increased to the extent of thirty thousand pounds a year. Tne basis of tile increases was of tile fairest possiblekind, and lie believed it would be of great benefit to the- service. It was generally accepted by both divisions as satisfactory. After a brief debate the second reading was agreed to on the voices. Mr Seddon moved a resolution conveying an address to the King, congratulating him on the safe return to England of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. Several members objected to what was i described as the fulsome terms of the | address, and .Mr l’irani moved that part j of the resolution be struck out. This was lost, after considerable dis- i cussion, by 27 to 18, and the resolution, as ! brought down bv the Premier, was agreed | to on the voices. The House rose at 0.5 p.m. j EVENING SITTING.

The Council resumed at 8.30. Alter a long debate the m ition for the committal of the Factories Bill was agreed to on the voices. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30. Mr SeiMun moved that the amendments made by tiie Regislutivc Council in the Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill lie agreed to. lie regretted that the Jliil had been so amended as to practically cripple the Conciliation Boards, which was a serious departure from the policy of the G ivernm.-nt, and ho moved the motion under protest. A long debate ensued.

AUSTRALIAN CABLES, By Telegraph—Prcs3 Association—Copyright i Sydney, Nov. 1. The Cape cable authorities notify that j tho cable is open for traffic from to-day. j The rates for Great Britain and other ; countries remain as heretofore, and those j for South Africa have been materially ; reduced. j The Legislative Council has excluded [ persons in domestic employment from the j operations of the Industrial Arbitration 1 Act. Melbourne, Nov. 1. j A conference ot Federal Ministers and' State Premiers to discuss the Property | Acquisition Bill, carriage'of mails on State j railways, control of New Guinea, and j Other important matters is fixed for this j afternoon. The censure debate is unfinished. Negotiations between Mr Barton and Mr] Keid earlv this morning to conclude the ; debate faded. Tire State Assembly negatived a pro- j posal to fix lire old age pensions at 7s j weekly. It was fixed at Bs. Fremantle, Nov. I. j A.i.ong tire (Borah's passengers from , Loud .t are Sir Arthur Havelock, tire I new Governor of Tasmania, and Arch- j bishop Kelly, Coadjutor Bishop of Sydney. • Adelaide, Oct. 111. I The Eastern Extension Company lias 1 arranged for a dir. ,-t cable service for press messages through Australia to Smith Africa. The terius will be available in a I few da vs. Nov. 1. i In the Assembly a -tar.-rnent was made , in connection with tiro produce depot tirat I lire manager- was not allowed to run it on j business lines, and that, live expert j butchers brouglil from New Zealand, cvving to political inductive, had to be sent j back. __ GENERAL CABLES. By Telegraph —Press Association— Copyri ght 1 London, Oct. 31. Obituarv : Mr Beaumont, Chairman oi ; the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile! Agency Company. Earl litis-,'dl's"divorce was made ab»o- j lute on Monday. He re-tuarried Mrs Somerville to d m. 1 Mr A. It. Jell', Recorder at Shrewsbury, j has been appointed a Judge of the : King's Bench . Division ot tire High j Court o' 1 ■ istire in succession to Mr j J ustice I A cm: , v order has been made Winding uv London and Globe Finance j London, Nov. 1. i 5,.. t. Cozens Hardy. Judge of the | {• in, cry division of the High Court of j tier, has replaced Bir doim Rigby, one j 01 the Lords Justices of Appeal, resigned. ; Mr John Motley, speaking at Arbroath, J Co identned the war its extermination and sullen desperation by the Government ! against the Boer:,.