Parliamentary Notes.

Hastings Standard, Issue 444, 6 October 1897, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes.

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Wku.ingto>:, This day. The Premier has rrivon notice of the introduction ot "the Sunday Labor in Mines Prevention Bill. The feeling of members was strongly cxpressed in the House yesterday afternoon that gas, electric lighting and tramway systems ought to be in the hands of muncii pal bodies and not managed by private companies. Mr Taylor wants visiting justices the principal gaols of the colony.* Mr. J<syee is drawing attention to the " p antomimie " entertainments in public halls at Christchureh ly Worthington of Temple of Truth tame. The Premier intends moving that should the Council concur the sale of liquor within the precincts of Parliame nt buildings be discontinued on Sunday altogether and that a poll of both branches of the Legislature be taken on October 11th to determine whether the sale of liquor shall be discontinued altogether by mean?. . f Bellamy's during the present Parliament. Government have in preparation a Workmen's Compensation for Accidents Bill on the lines of the Act recently passed by the Imperial Parliament. When the recommendations of the Acclimatisation Conference are received Government will see whether it is necessary or not to set up a select committee to consider the acclimatisation law of the colony. The matter is one, the Minister of Education says, in which the Government takes a great interest. The Council has amended the Adulteration Prevention Acts Amendment Bill by striking out the provision that each pat and roll of butter shall be branded with its minimum weight. In the House yesterday afternoon the second reading of the II aw era Gas Works and Electric Lighting Bill was read a second time. On the ground that it was out of order the Speaker refused to accept a petition presented by Mr -J. Hutcheson asking that an enquiry be made into certain charges against Louis Chemis made by Sir Robert Stout in his speech on the Address ifl Reply. Mr C. Mills (Wairau) took up the thread of the Address in Reply debate, dealing at length with the case of Chemis, whose imioceuce he considered amply proved. Messrs F. \V. Lang and J. J. Holland were the other speakers up to the 5.80 adjournment. The speakers at the evening sitting were Messrs W . Crow:her, J. Graham, P. Pirani, G. Carson, Marselen Thompson and B. D. D. ML- ui. The hitter made a forcible speech and was listened to attentively throughout.