PARLIAMENT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 September 1924, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

PREVENTION OF GRIME.

PENSIONS REPORT

CONTROL OF WIRELESS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 3. The House* of Representatives met at 2.30 p.rri, to-day.

A Bill for the prevention of crime and for the better management of youthful offenders was introduced by Governor’s message. . The Minister for Justice (Hon. C. J. Parr) said the measure would simplify the method of dealing with youthful offenders, one of the principal features being that magistrates were empowered to suspend a conviction while a youth was committed to the Borstal Institute pending reformative treatment.

The Bill was read a first time. When the Hon. G. J. Anderson asked leave to lay on the table the annual report of the Pension#? department the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. T. M. Wilfod) and Mr. W. E. Parry (Auckland Central) advocated the revision of the whole pension system.'with a view of liberalising it, the latter especially pleading for pensions tor the blind and an increase in. the pension .for miners.

The Minister, in reply, said the Pensions Bill was drafted and he- hop€d it would be introduced next week. The measure would provide for a small pension for the blind.

The report was tabled Replying to Mr. Wilfod, the Hon. J. L. Coates said he believed that legislation dealing with the control of wireless was drafted. The intention °i- i e G«;islafcion was to bring the whole of wireless under the control of a hoard one license applying to the whole of the Dominion. Power was being taken to make regulations which would give ample* protection to* men with small sets, so that they would have a chance of getting something for their money when they were nob getting anything how. That at least-, was the intention of the legislation. 6

bo far as beam wireless was concerned, he regretted that he. was not able to give the House the benefit of any technical information which had' been imparted to him by his departmental officers. The position was that Mr. Shrnnptoii (chief telegraphic engineer) was at prdseht making a report on all phases of the question, and ft T n h > fc r ®P° rt came into his (Mi Coates ) hands he would make a statement to Ihe House. Mr. M. J. Savage (Auckland West) proceeded to move the second reading “rri Endowment Bill ' f b f: aker drew attention to the fact that it was an appropriation Bill and could not be introduced by a private member.

Mr. Savage admitted that the Bill did involve financial obligations', but he appealed to the* Premier to let its second reading be passed pro* forma and have the measure referred to a special committee;

iL M £'n MaaS6y said lie had no doubt the Bill was an appropriation Bill, and therefor© he could see no good in'referring it to-a committee, as it could go no further. -

t - A s’’j ' S M Va^.,l hen , a .* ked the Premier to take the Bill up himself n^;JO Ma H y L re P- iod thafc he mould'd* nothing of the kind. He had enough Bills of his own and he could biiity ‘° ther membera ’ respond Mr. -Savage: “Very well, ]et it £o/ , , lbe Hoil . s f then went into* committhe War Panda An,e„d-

During a discussion on elans® Minister stated the canteen fund did not come under the Bill. H managed by a special board, which was q lge / y controlled, by returned soldiers surplus tends raised for Belgian relief could be used for local relief if aft anphcation was made in that direction. iile following two new clauses were acded to the Bill on the motion of the Minister: (1.) Extending the powers °J. nr ,^ Upreme oouvt in Elation to Sattn nf S a S r hei r e for the tration of war funds; and (2) snecial provision as to funds held by the Higl Commissioner in London g 1 " P ” W '* iu >

merlin V/ Fooi ' and Amendment Bill was next considered, and it Has reported without amendment It tb fchird 1 t ” ne mid passed! v ead tim6 p 5 nas a lead a second time pro forma olmittee t 0 th ® Statutes tee h on H< t!fc e ?"■ srent , “l 40 commitBfti u-l En gmeers’ Registration Sldfnt *“ x,:* 115 pm - mti ' legislative council. The Legislative Council met at 2 30 p.m. to-day. u Sir Francis'Bell gave hot Up + n in ment C Bin ie Chatte]s Transfer AmendThe Customs Amendment Bill was introduced from the House of Reprepassed. VeS ’. PUt through all sta S es The Extradition Amendment Bill and the Copyright Amendment Bill were reported from the Statutes Revnsion Committee without amendment. • xu Eon. Or. J. Garland moved that m the opinion of the Council, legislafcion should be passed requiring every oank authorised by law to issue notes in Aew Zealand to allow a credit infcerest upon the daily credit balances *” ,ts customers at a rate not less than 2 per cent, per annum, and that th« Government be requested to take the subject of such legislation into consideration after the present session. Sir Francis Bell said the legal fraternity would oppose the proposal for the reason that they held large sutns of trust moneys on which "interest would have to ho paid. Mr. Garland complied with, a request to withdraw the motion, remarkinothat he had achieved his object i7i drawing the attention of the. Government to the matter, and he hoped something would be done during the next recess. ”

The Local Authorities’ Superannuation Amendment Bill was put through its final stages and passed. The Council adjourned at 3.tf until 2.30 p.m. to-morrow.