PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 264, 27 October 1911, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wellington. Oct. 27. BILLS PASSED. The Public Reserves and Domains Amendment Bill. Representation C'ommission Report Validation Bill. Post and Telegraph Amendment Bill Public Seri ice Classification ami Superannuation Amendment Bill, and Railways Authorisation and Government Railway Amendment Bill were passed through all the stages. (>u clause 12 of the Mining Amendment Bill, stipulating that payment to coni raetors who do not sublet is not to be withhold until completion of a contract, progress was reported, with leave to sit again, in order that the matter might be thoroughly gone into. The Council rose at 12.30 a.tn. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, Oct. 27. Tim House mot at, 2.30 p.tu. FAMILY SETTLEMENTS BILL. The Family Settlements Bill was introduced by Governor's Message and read the first lime. (Special report of the proceedings on the introduction of this bill is published elsewhere in this issue.) LEGISLATURE ACT. .-Amendments to the Legislature A-I was introduced by Governor’s Message. The Prime Minister explained that t here appeared to be some doubt in connection with the Licensing Act witli regard to polls. The amendments provide for different ballot boxes for tlm national prohibition issue and the no-lieeuse issue, also different returning officers and poll clerks in each case. Another amendment provided that all second ballots would be taken on the same day. The amendments were agreed to. VOLUNTEER FORCE.

On the motion of Sir Joseph Ward the House expressed its very high appreciation of the New Zealand volunteer force, extending over a period of 50 years. A RBI TRAT I ()N A M ENI >M ENT BILL. Mr. Millar moved the committal of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, which provides that the cancellation of a union for the purpose of changing its name shall not affect any award. It creates procedure for making an industrial agreement into an award and for making a Dominion award, ft also provides for an appeal from a magistrate to the Court of Arbitration. Awards must be in eonformitv with the statutory provisions. Tim court shall sit in the four venires at least once in every three months. The Minis! erst at ed that the com;'it ut ion of the Arbitration Court would not be altered this session. He promised to do so next session. Tim motion for the committal was car ried. dentists amendment bill. Mr. Buddo moved the second reading of the Dentists Amendment Bill. The House resumed at 7.30. dentists bill. The Dentists Bill was read the second time. N \TIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT BILL. Mr. Ngata moved the recommittal of the Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill for the insertion of a clause to prevent the aggregation-of Native lauds. Mr. Dive moved as an amendment the recommittal of the bill for the purpose of inserting a clause giving tlm lessees of West Coast leases a perpetual right of renewal. 3’llo amendment was negatived. After a lengthy discussion the motion for recommittal was agreed to. MILITARY PENSIONS BILL. Sir Joseph Ward moved the second reading of tire Military Pensions bill. He said in Committee he would introduce an amendment making I‘m b H to apply to all those who had been engaged as soldiers of the Crown in any part of the world.

Air. Massey contended that a pension of In/- a week should be given to every man in possession of the New Zealand medal or who could prove that he had been under fire in the Maori wars. The bill was read the second time. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Sir Joseph Ward proposed to finish the bills on the Order to-night, to take the Alokau discussion to-morrow morning, then the Supplementary Estimates, and finish the session in time for members to return to their homes this week. IN COMMITTEE. The House went into Committee on the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. The Alinister inserted a new clause that a mutual agreement would not be recognised unless it bound the majority. On the clause providing the methods by which Dominion awards ma.y be sought the Minister said the object of the clause was to overcome the cumbersome machinery attached to the process of seeking a Dominion award. It was to relieve unions of the trouble and expense of calling witnesses from everywhere and anywhere. The bill was reported with amendments. The Committee then took the Dentists Amendment Bill. A clause was added to provide for a man who, in the last three years, was a student or apprentice in any Australian State and lias a diploma. The bill was reported with amendments. The House went into Committee on the Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill.