PARLIAMENT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 201, 8 August 1928, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CINEMATOGRAPH BILL. HANMEB CROWN LEASES MEASURE PASSED.

Wellington, Aug. 7. Mr P. Fraser (Wellington Central) gave notice in the House of Representatives of hjs intention to intro duce the Judicial Proceedings Regulation and Reports Bill and the Build ing Trades Employees Tools and Trade Insurance Bill. On the motion of the Prime Minister, the Cinematograph Film Bill was read the second time pro forma and referred to a special committee set up to consider it. The House then went into committee on the Hannier Crown Leases Bill. Mr M. J. Savage (Auckland West) raised again the meaning of clause 14, “Restriction on assignment on other disposition of ledses granted under this Act. ’ ’ He claimed that the House had, on the second reading, been given three distinct interpretations by three separate Ministers and none of them seemed to understand it.

Mr G. W. Forbes (Hurunui) said that what Hamner wanted was the freehold, and he thought they should have it ; otherwise the town would never go ahead, since working men could not get satisfactory finance to help them build homes. The Minister, in reply to Mr Savage and other Labour speakers, said the clause was net new. It was 30 or 40 years old, and was necessary in order to assu-c that all the conditions of the lease ware completed before a transfer could be made. The bill was then reported without amendment, read the third time and passed. . INSPECTION OF MACHINERY..

The -Hon. Sir Maui Pomare moved the second reading of the Inspection of Machinery Bill which, he said was a pure consolidation of five different Acts. There was not a new thing in it. > Mr Savage objected to the exemption of certain drivers in mines from holding certificates, as provided in section 46. He maintained that every driver who was in contact with hu man life should hold a certificate.

Mr H. M. Campbell (Hawke’s Bay), and Mr D. Jones (Ellesmere) expressed the hope that an amendment would be moved in committee relieving farmers from the. no/s--sity of having small oil engines inspected. The present system, was costly anil harassing and did no good. Sir Maui Pomare said he had considerable sympathy with thq, views expressed by some members, but this was a consolidating bill and amendments could not be accepted, other wise it would be impossible to get the bill through this session. In regard to the complaint raised by Mr Savage, ho was advised that the rigid conditions asked for were impracticable. So far a-s the Government was concerned, it was carrying out the examination of its own machinery much more thoroughly than any private employers. The bill was read the second time.

The Minister of Agriculture formally moved the second reading of lac Noxious Weeds Bill, which he explained, contained nothing new. Mr W. D. Lysnar (Gisborne) urged that there should be something new in the bill. It was absurd to include California thistle in the firsst schedule, as it was good pasture, sheep and cattle being extremely fond of it. After the Minister had briefly re plied, the bill was read fho second time.