PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIV, Issue 3225, 15 September 1892, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(by telegraph.) (from our own correspondent.) : "WELLINGTON, September 14. One of the leading members of the Opposition who has carefully analysed the ■ Order Paper finds there ate 98 bills on it, and 6i these be. claims that 72 are an* neoeßsary* and not wanted by country or by 'either eide of the House. He saveC -that -Air. Ballance ■ represents all the measures that will be poshed this session. Thet&c tf tbe bills will be either dropped • drifted. \ " Tha^acting.Premier says that Govern* I'&enA" Wil) do .their best to prevent :': ' tpialfeatbr' licenses being granted in future rf wliere Racing Clubs charge the public more than 10 per cent, on investments. Mr. McGuire pressed on the Govern* iqeD^ki .the House the necessity for im- ' 'vjfoltfk postal accommodation atHawera, ' jWtjtliq only satisfaction be obnld get from '.^rn-SpddWwaathat the matter wonld not „b e [last eight, bf when . the Pablio Works .EatimatQßore under consideration. The Minister of Justice says that as ©timinal proceedings have been instituted against Byrnes, chemist, of Woodville, as the outcome of the recent libel prosecution, Government would not interfere as regards Haggen's petition for remission of the sentence. / >' : The cost of ventilating Parliamentary Buildings, was £565 in addition to which £220 was paid to Messrs Jacabs6n and Cbatfield ior architect's fees.. Mr> Fergns characterised this payment as monstrous for inspection, and if made to a private em* plover would be obaraoterieed as gross robbery and a swindle. The Council this afternoon passed the West Coast Beserves Aot through com mittee, and the third reading is fixed for to-morrovp. The .Acting-Prepiier and. Mr. E. M. Smith ate to introduce the Payment of Members Bill. The second reading of tbe Kaiapoi Reserve Bill, Water Supply Amendment Bill, Local Bodieß Loans Aot Amendment Bill, and • Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment BUI, have been f, agreed to in the House. *' !Mr», Major was introduced by^ the member ' for Egmont to the Railway Commissioners to-day, and urged the necessity of erecting ,'a • verandah to the Hawera railway station. The Commis* sionerß admitted Mr. Major's statement that it was required, and was warranted by the volume of business done. They also admitted that Hawera was now one of the principal inland stations. WELLINGTON, September 15. The Shop.- Assistants' Bill was further considered in Committee and amended. The industrial Conciliation Bill was considered in Committee of tbe House. Mr. Duthie said it was a bill to create dissension and flirife between capital and labor. Mr. Hall and Mr. Rolleston ex* pressed similar opinions. Several members objected strongly to excluding lawyers from Conciliation Courts, and the Minister eventnally agreed to omit reference to flolioitors and make provision tbat either party might be represented either personally or by manager of board of directors or officers. Mr. Rolleston ob* jeoted to Jndges of Supreme Court being presidents of arbitration courts, and said Judges should not bo dragged into labor 'quarrels. ,Sir J. Hall objected to com* palsory enforcement of award, saying it was contrary to the spirit of conciliation.

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