FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8041, 20 July 1904, Page 3

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

THE ARBITRATION BILL.

SHIPPING CLAUSES TO BE DROPPED

[PBES3 ASSOCIATION.] (Received July 20, 9.32 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 20. In the House Mr G. H. Reid's amende ment to omit the shipping clauses from the Arbitration Bill was carried by 26 to 22.

Mr Watson said in view of the decision he would drop altogether all the new shipping clauses prepared by the Government Consideration of the bill in committee was completed and the report was made an order of the day for Tuesday.

HARD TIMES

(Received July 20, 9.36 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 20. ; A long debate ensued on Mr Mauger's motion calling attention to prevailing distress, asking the Government to take steps to alleviate it by providing public works, and suggesting the reopening of the tariff question with a view to fostering industries. Mr Watson admitted there was a large amount of distress, but the tariff could not be reopened just now as there was insufficient evidence to show that a revision should take place. He proposed to deal with the public works proposals directly after the delivery of the budget.