PARLIAMENT

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8094, 23 September 1904, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22..

LEGISLATIVE OOUNCIJ*. The Legislative Council passed the final stages of the Harbors Act, IQXB, Amendment Bill.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THE LICENSING BILL.

Clauses 12 and 13, relating to cfisnges: of Iwundaries and districts, were passed with technical alterations.. Clause* 22, providing tor a fresh poll, was amended to read that no fresh poll shall be valid unless the number of valid votes recorded thereat is not less than 55 per cent, of tnv» number of valid 1 votes recorded at the voided poll. Several clauses were agreed to with technical amendments. The House, then proceeded to deal with new clauses, and a lengthy discussion took place on a new clause proposed by the Premier, to cope with the "locker" or "money box" system in clubs. Consideri able opposition was shown to the clause, on the ground that it was an unwarrantable interference with the liberty of the subject, but the clauso was carried by 41 vot*s to 24. Mr A. L. D. Kraser moved a new clauew doaling with tied houses, which was k»b, oil tho voices. Mr James Allen moved a now vhuse,, providing for a fresh poll in Bruce^which* was lost by 30 to 26. On the motion of Mr Massay a new. clauso was added, making local authorities who receive portion of license fees; liable to contribute to the cost of olectiom of licensing committees. Mr Reid moved a new clause, requiring; bona fide travelers to sign a declaration.. This was lost on tho voices.

Mr Januings moved a new clause, giving: electors in the King Country the right of voting at tho next election on tho question whether licenses should or should nott be granted in that district. Thi* wm tost by 355 votes to 24. On tho option of Mr T. Mackenzie a now clause was added, fixing five miles (instead of three miles) as the distance travellers must have covered before being ontitled to a drink, on Sundays. ; A motion by Mr Willis to mako ten [o'clock the hours of closing all round the i colony was lost un tho voices. ! A new clause moved by Mr Taylor to limit each hotel to one bar was lost by 43. to 18. * Mr Taylor moved a now clauso to prohibit the employment of bannai-ji This; was lost by 48 to 11. Mr Bollard moved a new dame cmv poworing licensing commit^* to gnirt New Zealand wine license* irrespective of the result of local option o ji 8 . Xh» wai carried by 39 votes to, *t, Objection was raised that this wa> ;, ca tch vote and eventually tho claw* 'Xiras struck out on the understand.!** that the Premier would consider *he advisability of bringing down ft cV*wm> deuling with New Zealand wina. lfcensea» ' . A How clauso was added providing that i* « ho evenfc °' no-Hcense being carried Ut Wellington no liquors shall bo sold fa -Parliamentary Buildings. The bill completed its progress, through committee at 4.26 and waa reported with amendments. Mr Seddon gaitf he propored to recommit the bilt next afternoon to consider certain clauses. The House rose at 4.35.

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