LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 169, 18 July 1908, Page 7

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Legislative^ Council met at 2.30 p.m

SANITARY MILK

In reply to a question by the Hon. Dr. Collins respecting the sanitary bottle distribution of milkj The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the/chief health officer had been

instructed to obtain all information on

the subject from Chicago and elsewhere, which, would, on receipt, be \availabkv for hon. Members., As to the establishment of properly-equipped dairies at State farms, the Minister replied that everything that could be* .done was being done to- secure the purity of milk. Sterilised, bottles were , now being used, and the whole matter had been -referred to the' Minister for Agriculture. .• ' ' < BILLS PASSED. The Declaratory , Judgments. ,BiH and the Corporations Contract's Bill passed the final stage without amendment. ■ , LAW PRACTITIONERS BILL. -The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved' . the second reading of the1; Law Practitioners Amendment Bill. The, .bill repeals Section 5 of the Law Practitioners ' Act, 1903, which re-enacts the Law Practitioners - Act Amend- • ment Act of 1898, which provides that a solicitor may be admitted without" further examination to practice1 as a barrister after he has practised^ for - five years as a solicitor or managing „ clerk of a solicitor. ' '

The Hon. Messrs Jones, Callan and Louisson supported the measure, and the Hon. Messrs Rigg,. Kelly and Jen 4 kinson opposed it. .' On a division the second 'reading was carried by 23 to 7, and the Bill ordered to be committed on "Wednesday. < INTERPRETATION BILL.

The second, reading of the Interpretation Amendment Bill was .carried without amendment, and it will be committed on Wednesday.

TOWN BOARDS BILL. - The i Town Boards Amendment Bill was read a, % second time without amendment, and will be committed, on Wednesday.^ ' ACCOUNTANTS BILL. {

- The New Zealand Society of Accountants' Bill was considered in. Com- / nrittee.

% > An amendment was carried providing that persons.' whether exclusively carrying on business 'as public . accountants or not shall be entitled to v. be enrolled as public accountants. The remaining clauses were passed without amendment, and the third reading set down for Wednesday. At 4.35 p.m."the Council adjourned untd Wednesday.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATiyES

The House met at'2.3o p.m

SECOND READING. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Empowering Bill (Mr Izard) was read\ a second time. _ Mr Major's Farriers Bill was withdrawn. v

FINANCIAL DEBATE. The Financial Debate was resumed by , _Mr FISHER,' who congratulated Ministers upon the"""" Budget. ' He supported the Member for Hutt in the view that Parliament should not be prorogued for the visits of the American Fleet. He could not understand why the burden of taxation was increased as the prosperity of the' .Dominion increased. ■ What was the use ot borrowing a million annually and coming down with three-quarters ot a million surplus? The Customs, concessions had not been real, the revenue therefrom being now higher than ever. The Government valuation ot land was excessive; and the capital value of the Dominion had increased in . fiye years ,by ■ £81,000,000 lie protested against trusts and the operations of the Standard Oil Com- *? "?* iF? »dvocated the settlement ot bush lands rather than lands for settlement and. said that the rents on the latter were so high that soon, , if prices fell Crown tenants would ask '5 r I 6? duction» and the Government tfould have" to grant the freehold. He asked why dissatisfaction was so rife all over the country in Volunteering circles, and "said that Parliament should have an opportun-

ltyt© debate the'defence question. FiJf » HOR/SBY ' said that Mr *i«ku\s land argument had been condemned again and again. He. justified the statemenythat the prosperity of- the country was due to the ■Liberals, a^d at great length criticised the organised attempts of those opposed to the Liberal Party to belittle the Dominion and, shake its credit. He paid 9, tribute to the work of the &2? aJw & S?ttlers Department, and said that the superintendent deserved recognition for- his administration of tT^-T"* 111!?*' whlch was a blessing Wvif y u c was * modified freetrit'Af^ dld n<2 .believe in the dSSr RP ?fT^ eaf ne? mcrement. Lands >A^nt a prted the/vi^ °f tL " S n? r'v,CH^FP^^ fon<>wed with a long speech on the industrial situation, contending that the Arbitration' Act had not broken down,' but had prevented universal.stakes' and had substituted combination for competition. He ob- ; jected to the present constitution of the Court, which, not consisting of experts, gave ;ahsurd decisions. In each dispute four experts should be appointed to sit with the Judge. Conciliation Boards should be abolished. Awards should be enforced in the • Magistrate's Court. The principle of our arbitration system was to guaranupon the division of profits. Unfortu- " fu4T fe Se thin Ss had been conalW^ ? e ri Sht to strike should be afe? \ v, n 1 K7 ls ' vbut aiding and .aoetting should-be sternly prohibited. J-ae House adjourned at 5.30 p.m.