Dangerous to- Leave Anything to Chance

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6667, 21 July 1928, Page 7

Dangerous to- Leave Anything to Chance

Who arc socially affected and who nro notf This is a grave question, and ho would like to see more definite terms used. That was a matter the Health Committee would have to look into. With the principles of the Bill ho was in entire accord. But how those principles were tO'be carried put required careful consideration, ■ ‘ Mr H.' S. S. Kyle (Eiccarton) commended the Bill as one that was calculated to bring New Zealand into the front ranks of countries having advanced social legislation. The . Hon. David Buddo (Kaiapol) favoured the general feature of the Bill, but felt” caution was necessary in regard to its details. The debate was still in progress at 5.30 pm. ■' ' r ‘ Debate Adjourned. When the House resumed at 7.30 the Prime Minister announced that the Minister of Health had been obliged to leavefor the North, and for that reason he asked that the debate on the iiental Defectives’ Bill be postponedi and that the House go into conqnittec on the Orchards and Garden Diseases Bill. Oh the motion of Mr. J. M‘ Combs, the debate N was adjourned and the House went into Committee. as suggested. - V , , Messrs. J. A. Nash and D. S. Ecid 1 (Waikato) protested against the compulsory destruction, of hawthorn hedges affected -with lire blight. The Minister said that where a hedge did not affect an orchard a farmer might bo allowed to. retain it. Moderation would be observed in the administration of the powers given by the Act. The Bill was reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed. ‘V Surveyors’ Legislation. •'The Hon. A: D. M’Leod, Minister 0f.... Lands, moved a .second reading of the . Surveyors'lnstitute Amendment Bill. ’ Ho: said this Bill is the complement of the Surveyors’ Eegistration Bill, except ; for certain amendments of minor importance in relation to the council, of th'o Surveyors’ Institute. Its sole purpose is to separate the law relating specially to the incorporated society- , known as the; Surveyors';lnstitute from the ,general law relating to the registration of surveyors and the, conduct of the profession of surveying.. It is'proposed to effect this purpose by repealing all the provisions of tho ; Surveyors’ Act, 1908, except those relating to'the Surveyors’ Institute. The ; repealed provisions, so far as necessary, . will . bo, ,re-enacted in the Surveyors’ Eegistration.'Bill.. ’ - V. > -OasM .of HazdaUp.' - ■ ■-. . ■

Tlie spcoohcp -of members discussing '■ the Bill dealt principally with easel of men who had been refused registration us surveyors mainly because their •studios were interfered with by war services, and asked that theu -ases bo considered sympathetically. • The Minister, Of Lands pointed, out that engineers’ registration, which had been frequently referred, to, camo under. a different statute. He said there was responsibility on the Publie Works! Department end on local bodies in,; seeing that thete. wfia proper expenditure of , public money." Frequent criticism was • heard , by public men; permitting expeiW'f ditufe Jo drift’ into the hands of in-'; * competent 'men, and it was only right that when Government monoy was hand- - bd to local bodies for expenditure that work should bo carried out u|der < jtho direction of a registered engineer.

The Bill was read a second time o« voices., V.'; 7;.- ;

.The Second Measure. ■ The Minister df Lands moved the second reading of tho Surveyors’ Begistration Bill.- ; • " ' - He explained that provision for the registration and licensing of surveyors is already made- by the Surveyors/ In-.- , stitute and Board of Examiners Ace 2908. Thu provisions of that Act ar< not sufficiently elastic to enable certain v rules to bo made that are nebesSary m:.. secure a proper measure of-reciprocity betivebn New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Australia and other places.;, v As ah amendment of the,Act referred, to is required'for the above purjpos* : ‘opportunity has been; taken to separate . the law as to registration and licensing of surveyors from tho provisions rclat- : ing to thc incorporation and . proceed- , Ings of the Surveyors’ Institute, and .at tho tame time to bring, the law as .to registration into conformity with moro modem statutes dealing with similar 7 matters—for example, tho Engineers' Bcgistratibn Act, 1924. ( Tho Bill ifras read a second time, and referred to the Lands Committee. . Other Bills Bead. The Hon. F. J. Eolleston moved the second reading of the Statutory Land Charges Eesfriction Bill, whose pro-. !■ visions are explained elsewhere in this issue. After a brief discussion the Bill was read a 7 second time on voices. The Hon. F,„ J. Bolleston moved tho second reading of the Magistrates’ Court. BUI. He explained the Bill was ,r purely a consolidating measure. The Bill was read a second time arid referred v to the Statutes Bovision Committee.

Tho House rose at 9.45 p.m. till 2.30 p.m.. Tuesday.