PARLIAMENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 17 November 1910, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. In the Council this afternoon, in reply to a qua-lion, the Attorney-General «i:.d the usual bonus to the insurers in the Government Life Insurance Department would be distributed in April or May, 1912. Til© Licensing Bill was considered ">n committee. Mr G. J. Smith, moved at clause 4 to substitute 55 per cent. for the threefifths majority to carry no license. The amendment was lost by 20 votes to 6. Clause 9 was amended making -every determination come into force at the expiration of three months after the day of the general- election. A niiiw sub)-section iwas jadfded tu clause 12, to the effect: "That if the result of a poll is that Licenses are to be restored- in a district, all the licenses existing in the d'istrict at the time when the poll is taken shall, unless sooner determined' by law, continue in force until the 30th. June next following, and then lapse." Clause 15 and 23, dealing with the result of the poll, were amended so as to "provide for an inquiry where the Attorney-General; iis eatislfied that a prima facie is established that .irregularities have been committed in connection with the poll, which might materially .have affected the result of the poll'.'' iSub-fcetion 2, of clause 29, was amended to read: "In every case onp new publican's lioerrc may at the first annual meeting after the forfeiture of a former license, or at the annua] mectin;/ at which- th.e renewal of the former license might have been granted, if duly applied for, be granted by the Licensing Committee having jurisdiction for the time being in the place where the pro niio:.3 were situated, to which the for mor license related." The Council-rose at 5 p.m. In the Council in" the evening the Licensing Bill was further considered in committee. Clause 31, dealing with irregularities at a poll, was altered as follows : —"On the certificate of the Attorney-Genera": a Court- may review the legality of such . pell." •Sub-section 7. of clause 36—(providing that no prosecution for an offence shai bo commenced without the consent o! the Attorney-General) was struck out. A new clause was inserted dtciarim Clutha, Mataura, Invercargill, Ash buiton, Oamaru, Grey Lynn, Bruce, wet liivjt-rm. Suburbs, Wellington SWuth Ma-sterton, Ohineniuri, and .Eden as n: license districts. The following new daiis© was insert cd :—"lt i-haJ! not be lawful within am no license district, or within any area ti which section 273 of the principal Ac* is applicable, for any person whomso ever to store or keep- liquor for am other person, or to lease, let,hire, or per mit. or suffer to be-used, any building, oi place belonging to or occupied by him. in has possession, or under his control or any part of any such- building ci place for the purpose of stocking oo keeping therein or thereon any liquoi for or by any other person." (24) Every person who-commits a bread of this section is liable for a- first of fence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, and fw a second, or any subsequent of fence, to imprisonment for any torn not exceeding three months.' The Bill was reported with amend ments, and was readi for tlie third timi and passed'. The Harbours Bill, the New Zealaiu Loans Bill, and the Old Age Pension; Bill, were passiad through tJieir fina stages. The Council then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. In reply to questions the Minister: stated:— That it is no-.t proposed to introdnc legislation this s-cesion providing for : universal half-holiday. The suggestion of Mr Reed that modr by-laws be embodied in the CounticBill will be carefully considered by tin Government. The Public Works Bill was introduc ed- by Governor's message. Replying to Mr Allen, who aske( what was the nature of the Bill, •Sir J. G. Ward said that on Friday he would inform the House what Billths Government intendedi to proceei with. One of the Bills to be preccedo. with was the Reserves Bill, which con tained several important matters. Th Public* Works Bill was one of the mos important to be dealt with during th; remp.indea- of the session. Several Bill would be circulated on Thursday, bu some of them would not be procoedei with. The Bill was read the first time. The remainder of the sitting was cc cupied in discussing the answers tquestions. The House rose at 5 p.m. In the evening in the House th; Pokawa Native Bill was read' the secon: time. The Slaughtering amd Inspection Bil was read the second time. The Hon: D. Buddo moved the secont reading of the Dentists Bill, which on ; division was carried by 51 points to 10.