PARLIAMENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 21 October 1911, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

j LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. - (United Pbess Assoc!atiqn.) WEUIMgTON, Friday. The Legislative Couricirmet at 2.30. The second reading of the Aid to Public Works (Loan) Bill was moved by Sir John Find-lay. The Hon. J. E. Jenkinson suggested in regard to the water proposals that the Government should ptifi it into practice by applying it to railways to be.•constructed, especially in regard to the Gisborne line. Sir John Findlay sadd the tests would be first .applied on the Lyttelton-Christ-church. line. The Bill was put through all the stages. The Education Beserves Amendment Bill was Tead the second time, and reported with minor amendments. The New Plymouth High School Amendment 'Bill (the'.Bon. T. Kelly) was read the second time. The Public Works Bill was The Widows' Pension's Bill was committed. ! -The Attorn ev-G'en era I proposed an amendment to the effeot tfiat a pension \ payable, plus the earnings of the apiplfcant. musj:. not exceed £6O. Tt being ''doubtful if the amendment could be ; dealt with by the Council., the Attorney- • General PaidT he would have the matter '; dealt with by .Message from the Gover-

! The Legislative Council in the evening !discussed the-, second reading of the \ xram-ways Bill, objection being taken by ; several speakers to the provision for 'corridor cars in tiie place of side-eritrainee \ cars. , [ The Council passed the Tramways Bill 'and rose. ; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I ,Xhe House met again at 2.30. \ The report of the Public Classification J Board, which recommended that a j nominal roll- should be prepared by the •heads> of Departments, was presented. \ Sir Joseph Ward said he .hoped to lay \ th© Toll on the ta.'ble before tne end of 'the session.

The Premier read a memorandum from: the. chairman of the Racing Commission un' reply to the request of the House, uiade in-rough the ± J remier, that the .Commission should reconsider its report. Mr. J. Col'vin; l'aised a point of order regardmg the fact that .tne report ■contamed comments on the speeches made by. i'members in the House. i'Jie -Speaker ruled that the Commission was not in order in coinnieiHdng as it did on speeches made in the House, but it was for the House to say whether exception -should be made in. this case and whether the report should be accepted. A long discussion followed. Sir Joseph Ward stated that he had not,, in the communication wJiich he had addressedto ihe Commission, referred to. any speeches of any members in the House-. Mr. Colvin moved that a .breach of •privilege had- been committed by the author of- the report. . . . ~Mr. Massey said there was no doubt Qfetfc a technical' breach had been committed, but it was too slight to notice.

..On the ••Premier's motion it was decided that no further action, be taken with regard to the breach- of privilege. The matter was' then dropped. . The position now as that, the Speaker has>ru.led; that the House cannot receive 1 - the report. The Committee considered the Work-ers^-Compensation Amendment Bill. The new clause, exiplained '-by the Minister oh the second'reading, .was added to the Bill. The Minister's new clause, making, provision for the wife and children of..a .worker Mlled .by an accident was added to the Bill. Clause 3of the Bill was altered on the motion-of Mr. H. <oland to provide that any manual worker may obtain compensation for an accident, no matter .what his wages are, but; ccanpe<nsation was limited to clerks, etc., whose inbome did not exceed £2OO per.. annum.

•The Minister moved an amendment •to. provide that the Act should apply ■to? domestic servants whose term of engagement is for. a period of not less than seven days.

Mr. J. Allen urged that there should ■be* a', definoftiom of domestic service. The amendment was carried on the voices.

A ne wclause moved by Mr. R.. A. iVyright to give solicitors the right to appear- before comipensaticm' courts was embodied in--the Bill, which- was read the' third /time and passed. •The Legislature- Amendment Bill No. 3-'(Sir Joseph Ward), providing that names appearing on 'the roll aMsi'not. to be objected to .because they aie .not- included : in the electoral census of-the district, was . read the second time. ~"~ The House roro .nt 5 p.m.- and resumied*at 7.30. The Government Railways Bill was introdiuced. by Governor's Message and read the first time. ■ f -Tlie Premier eta/ted that the'Mokau report would be taken firslt on Monday afternoon. ' . Tho amendments made bv the Council in the Patents, Designs- and Trades Marks Bill were, on the motion of the -non. J. A. Millar, agreed to. v In committee., on the Local Election Polls Amendment Jiill, a ne\v clause was inserted providing that where the day of election, is appointed - a .oublic holiday the election shall be held on 'the Aaime.day of the following week. The Bill was reported. . Saturday. - In the House after (midnight-, m committee on "the Legislature Act Amendment' Bill. Sir W. J. Steward mpved that, tho term of Parliament b« extended from three to four years. Negatived by 46 to 13. ' The Bill was reported with slight amendment. .