PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15130, 22 October 1912, Page 8

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF HOUSE OF | A LETTER FROM , f . , .. ; -;Vr:!lj.-:''*'' M PRIME *~ KPI* Kl 1 tr,v «».„,.-,« „ ■•■• ""'■ •■'•'" '■' I [BY TELEGBAVH-nass | VVEUIXGTOS, Vii,■'.:-".i Thk House of | The Prime .Minister (H on . Vp , .' sey) stated in connection with t! i ■ •" referred to in the discussion on -K v» ~ Bill, which affected natives offering V the Government that the referred to was in his office at U " A £ spoke, but he was not aware * He wished to make the stWnt * T ' ness to Mr. Xgata and others.' *M Sir Joseph Ward brought up j w " '"- > of the incident at the Public • i SCommittee meeting (in connection ■ the investigation of loans to loml t 5 on Friday last, ° I%al^| f A long discussion followed. ■• - I The Government Railways \,n,'o ' Bill (Mr. Hemes) was read a S3f I pro forma. owo ™» tin, .-" Public Revenues Act. ' \ '■■' .V'-i-i'' Hon. J. Allen moved *ths second *«£"'K of the Public Revenues Acfc-Sft'f Bill. tlif. provisions which mml been fully,plained. One of tliepffl[ ib co repp.,] U „ provision ofitas« 1900. p.TK.iitir.g the tranrfe, SSte in one ~««; t, another vote i„;» class a. ,u.- win or the Govern» provision that caused, a great, aeallP | cussion when the measure was mm 1 fore Parliament, and which' viMI time . strenuously opposed bv the «!«.!» Government then in opposition. ■ vr'fl Sir Joseph Ward contended" thn'- ,i § operation of the Act in this be jeopardised by the passing of»- I amendment. The Prime- Ministerial stated that the operation of that'll! fl not been prejudicial to the counWffill the last three or four yews. ThesSl ing Act still enabled a vote in tapgpi to be transferred to a vote in the same &a I and he urged that that was entirelydSl the principles laid down ■by the qS I ment, when it was in -oM.SI As to the proposal to buildup »ws| £100,000 for fire replacement .prniiaa \. | said that a few years ago he : msjsjii report showing that by "paying 'fijlft* ?~i year to the State Fire • meat, they could the ; "<3<^^ml buildings in, the Dominion, *\ to urge that by insuring all iht, I buildings the State Fire Insurant! partment they would bring abosJ?'|*!-| velopment of business for that:H|S' ment that could not otherwise fc*ofe|l||^ Mr. Massey is Surprised; ; - ' l \ The Prime Slinkier avid he prised to hear such remarls Joseph Ward. As to transfers : '#S§|l the Government was proposing ■% !jja peal the whole _ of thV the old Act which had properly for the purpose of iajfel the salaries of members. IthadafeSl used for increasing the . salaries of 'jsm I of the Supreme Court, and member several cases' in widen wftrsiy| road votes had. been transferred, >$g jjLjj should bo careful to see iliat 'ti'eo good reason for such ixansfer. It .vmhi intention of tlie amendment now itrmall that full publicity should be given to m 1 transfers by reporting them to : Paigpj| Tor the approval of Parliament. Frjtfe,| he contended thai a,- certain sum diotEli'l set apart each year for the pnrpoM' of & I Buring public buildings. It was i-fej nessliko projposal, and he/was <[iaVsEs| it would commend itself lthe r of the community, and would w& .posed by any. member of 1 Mr. Russell (Avon) Parliamentary omOTdmest of appropriations was merely ■'to . for retaining , the present. condemned by the Prim?: *MnasS§jp in Opposition. ■ .. V^iS The Bill .was read a second fim^Mfl , Cemeteries Amendment ;Bhl|S ■ ■ . • Son. A. .EL Herdman rnoved-i|eill|j reading of the Cemeteries Amandnm'pi He explained that the. object ; tate the allocation and vate burial grounds. Prodsibit was ci, f orproper supervision of these ceme;r¥. ' The Bill wa# read -a . S&xmi^^^m§, Hon. James Allen moved -• reading of the Savings Bank :MmSm Bill . ; • ■ ■ ~;"• '?.$M The motion, was airree_i to. .' '"'fit ■ ■ ■ ■■■^iw^SPt Ihvorce and Matrimony. ■•' »''■'''''■' v " Pi The second reading, of thtf DiVcjwjg; Matrimonii Causes Amendmen4.*3?l||^ ceived iirom the Legislative Oonnaß^moved by the Hon, -A. L. HeipiilS Mr. Wiljbrd (Hutt) OTggested|\L%S the Bill was in Committee /tw||:'|Pl| should agree to re-insert the "&J^3®| had be«n struck out of the »!»($&& Act. This" was a provision 'thit||||j§f of conjugal righte should be ctusjrarappVdesertion, and therefore \a;« : gWi|^M divorce. He urged an amenntmenfcil^^.' ing habitual dmnkenness,■■anclfWj|^_|^ that "mental cruelty," 'lor exaM^V-W use of opprobrious epithets _by a'fca^a!^ impugning the honour of ; his wiSi;:s9»j bo considered in determining the. ; to justify a petition for divorced V;ffffl| against" allowing insanity to' ; be ; 'i|ffli|. for, divorce. He believed, thfct m &*' riage bond should be linbreitk&ble-, . ' ; " i The Minister said he would *§|f§ij consider the suggestions made byi|§f|l| ford. " . ■-' v:.■ ;':*-:■ ■■ The Bill was read a second time; " i ■• rf' } Local Bodies' Loans. <• >, ■ Hon. J. Allen moved the «econ4-||fe of the Loral Bodies' Loans : Amends Bill. ■ . ■ ' a''^HM "A clause proposing the repeal of I' | tion compelling local bodies to ;lod&3jSpjj ing funds of certain loan*; with thiv)p|p Trustee was oppowvi bv .Messrs. WmSzi Craigic. They held that it, Wrinjffigfjgl fair to the State to continue the system. - ' The motion was carried on the rag ■ The Marriage. Amendment Bill *»_•«" . a second time. ~ The" House went into Commitlee ou'W Births and Heaths Registration ;s|||gfi Tlie Bill was reported with minor W*fments. Tv The House, rose at 12.55 a.m. / ;,,: ■ - :'viSdK® — ; -~-:cV>~o 1