LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1802, 19 September 1906, Page 20

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

The Council met at 2.30 p.m. TRAINING SHIPS. The Hon. A. Pitt’s Training Ships Bill was committed. Clause 4 was amended, on the motion of Mr Pitt, so ,that instead of the boys paying fees, they should receive payment, which will probably be at the rate of a penny a day on joining and twopence on promotion, with haltholiday allowances of threepence. The bill was reported. SALE OP EXPLOSIVES. On the committal of the Sale of Explosives Bill, the Hon. Mr Feldwick complained that the measure would prevent a child buying crackers. The Hon. Mr Jones: And all the better.

The age of persons to whom explosives may not he supplied was reduced from eighteen to fifteen to correspond with the Firearms Act. Progress was reported on the bill. * fisheries conservation. In committee on the Fisheries Conserration Acts Amendment Bill, tho Hon. S. T. George complained that there was no provision for selling trout caught in Lake Rotorua. There was an absolute waste of good food. Sometimes people caught a hundred pounds weight of fish in a day and because they were prohibited from selling the fish were left lying. The Hon. A. Pitt accepted Mr George’S suggestion that power should be given to make regulations to govern the sale of fish in New Zealand, instead of absolutely prohibiting it. This was given effect to, and with other minor amendments progress was reported. The Council rose at 4.40 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. NEW BILLS. The Hon. A. Pitt gave notice, of intention to introduce the Industrial Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment, Municipal Corporations Amendment and Motor Regulation BillsThe Hon. R. H. J. Reeves gave notice of Intention to introduce the Regulation of Bellamy’s Bill. THIRD READING. The Training Ships Bill was read a third time, and passed. COMMITTALS. The Fisheries Conservation Bill' was recommitted, and a verbal amendment was made. The Registration of Births Extension Bill and the Opium Prohibition Act Amendment Bill both passed through committee without amendment, were read a third time, and passed. Slight amendments were made in the Juvenile Offenders and Sale of Explosives Bills. . It was decided to place on record m the Journals the reply of the Prime Minister to the Council’s congratulations on the results of the Postal Congress. The Council rose at 4.40 p.m.