LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5669, 17 August 1905, Page 7

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1 Tho Council mut a'- ~■ ’ P- ,IK FIRST READINGS. 'IHm Shipping and Seamens ■' iC - Anumdiiiont Hill wn., received iron, the ItlllW, <>f Representatives IIIKI »<**«« •« Maori Land Councils AcC IW«, was introd'n-d I,y the Hon (.olonM IMt, and read a 11 st tune. M UTt; AH HUE 1 NSC!! ANCT.. The Mutual Fire Insurance Act AiTK>ti<lrnGnt Bill C^ n Mr ly) w 'V' taken in committee, and reported with ij, minor amendment. MOTOII REG IwTHA TION. Tlio Motor Registration Hill (Hon Mr WireranH wa» taken in comimUeo. An amend niI, III, proposed t>y the Hon Mr Jonkinson. that regid rai ion of mo tors made by a regide. mg authority shall have elfeel throughout the whole colony, was agreed to. 'file clause providing penalties for olfonoeo under the act (ix a ininiiiiiiin line oi one pound, anil a maximum ol lon pounds. On the motion ol the Kim Mr .loiikiiison. the minimum penulty was deleted, leaving linos tor olfonues not to exceed ten pounds. The hill was reported without liirtlici •wrwwlmunt. ptmi/ic works. The Public Works Amendment Hill /Hon Mr Feldwick) was committed. Tho Hon Mr MACDONALD said the whole question of the bill had tindor,*llllo an entire rovolution since the judgment given a few days ago by the Supreme Court on the fourteen quesLions .submitted to it. f lbo juugvneiit illsxv-si tat id a review oi tho whole of the Public Works Act in connection with tfie width of streets. There were fourteen ililiereiit conditions ; ■which required amendment, and "hat j was requind was not a hill which made .confusion worse cordoumled, as the present ono d.d, but a bill introduced by tho Attorney-General, giving a comiidete remedy for the present unsatisfactory state of affairs. He suggested | •that tho motion to go into committee iJitmld ho withdrawn, and the judg- , moat of tho Supremo Court printed and oi roll la tell to members, so that they •could understand tho partition. The Hon Mr CARNCRUSS moved (ho adjournment of the debate. Tho Hon Colonol PITT said that fcho Hon Mr Macdonald was right to, oall the attention of tho Council to (ilio judgment of the Supreme Court, but the main point in tho present bill was not touched upon by tho judgment u.t all. The main point of tho bill before tho Council was to substitute isixtv links for forty feet. Probably it •would bo for the Governmont to see that the law on matters dealt with in tho judgment of tho Supreme Court Va-s cleared up. .. , Tho Hon Mr MACDONALD replied •that the Attorney-General had not pro’Dorly considered the effect of the Juent. It was idle to pass a number of small bills to deal with special cases when what was required was « bill to ; deal with all tho matters affected by; tho judgment. Ho wanted to know H , tho Attorney-General would bring down suoh a bill this session. llho motion for adjournment was Cfgroed to on tho voices.^ The Counoil rose at 3.55 p.m.