PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10903, 21 October 1911, Page 1

PARLIAMENT.

(I'eii Pukss Association.) Wellington, October 20. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council met at L\3o. The second reading of the Aid to Public Works (Loan) Hill was moved by Sir J. G. I'indlay. Mr Jetikinson suggested, in regard to the water power proposals, that cht> Government should put it into practice by applying it to the new railways to be constructed,, especially, in regard to the Gisborne line. Sir J. G. Fimllay said, tile tests would be first applied on the LyttekonCiiristehurch line. . '-V. ' The Bill wag put -through all its stages, v ' Tile- Duration of Reseryes Amendment Bill was read a, second time, and reported: with -miiior amendments. The Public; Works Bill was passed. The Widows Pension Bill was' committed. !'•*'_ •". The: Attorney-General ' proposed an amendment to the effect that the pen-sion-payable,- plus the earnings of the applicant, ,mus.t iiofc exceed"£6o. . it b'eingdoubtfiil if the amendment could; be. dealt wMi ljy the Council, tlie Attorney-General said .he would have the matter dealtwitli bv message from the Governbr. ; . • ' • The Council , in-tiro evening discussed the second 'reading of tlie Tramways Bill," objection being taken by several speakers; to -'the provision ' for corridor cars in plarce of side-entrance, cars. The Council passed :..Uhe. Tramways Bill and"'rose. ■

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2'.30. Tile 'report <>f the 1 Public Classification Boar'djwhich' tecommended that a nominal roll; shViild; be'!prepare'd by she heads of departments, was." presented, . Sir Joseph . Ward said be lioped to lay " the roll 911 tlie -table "before the end of the session'.' ' • : - Sir Joseph' W'aird read a memorandum from ithe 'Chairman ibf the 5 Racing Conir mission, in . reply .'to a request of the House, through'the Premier, that the Commission should reconsider' its ■ report. -j 7; Mr Colvin raised "a point of order regarding the fact'that ilie report contained comments -oil the" speeches, made by members in the House. ' The Speaker ruled tiiat:the;:Cominissioii was hot iii order" in commenting as it' did on the speeches ttiado in the House, 'but.iC.-wiflk.'-'fiJir 'Hdiise to' say'' whether exception 'slittuld be made in this case, and th 6' r'epoflD be accepted., ; A long discussion ' followed. . Sir Joseph Ward desired 'to state that' he had' not' in. the communication' he had addressed to .the" Commission" i e-: ferred, to any speeches of. any House. Mr Colvin moved., that' a breach of privilege "had been ' committed' by the: author of the report. - I ■ Mr Massey said there"' was no douTbt a technical .breach had been committed, but it Vvas too. slight" to notice: : On the Premier's mdnbilit was" decided tliat ; no further action be taken with regard to the'b'reacli "of privilege. The matter then dropped. " The position now is that'the Speaker has ruled th:4; the-House cannot receive the report. _ . : - _ The House resumed at 7.30. , The Government" Railways Bill was introduced' by Governor's Message", and read'a first time. . Tlio Premier stated that the ■ Mokau report would;be the 'first order of the day for Monday aJcernoon. "'•'Tlie'- amendments made "by the Council in" the Patent's, Designs, and Trades Marks Bill were, on the motion of Mr Millar, agreed to. : . . In Corfi'mitte'e on the Local -Elections" and Polls Amendment Bill a hew clause Was inserted -providing that where the day of itlie election is appointiid a" public holiday the" electioii. shall ? be : held on the same day of the following week. '•The-Bill ; was-reported*.'. " " ~ : The' Committee -considered the Workers C om P. ens atidn Amendment Bill.. Tlie -iiewi ; 'clauses''explained by .'the Ministers .on the second reading were added to the Bill." • ' The' Minister's new . clause s making provision for the wife and children, of a worker killed by: accident was added to the Bjll. ". •' • - -: . -: : . Clause 3 of the Bill "was altered on the motion of Mr Poland to provide tliat' any' manual worker "may obtain compensation for- accident,:-no matter what his-wages are, .but tW compensation was limited, to clerks, etc., whose income dees not exceed" £20.0 per annum. •'

The" Minister moved amendments to , provide .that the.' Act should. apply "tp domestic, servants, whose; term of' en- : gagement- is: for- a. period of not less I than..seven days. Mr Allen urged that should be a . definition of. domestic service.'. .It-, would'not do' to include all in the-. house ! who 'are 'in reality employedmdomes■tie -service, wlletlierl'they were paid servants or (laughters or relatives of the employer. " ' ' - . ' The amendment was carried "oil..'die voices.- j A' rieW clause,' moved. bydVlr Wright, to give- solicitors'the Tight "to appear before "tlio: Compensation "-Corirt was embodied in' the Bill, „ivhicli a third Legislatt!re- AmeMdment' ''Bill: No. . 3 (Sir Joseph. '.the names on : 'the electoral roll are not to be db*jectecL' : fco' because they are riot in the electoral census of. the district, : was; 1-ead a" second .time. • The House' continued' after-12 3ri:Gommitt'ee on the Legislature Amendment Bill,. , ''V'-cV 1 Sir W. 'J. Stew-ard 'moved that the term of Pa-rliament'. be '.extended from three 'to"'four years. .Negatived By. 46' to 13. - slr FisKer moved' that -the Second Ballot Act of 1908' be repealed. ~ , by So 21.. : > -The-- Bill: T wSS reported, only amendnfen^-'being -the substitution of "polling boc/cli".' for ,'.'polling place." i . The : Bill was then passed. ; I T-lie House adjourned- at; 1.25 till Monday' morning.