WAGES ATTACHMENT ABOLITION BILL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10398, 28 June 1895, Page 3

WAGES ATTACHMENT ABOLITION BILL.

< The H6n7-Mi- RfilJi^Yß?, moved the second reading of the Wages,/ Attachment Abolition Bill. He said the bill: had beeu in '■ force in England for 25 years, and as far as he kneW with 'very' good: effeefc-.' •■: -The reason .why Government-moved in this matter-was owing t<> a case- heard-irithe Otago district in /which the > magistrate" publicly/ coinujented on the absence of a law in the colony whiph would-preyent such a state of tilings.;,ln that caps a man in, the, employ of a.ibcal body had hot been, ablei^to toucb;/his ;'wages ,for months.' It had been suggested to him that a limit ofi £3jshpuld,be-,aHp|yed, and he.'ahould carefully considerthe proposal. , ... • -~: Mr T. MACKENZIE (Clutha), thought a limit to £3; too high.: Single men (bachelors) should be exempt from thel benefits of this law.

■Mr J.;^W.'KBLEl&OpposedNthe; bill; -He thought 1 this; little, guarantee to tradesmen should riot be Withdrawn withont full consideration, i. If the bill got into .Committe^ he should move 'that', all' ".money over' 15s a Week should be attachable. ~. , ~■;,{

;•. Mr: EARNSHAW-thougut the bill was going to6f»r,-aild was not asked for by the labouring classes,: i He should i movia certain amendments

if the;bilLgob ,into, Committee. He.cared not what was the liw. in England, but he felt sure tbisi bill "irould injure the workers rnqre than bsneifc them

The Hon. Mr SEDDON "said^hoi member, of the Government' wished to encourage people t6 evade' tifeir just debts, but the present law was very, defective; :V? Me felt. sure his 'colleague would /accept"'reasonable amendments in the bill;- v v> ■•;;;■ •/-..v1" -«.r •■%: .x-; ;r': ■.■■■■■■;' : Mr GK.OWTHER said it wasnopartof the daiiydf the House.to 'ehcSuMgeainan to'gb to a ?tore atidL get credit without; paying^for the goods hpgbt;T '■ ■...■■'•'.': ■■'.■■';■;..■..'.'..■ -..-. [.<:': ■~ ~'.' ■■.•'; Mr, O*RNOROSS .M^ Beeves, ; had gpne-tbo far in'this bill. iHe'thought the better ulau would be to ;vaake .^a:; portion of wagea aßtachable, but not the whole of it., As the bill would^o io the Baboni'^Bills^^^ Conamittee, and Mr Reeves had promised to accept ttnaendnvents, he should vote for the second reading. ' .' j Messrs 'Dathie, M'Nab) Willis,;'Hall-Jones, M'Gowaiii and Thompson spoke on the bill. ■The motion was agreed to, \ '■'■■■''':■..] .The House rose at midhight. ■..