GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12419, 31 July 1902, Page 5

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE.COUNCIL. WEDNESDAY, .JULY 30. Tha - Council mat n,t 2.30 p.m. NOTICES. _ Tho Hon.' Mr FELD\YIOK gave notice lo introduce the Chemists' Pavmout of Scowl Commissions Prevention and Rata of Attendance Bill. Tho Hon. Mr RIGG gave notice to introduce the Tied Houses Bill. PIIOT READING. ' The Land Act Amendment, Ha'b&as .Corpus Exleiwipn Act, Fisheries Conservation Act Amendment, and Factories Act Amendment Bills were introduced and read a first' time. ; .. I .TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES. ' The Hon.. Mr JF/NKINSON' moved that it is desirable. that travelling allowances to railway workmen should, ho equivalent to (lie amount necessarily expended by such workmoil, and' t'wt in faimsas and justice to railway workman ; generally the regulation should bo amended accordingly. » Tho Hon. W. 0. WALKER said rcgulut'ons were 1 under consideration, mid lie had no doubt tho hardship complained of would be remedied. Tho motion'was parried, NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. • Thn lion. V\. C. WALKER moved thfr second reading of the Now Zealand University Act Amendment Rill, which provides for tho reconstruction of the University Senate. The mover condemned the present lii<*-temirs system of ( members of the senate, and said the bill proposed that mcmbew should bo cJccted nnd hold .office for a slated period. Hc.'&eknowledged-the f-orvic.es rendered by tho senate 'in the past, but eon- , sidered tho constitution should bo more, un- ' to-daie. '. * j The Hon. Dr G-RAOE opposed the bill. Tho Hon, Mr ]3iD\VEN, while not in sympathy with a. system of life membership, disapproved of making tho Inspooior-gensral tho only lifi>. morrifw of (he senate. i Messrs. T. KELLY, JONES, and LEL SMITH aho spoke. The debate was adjourned, and the Connoil rose at g.4o.'•' ' . ■ j