PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11122, 9 November 1907, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(Per Press Association.) y .-.'.".. ;C;. WELLINGTON, this day. The House went into Committee on Flour "and. Other Produce Monopoly Prevention/8i11... On the motion of the Preiriier, clau^ 3 {jroyiding that the order in .Council repiitting duties may be revoked nofc earlier than 4 months, was restored toy 3; months as contained in the clause going to the Coriiriierce Committee. Tiie Bill with amendment was reported and agreed ;-, to by the HPuse. The Bill was, then read a third tiihe and passed. In the j CeunciL the 'Agricultural Laborers' \Accoramodation Bill, Government Advances of Settlers Bill, Agricultural Iniplejn^ril Manufacture Importation and Sale 'Bill; and Taumaur unui Town Council Election Validatioh Bill were read a second time, arid the Laborers' Accomniodatiori Bill was also put through Gpmiriittee: with slight, amendments.

The/fallowing other business was dealt vtfithj:— The second ''reading /.of tho Railway^.Classification Bill was carried on the voices,; after tho Premier had effectively replied ds. to. grievances alleged. Mr .Hornsb'y' complained that diffeifentiation had. taken; place in regard to the rank ;i and , file arid higher salaried; officials in regard to entering business outside ijhe \ Department. V He instanced a case of an ; official iri receipt of £600 a year who had a sheep i'uri, but nothing was said by the Department aboutthe matter, whereas/men in 'the lower ranks wlio might jkeep a fruit or. confectionery j&bp had ybperi/coiripelled to jgiveVup the busiriess. \ . V'ThV Council read a. third time and passed the Infant Life Protection Bill, .to Which a [new', clause was padded giving ■power/to exclude the public (apart from those having official duties) from a Court ; driririg the hearing of cases under the Ihdustrial 'Schools Act. ,y ■''.'' The Hon. Ji ßigg gave notice-to move : j ■ 'That Go vernfrient/tbe • recommended to introduce ay Bill jto provide efficient means for utilising ; the credit of the /Dominion , in tinted panic so' as to restore confi- | dericeV' W .■; VV •,. -,'y ■.:..'■' "<[' I In the House the second reading of: the / Post and Telegraph Bill was 1 agreed to 'ii .on the Voices,; Kef erring to /the first class of ythe'cleriqal division the Premier explained that officers would not be promoted to the class merely for the purpose of promoting them there, but would be prprhoted'as the supervision of the ser. vice deinanded. Referring to messengers )he sdid a boy entering the service at the "age of 16 would at the end of 12 years be. receiving £220: The total amount involvedfpr the first year was £7000 arid .£3700 yearly thereafter. It was a riieasure.of justice to; an important branch ; i of trie service. Mr Massey, endorsed the Bill, stating if the State was to attract the best men it must see that their services were paid in accordance With their responsibilities. In the. course of the debate a plea was made on behalf of those in charge of cpuntry post .offices.