PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14048, 19 July 1916, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

LEGISLATIVE .COUNCIL. \ (Por Press Asportation.) WELLINGTON, last 4 night. In the Council Mr Earnshaw moved that the .Government take into' consideration the wisdom of joining with tlio Commonwealth 'Government m the appointment; of 'an' Industrial Commission of Inquiry representative- of manufacturers and workers to visit the United States and 'report upon ,; methods of manufacture, production, and conditions of employment. He? said that since the war had started we had. found how badly off we were, m regard .to industrial matters. The present was an .opportune; time for discussion of the question with Australia. This country could n6t" afford to 'lag behind whiie Australia was developing commercially. If such were permitted the Doniinion would simply .constitute an industrial, recruiting "ground for,, Australia. Mr Paul seconded the' motion, and he advised New Zealand taking every advantage of working .with the Commonwealth. Sir. F. -Bell remarked that while, he hoped New , ; Zealand arid -• . : Austral^ , would! join, iii friendly; rivalry, he. hoped tHe day avould not .come., when the Dominion 'would be one of the States of an Australian Commonwealth. The motion was -earned. , y . Tlie Einaiice Bill was "jnead a first ■ time.-Tand.tliQ second reading was fixed for to-morrow. '.'.,- . V, "..,-. Tlie. Council rose' at 2.55 p.m. . , BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. Tlie Minister, for Public Works moved a resolution appointing a .committee to arrange for the furnishing of the new. Parliament, buildings.— Agreed' to. 1 The Minister ; laid on the table the. Public Works Statement, and intimated that . the debate would be taken, on Friday s next. ■••; ,' ' Several amendments to the Land and Income TasYßilt were ■ introduced by . : Governor's message.. The alterations all '. remedied technical difficulties, the'.pi'iti? : cipal one being -iii -clause 2 i( omitting from the definition of -native land, the words ''any land which is native land" and substituting the words "native .freehold land.',' . Another amendment provided ' that; ih the case^ of companies engaged m gold mining or .scheelita mining, the taxable income derived by that company m any year sllall; bp/;deem^df to be one-half, the.-, total sum ..paid as dividends during ; that year. - He moved that the amendments be agreed to. Mr Wil'ford took -exception to the amendments being, ebbsidered at once. He pointed out objections to several. •Sir Joseph .Ward] said the clause affecting jnining companies had been put m at the request 'of 'the. eompanies. As: the proposal ' m the Bill involved the ; ■ sum of £10,000 lo the Treasury, he* had; placed the -legislation exactly; as it was* before.' „.'-.'• ' ■ iSir Joseph Ward replied 'at some length to criticisms. Her paid .all the amendments were necessary. Mi- Wilford said he did not think i objection' could be taken, to legislation which would compel to invest- , their .moneys m war debentturesL He asserted Ins 1 belief that the people would Ijbyally support the , war ldari if shown that it was required. ■ , ; : V, ■' '• In the course of further remarks, Sir, . Joseph Ward ridiculed the 7 idea tha]b "j the balance at credit m the ;banl_ could '. be utilised. . lii .many, cases those, ■; represented traders' b_ancißs, 'which • were m daily use. He 'Asserted that' th'ej duty of tlie Government. was;' to see; that nothing done which .would tend' to raise tlie rate- of iritlerest. ' : . '•'' '••,- The ameridirienrto .were agreed ' toY ' Sir. Joseph War d^ said. h? did not consider Ythe> War Regulations Hill 'should, be gone on>with in' the abseiice " of , the Premier and Minister of Defence. 7, Under.; these extraordinary : circumstances; • bb moyed that the House adjourn tilT 2.30 to-morrow. 7 . • ;' V The House rose at • 9.52;-"p.m.