WORK IN PALIAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16578, 6 November 1924, Page 6

WORK IN PALIAMENT.

NUMEROUS RILLS BI’AT.T WITH

(Per Press Association.> WELLINGTON, this clay. The Government Accident Insurance Amendment Till was put through committee of the House without alteration, read a. third time, and passed. FINANCE BILL: Mr Massey formally moved the second reading of the Finance Bill. Mr Wilford complained that under the Bill certain moneys provided under the Riley sclionie wipe being diverted, and the rate of interest being raised from 4-j to W, per cent., which together with sinking-fund would constitute a heavy impost' on the people if spread over a. long period of years. Mr Wilford pointed out that power was given to issue an Order-in-Couneil to impose on gas companies a levy of 15s per million feet sold during the previous year, and wanted to 1 know what effect this impost tvas going to have on householders using gas. After the luncheon adjournment the House continued the discussion on the Financ'd Bill. Mr Sullivan objected to Clause 73, which gives the Governor-General power to suspend certain Acts relative to* labor conditions at the,Dunedin Exhibition. He maintained this would result, in unfair competition, and in abuses of Arbitration Court awards. The Labor party would challenge this clause if it were insisted on.

Mr Veilch contended that borrowing large sinus in London as proposed under the Bill would have a very disturbing effect, on exchange. Mr Monteitli complained that Clause 23 relieved ini employer of the necessity of paying boys sent to camp their weekly wage. In wises . where there were a number of boys in a family this was going tu prove a great- handicap, and lie would oppose the clause to the utmost.

Mr Massey, replying, said the transfers proposed under Clause 7 referred to amounts unexpended fr,ofn votes made for certain works, so they could be used for other works. Under Cjause 18 the amount proposed to be paid local bodies in respect of timber royalties wouM be about £17,C00. .Referring to agricultural banks, he considered .the proposals in the Bill introduced promised better Service to,the country than any other country. He had had that. Bill held ovgr because qf the ex.ettssive demands 1 by those interesting' themselves in the matter. Mr Massey said lie could not help thinking, however, that the State Advances Department- furnished as fine financial.,assistance as . anyone could desire. Parliament, during the present .session, had given a great- deal of assistance to the producing industries. The Bill was read a. second time, put through the committee, and reported with minor 'amendments, ®.htl read a' third time and passed. , T. EG IST, \ TIME v C f >T ■X C T T,. The Council deckled f ‘ !: I tturmn ' amendments made in th e .Fatxaki Plains County Council Empowering Bill with which the House disagreed. Til© Egmont National Park Bill was put through its final stages and passed with the deletion of a clause empowerng tr stees to invest in the board’s securities. The Honey Export Control Bill,the •Discharged Soldiers Settlement 'Amendment. Bill, Jndustrjgß Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, and Legislature Amendment Bill (No. 2) were received from the House, ,pht .thro&li all stages, and minor amend.merits, trio , I&'t-iiarped . after , surviving the proposed delation idf, jhe /cli|.us‘e ’ ieSL, to 6. The “Washing Up” Bill was reported with amendments and passed. New clauses were inserted adding two additional members to the Tongafiro .National Park Board to he apooih|ed by tlie (Jovernor-GeneWil and Validating: a license under the Mining Act for the’ dam at Kaiwara Falls. The Council agreed to a conference with, the Representatives of the House on the Cawthrqn Institute. The Council adjourned after discussion on tlie library report u.nti] 8.30, When it was reported that the conference on the Cawthron Trust Bill had failed to reach an agreement. The Hon. ,T, Mclntyre asked if the. Council could discuss ‘the report of the managers.

, Sir Francis Bell replied that nothing further coulßJnvdone.,