LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 44, 6 October 1911, Page 5

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, October 5

The Legislative Council met at 2.30. The following Bills came through their final stages undiscussed: —Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Bill, Hauraki Plains Amendment Bill, Grey town Town Lands and Hospital Lands Leasing Bill, Oamaru Municipal Exchange and Market Reserve Leasing Bill, Waikowhai Park Bill, Papakio Water-race District Validation Bill, and Sir Donald McLean Memorial Park Bill.

The Attorney-General, in moving the committal of the Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Bill, said ho proposed to insert some consequential amendments. There was an important omission which exposed a person who had already entered into a contract to t ie risk of having the contract cancelled without any claim for compensation. That would ho remedied. There was really nothing in the Bill which was not already in operation in England and the Commonwealth.

■ In committee the proposed provision was inserted. A further amendment was also inserted to prevent a patent being used by the patentee to enforce other goods upon a person with whom ho had agreement for lease or license of this patent. The Hon. Samuel secured the insertion of a now clause, having for its object the simplification of procedure in connection with the taking out of patents in foreign countries. It compels a patent agent to render a detailed hill of costs to the patentee before demanding payment. The Bill was reported as. amended, and the House rose until Friday week.