N. Z. PARLIAMENT

Colonist, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8642, 21 August 1896, Page 2

N. Z. PARLIAMENT

[Peb United Pbess Association] Wellington, August 20. COUNCIL* Tho Counoii met at 2.30. Mr Bolt gave notioe to reintroduca the Female Law Practitioners Bill.

1 Tbe Minister for Eduoation Bgain iutro* ! du'ed the Law Practitioners and New Zealand \ Law Society's Act Amendment Bill, wbieh, together with Mr Bolt's measure, was r jceted the Council last we:-k. Tbe second reading was agreed to by 14 votes ta 12. Tbe Inspect'on of Machinery Aot Amendment Bill, and tho Btil ways Compensation Adjustment Bill wen tead a third time and passed. The Medioal Piaotiiioners Registration I Amendonent Bill was amended ia <. ommittee in the direotion of tie amendments sag zested fay the Joint Statute Committee. j Tbe Beoond reaciog ot the Contagion* Diseases Aot Amendment Bill was moved by Mr Walker, * A long debate ensued, end Mr ligg moved an amendment to kill the Bill. The amendment was oarried ty 18 to 11, I and the Bill was thrown ont. ' The Mortgages Bill (Mr Eeily) and tha Mount Wellington Publio Domain Boar J, and the Thomas Morrin Exohange of Land Bill (Mr Jennings) were read a secon i time. At 5 p.m. the Counoii adjourned. HOUSE. Couticnation of Wednesday night's Parliament. After further debate, ihe soond reading of Mr O'Regin's Preferental Voting and Proportional Representation Bill was negatived by 19 to 12, and the Bill was thus thrown out. The Honse rose at 1.30 a.m. The House met at 2 30. Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act 1845, Amendment Bill, which provides that there shall be no liability of drainage from abattoir and slaughterhouses polluting any stream running through a borough. He explained that amending the bill was necessary owing to an oversight in the original Act. After a brief debate, the second reading was agreed to on the voices. Mr Seddon moved for the committal of the Private Benefit Societies Bill, He said the Bill had been before the Labor Bills Committee, and was agreed to unanimously. The Bill provided that all Friendly Societies should be registered. Sir R. Stout suggested tbat the Bill should be amended so that all existing Societies should be allowed to stand thus. He thought it was particularly desirable in the case of Sugar Refining Companies, and the Union S.S. Company. MrEarnshaw thought that Sir R. Stout had offered a strong reason for these companies being brought within the operations of the Bill, and he was in favor of that course. Mr Duthie supported the Bill, and hoped it would be passed by a large majority. Several of the members spoke in support of the Bill. In the course of his reply, Mr Seddon said he saw nothing in the Bill antagonistic to the Colonial Sugar Company, but if they exempted societies of this kind, other 3 would ask to be |excluded also. They should lay down the principle that there should be no private benefit societies. The motion for committal was agreed on the voices. After considerable debate the motion for the committal of the Wages Protection Bill was agreed to on the voices. The House rose at 5.30. The House resumed at 7*30. The Private Benefit Societies Bill was oom* mitted. Oa the interpretation clause, Mr Seddon moved to strike out that portion cf the clause which excluded tbe banks from the operation of the Bill so as to inolude banking societies. It was necessary, he thought, that the banking societies should be brought nnder control and under supervision the same as otber private societies. Captain Russell could not see how bank ohrks could be classed as "workers" who performed skilled or unskilled work. Mr Duthie urged that the banks and bank olerk3 should be dealt with in a separata Bill. Mr Seddon Baid they had made special legislation in tbe sbop hours Bill for bank , and they were now the only institutions that praotised " sweating " ; that being the case, he should make no exceptions ia this Bill. Mr Eiroshaw feared tbat tbo inclusion ot banks in both would endanger its passage in the Upper House. Captain Rusnell thought it -would not be wise for the Bouse without da 3 consideration to destroy the pension soheme « that t ai been established by the banks themselves. Mr Millar hoped the Premier's amendment would be carried, and pointed out that one cf the arguments against the Bill in the Upper House on the last occasion was that the Bill bad no principle as it excluded banks^fr jm ita operations. bir Bobert Stont said they were trying ti discourage employers of lai or from providing for their employees, and that was opposed to ail advanced legislation. After ooneiderable discussion Mr Si d lon'a amendment was oarried by 43 to 18.