LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11737, 20 September 1906, Page 3

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Wellington, September ±9. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Regulation of Bellamy' 3 Bill (Reeves) was read a first time. The Napier Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute Empowering Bill, and ths f Napier Hospital Site Extension Bil I (Ormond) were read a second time. The Attorney-General moved th< second reading of the Arbitration ; Act Amendment Bill. He explainec that the measure liad nothing to d( with the Conciliation and Arbitra lion Act. Under the existing lavi the term '"submission" was definec na "matters in difference." It hac hfen found in practice, in strict law, » that there were many cases which ■ ivrre not matters of "difference." Hi instanced questions such as valua 1 (ion by arbitration mutually agreed upon, the value of any improvement ' find otber matters of like character It was intended to enlarge the ex • rression "submission" and .to mate 1 ihis amendment of the law retrospec f live. The second reading- was agreec 3 (o. without discussion. ■The Attorney-General moved th i second reading of the Motor Regula 1 lion Bill, designed to mate furthe f provision for the regulation, registra ? tion and identification of motor car i and to further safeguard the publac. 1 Several members urged that i ' would be preferable to have one com ■ prehensive measure dealing with tb< 3 whole question to a Bill like y th I present;- making numerous amend 6 raents in the existing law. Mr Bolt moved the adjournment o II the debate for a weefce. TJie Hon. A. Pitt said the mtftioj .v'ai made at hia suggestion, and if j c were' agreed to he would in the mean f time have a consolidating Bi] drafted. . The motion was agreed- to-. The .Firearms Bill was recom '• mitted on the motion of th '. Attorney-General, and a furthe d amendment was made--imprjsqnmec n as a penalty for youths being elimi 13 nated, and a new clause was inserte ,° providing for the forfeiture of fire arms in the event of the convictioi n of a youth under 15 for breach o£ tt 18 law. The Bill was jeported. d The Fisheries Conservation n ßi 33. — — — —

was recommended, and a furu.or ain'dhdmeDt made in Ihe "Regu! - tions" clause. The Bill was l:.i.i reported, and the Council adjourned.