PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 15 September 1900, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

(PER J'flKSa ASSOCIATION.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Friday, September 14. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Bill (Hon. W. C. Walker) was read a third time and passed. , Hon. W. C. Walker moved the second reading of the Public Health Bill, which he believed would be ol great service to the community. Dr. Grace s.id lie was gladsome advance had been made in the conservation of the colony's most valuabli asset, namely, the health of its people. Hon. Mr. lligg referred to the verj considerable financial burden which tin Bill cast upon the local authorities Another point to which ho directed attention was the heavy penalties pro vided for in the measure. Hon. T. Kelly (Taranaki) said tha< to ask some Town Boards and Boat Boards to do what was provided for ir 'iho Bill was absurd. The local authori ties under the Bill should, in the cas< of country districts, be at least Count) Councils. The Hon, A. L. Smith said hi thought it was un oversight, and tha the Bill did not compel towns to pro vide a proper system of drainage. The Hon. W. C, Smith siid the Bil failed to give town boards any power b taise funds for the carrying out of th removal of night soil and garbage. The Hon. W., T. Jennings said h could not understand why a progressiv colony like New Zealand should adberi to compulsory vaccination. The Hon. J. A. Bonar referred to the autocratic powers given by th Bill to the health officers, who, on tfca account, should be carefully selected. The Hon. J. M. Twomey defendei the vaccination system. The Hon. H. Scotland advocatei that it should be required that mea und fi3h offered for sale should be pro tected from dust or other contamina lion. The Hon. W. 0. Walker eaid tha consideration would be given to thi matters mentioned by the varion speakers, and the second reading wa agreed to. The Industrial Conciliation am arbitration Act Amendment Bil (Hon. W. 0. Walker) was read a fira t The New Zealand Ensign and Codt /signals Bill (the Hon. W. C. Walker' was passed through Committee withou' amendment, read a third time ad passed. The Separate Institutions Bill, whicl in part w ith the question oi 15 lance affesting plague hqspitals, wiu read a second time on the motion o the Hon. W. 0. Walker. The Deceased Husband's Brothei Marriage Bill was considered in Cam mittoe, and reported without amend merits, The Bill was then read a third time by 15 votes to 7, and passed. jThe Council rose at 4.30 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fkiday, September 14. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Guinness took the chair in the absence of the Speaker, who bod beer unexpectedly called to Auckland. The Kakararamea Public Hall and West Coast Settlement Reserves Act Amendment Bill was read a first time. SLAUGHTERING AND INSI'JJOTION IiILL. The House went into committor on the Slaughtering and lir, peciiun Bill. Mr. Lawry si\% no necessity for the Bill, and believed that it had been introduced simply to provide billets for a band of Inspectors. Mr. E. M. Smith objected to a Department being set up in Wellington co dictate to settlers us to the condition of their stock. He would oppose the Bill as far as possible. Mr. Willis thought the Bill one of the most important introduced this session, but ho hoped due care would ba taken in the appointment of Inspectors. Mr. Bollard objected to the power of administering the Bill being vested in the Minister instead of the local bodies. If the local bodies were not competent to deal with such matter they should be swept away and sole power given to the Premier to administer the law. Mr. Hogg thought the local bodies would be very gkd to be relieved of the responsibility of administering such a disagreeable, but necessary measure as this Bill. Mr. T. Mackenzie contended that the local bodies were not fit to administer the Bill, doaling as it did with the important interest of the public health, Mr. Lawry moved to strike out the interpretation clause, which read: Minister means Minister of Education. Mr. Hanau urged that past experience had shown that the local bodies were not fit to be intrusted with the proper administration of the Bill. Mr. Wilford approved of the' main principles of the Bill, but said it required modification in several particulars. Mr. Buddo suggested that, with tlio view to protecting tlio but'/hers, «u iiisuvanco fund should bo established, or hotter still, that a small increase should be mado, in fees, to cover the loss occasioned by condomnod stock, Mr. Graham pointed to Nelson as ovidence of tho bcnoiicial ell'oct of abattoirs. That city, lie said, was probably as bid as any other placo in j the colony with regard t) the f-yateiu of sl;m»hl:enn;.>, but tho attention of the people there having been railed to the matter they, without coining to the Government, put up abattoirs at a cost of .£7500. Mr. Wilford urged that not only should compensation be paid for s toe It condemned, but also to the owners of slaugliter-bou-es whose lieeu os would b.) determined when the Bill came into operation. Mr. Massey Ktid the liill in its present form wotil.l p;it the truly inl.n tlio hands of a I'o'.v l:ir_, r e eompanii.--, and do awny with eompeti'ioii, while its centralising features were most objec'iona' le. The House adjourned at 5 .'lO. EVENING SimNG. At 7,30 g,m, the Hquud rmuitd in

louuriHee on the Slaughtering and nspection Bill. The amendment to strike oat the cfinition of "Minister" was lest by '* 13 to 13. Mr. McLauchlan said the Bill was ■ery necessary in the interests of tin lealth of the community. He had rimself seen carcases of meat put into •etail shops in Obristchurch unbranded, ind he had also seen soma very yellow meat exposed for sale. Mr. Colvin defended tba local bodies, ind asserted that their failure to grapple properly with the objects cf' the Bill was through want of foods. Clause 3. providing that persons slaughtering for family use aod bona fide farmers be exempted from the Act, caused considerable discussion. Mr. Lawry contended that theoWwae would enable a combination of fanaare to enter into competition with tin butchers, and to kill and sell meat without inspection. Mr. Maasoy contended that in regard to compensation the butcher was entitled to as much compensation aa * farmers, (Loft Sitting.)