PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 200, 28 September 1900, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

[m MMSB ASSOCIATION. tEGISLATTVE COUNCIL, v Jjbsday, September 27, The Councii met at 2.30. On the motion of the Hon. Bonar, theTShops and Offices Bill was re-com-mitted, and Clause 43, which empowers the Governor to make regulations under •the Act, was amended, the power to impose penalties being withdrawn. The BiU was then read a third time and passed. The Public Health Bill was recommitted. Clause 65, dealing with -overcrowding of houses, hotels, etc., was deleted as being provided for in the Municipal Corporations Bill. In Clause 73, it waa resolved by 17 votes to 13, that for the purposes of the Act a nuisance shall be deemed to exist when the drainage of any town or building falls into any harbour or on to any so as to be offensive to the public or injurious to health. Clause 87 was amended, by extending the power of entering buildings for tfae inspection of meat and prsduce "That hag recently been sold." A sub-Clause __was added to Clause 101, providing - that by laws made by a local authority under the Act may be enforced in the manner provided in the L Act. ; Under Clause 12:.;, power was given to the district Health Officers to release ships after quarantine without reference to the Minister. Clause 140, sub-Bection 1, was amended to provide ; that a public vaccinator most be a medical practitioner. The Council adjourned at 5 p.m. EVENING BITTING. The Council resumed at 7.30 p.m, A new clause was added to protect persons from double punishment under and any other Act for a single offence. A resolution was passed adding to the list of offensive trades "any trade that, unless preventive measures are taken, adoptsd, may become a nuisance or injurous to the health of the inhabitants of the district. The Bill as amended was reported, read a third time, and passed. The Municipal Corporations Bill waß read a second time, fro forma, and referred to the Select Committee. The Council went into committee on t&» Hospital and Charitable Aid Board's Bill, which was amended, read a third time, and passed. The Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Act Amendment," "Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment," "Local Bodies Loans Act Amendment," " Slaughtering and Inspection," "Trading Stamp Abolition and Discount Stamps Issue" Bills passed their second reading. The Council rose at 9.50 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tjhe House met at 2.30 p.m. Elave of absence was granted to Mr. Hornsby for one week on account of gillness. m The Premier gave notice that he would introduce to-morrow a Bill ex- \ tending the boundaries of the colony of New Zealand, v- OLD AdE PENSIONS. The Premier moved the second reading of the Old Age Pension Act Amendmend Bill. He explained that the Bill provided for an extension of the period of absence from the .colony from two to feur years before the applicant was deIgrred from a pension. In case of a man living with his wife, who perhaps was u4 receipt of £SOO a year, such a man would be disqualified from a pension, and provision was also made for Vpiying the pension up to the day of death instead of for a con le of months. Provision was farther m; e compelling the Charitable Aid Boards to take into homes persons in receipt of a pension. These were the main features of the Bill, and he intimated that he hoped no attempt would be made by members with a view of advertising themselves to widen the scope of payment of the pension; if so he would oppose it. Mr. Lewis thought that four years absence from the colony should not be a dbsqualificatiob for a pension, and would propose an extension of time. Then if Charitable Aid Boards were to be compelled to take in old pensioners to homes they might be taken into the exclusion of people who were not in receipt of a pension. He disapproved also of aliens being entitled to a pension one month after naturalisation,. as these people had all along declined to become British subjects on account of its entailing the performance of certain duties. He thought a separate institution for accommodation of pensioners would be in the interest of recipients. Mr. Tanner objected to the Premier stilting that those who advocated an increase were merely advertising themselves. He admitted that claims had exceeded anticipations, but still thought that the scope of the Act could, with advantage,to deserving persons, be widened. Mr. Buddo thought the scope should be widened. [Left Sitting.]