PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 204, 2 October 1900, Page 3

PARLIAMENT

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (fbb rams ajss#oiati»h.} Monday, October 1, The Council mot at 2.30. The Local Bodies Loads Act Amendment and Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment Bills were read a third time and passed. ' The Cmmcil considered the reasons advanced by the House for objecting to certain amendments in the Public Health Bill. Tfee Lower House objected to amendments limiting the we of lymph from a heifer, providing for public vaccinators being medical practitioners, and to the definition of Iwal authority. The Council decided by 30 votes to 6, 17 te 9, and 24 to 11, to adhere to the respective amendments. The Hons. McLean, Jennings, and Jones were appointed a Committee to frame reasons for adhering to the amendments. The Post Office Bill was considered in Committee without important amendments, read a third time, and passed. rhe Government Railways Bill was considered in committee. At clause 81, giving power to the Minister to construct er alter any embankment, groin, etc., on any land for protection of a railway line, Hon. 6. McLean objected to arbitrary power being given to the Minister without the hope of redress for land owners, Hon. Bonar pointed ont that the clause gave power to divert the whole of the water from any watercourse, in contravention of the provisions of the mining laws. Hon. Cadman stated that under the Public Works Act, compensation would be paid in cases of diverting all water. The consideration of the chuse was postponed. Progress wes reported at 1.55 p.m. and the Council adjourned. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, October 1. The House met at 7.30 p.m. In reply to a question, the Premier said he had replied to a communication from the Premier of Tasmania asking that he (Mr. Seddon) should join the other Itamiers in sending to the Secretary of State for the Colonies a cable congratulating the Government on the success of arms in South Africa, -with a view to influencing the elections in Britain in favour of the Conservative Party. Mr. Seddon said he had replied stating that he thought it out of place to interfere in the matter and that he had already congratulated Lord Roberts on the success of arms, j The Land for Settlement Consolidation Bill was read a second time, pro forma. The Premier moved the second reading of the Land and Income Assesst ment Bill, which, he explained, merely altered the machinery of the Act. In answer to a question he said there was no necessity for dealing with the mortgage tax this year. The Bill was read a second time. The Native Land Administration Bill ■ No. 2 was read a first time. L Hon. J. G. Ward, with Messrs W. ■ Eraser and Laurenson, were appointed ■ to -confer with the Council on the r amendments made by the latter in the ' Public Health Bill. _ In committee on the Land and InKOpme Amendment Bill, the interpretaclause was postponed. An amendHLt was made to clause 33, defining as a person who has been iXMtrfroin the colony one, instead of three years. The House adjourned at 10 o'clock.