Parliament.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 122, 16 October 1914, Page 4

Parliament.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS. AFTERNOON' tiJQSISION. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. (Wellington, Last Night. The. Council met at 2.30 p.m. FACTORIES ACT AiIHNiDiiEENT. The debato upon iho (Factories Act A/mendment Bill wav continued.

Hon. ,McGregor contended tihati if the hours of women and Iwj's in woollen mills were rediucud it would mean tlhat the 'hours of men would have to bo reduced also, beciiuao tho work was interlaced.

Jion. J. Duthia said the Bill was a direct flouting of tho Arbitration Court, which had gitined the approval of both men and employers. The Court ithouid have full pawor i'o deal with t'he question without legislation. The Bill was one which tihey should stop. Hon. 11. D. 801 l replied at considerable length, affirming that iie Council should not stand 'between the woman workers and a reform passed' almost unanimously by t!he Hoiusa. The Council than divided upon the motion to go into committee, the voting being als follows:—Ayca 10, Noes 16. TIMED WiABEfGIS. ' The Remounts Encouragement, Taieri Land Drainage, Ranguiaiki Drainage, and Hauraki Plains BilL-v were put through eanunitteo without anu-ndnient and road a iJiird time, and passed. The Fisheries Amendment Bill wafe reported from committee with amendment, read a third time, and passed. The Council rose at 6 j>jn.

HOUSE OF REPEESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15. EDUCATION lilJoU Wellington, October 15. After file telegraph Office closed at 2 a.m. Mr. Okey continued the debate upon the Education Bill. He was not satisfied to have the boundaries altered as proposed. Mt. Buxton said it would be a distinct disadvantage to education if the South Cantertwiy iioaird were done away with. The classifying and grading of teachers, however, could be done in Wellington.

Sir. J. Carroll said tihe Bill did not. take the broad view they might have expected. Mr. Young said the Brill commended itself to the teaching profession and the heartily supported the measure.

Mr. Webb said aur educational astern was not all it should be and he felt sure the House would have voted twice tihe sum asked for.

Mr. Hine said: it was a good tiling to encourage male teachers to enter the profession. Ho was inclined to think the central,fsation of inspectors would bring about an improvement. Mr. Rhodes also spoke congratulating the Minister on tie Bill. Mr. Payne said he was struck by the multiplicity of controlling bodies under the Bill, entailing an, expense which was ludicrous. Mr. Allen, in repiy to objections, said the Bill made it plain that salary wan not dependent' on grade. Ho defended the classification schedule, and pointed out that the increases had been in all sections.

The House went into committee, but no progress was made and leave was gKunted to sit again. Amendments to the Bill were brought down by Governor's Message dealing with thei expense® of transfer for teachers.

The House went into committee and th e amendments wore agreed to. The House rose at 4.37 a.m.

AFTERNOON SIKSTON.

Wellington, Last »isit The House met at 2.30 p.m. RATES ON PUBU.O PARKS. The M to Z Petitions Committed brought down a report that it had mo recommendation to make on ttha petition of the trustees of Corawall Parfk (Auckland), asking for a rum:i®a<xa of rate# on the park, and all other endowments similarly) situated. Tiio l'epoit raised <i lengthy discussion, tile majority of the speaJveru suggesting that i4ie One Treo Hill Koad lioard, which controls the rates frum tiho park, sthould be absorbed l>y Greater Auckland, which, could remit ratals to assist the revenue of tihe trustees without hurt to the city. The<multiplying of small local 'bodies came in for considerable censure during i3ie debatie.

ENDOWMENTS FOR LOCAL BODIES.

The Landg Committee reported on the petition of Che Wairoa Harbor Board, asking foir an endowment of 1000 acres, thai it could not recommend that; the prayer of the petition bei granted. Speaking on tne suibject of endowments to local bodies generally, tile Pro nrier said he could noi possibly eomipily with all tho req-ueatb for land endowments that were made to 'him. If he did so, tliey would soon have no Crown land at all. .Further, ilhe management of endowments by local bodies ibad not been satisfactory. Personally, he would prefer, after his experience, to give local bodies a monetary grunt rather Hum an endowment of land.

LABOR UNfiONt? WAR GIFIH

In reply to Mr. WMford, the Premier stated tliat the would endeavor t'o validate in tho "washing up" Bill gifts of labor unionls towards war charilues.

NATIONAL PB/aVIDKNT FUND.

llton. Fisher moved the second reading of the National Provident Fund Amendment (No. 3) liul. Hl© explained Chat the measure intended to ease and sarnie thy position of thoeo of the expeditionary force who are contributors to the fuiul, during their absence. Air. Veiteli suggested ifhat similar provision bo made with regard to life insurance .policies held 'by members of the force.

la liis T6plv, illon. Hiu'lior said the (fovtrnment Life JtLvuraiico Department intended to do thai. Tlie second reading. Was iJien carried. WORKKIitS' DWELL,] NOR The Premier moved. Ihe second rending of the Workers' Dwellings Amendment Bill, providing modiiuery amendments to the main Act. Right. Hon. Massey said the scheme of workers' dwellings -w;i« working well, and had been approved by Iboth the House and the country. The amendment proposed were necessary to me«t develoipments of tho policy, such ns increating the amount to be leant from £7OO to £750, whilo an alteration in the area of tand attached I® a dwelling required' to he made more elastic.

Mdsare WilfoTd, WUfclaiw*, WMy, and KH commended the Sill m liialy t# ikonr* beneficial results.

On the motion of itika Bint. Hemes, the debate was adjouiwii, wad 11k House iroso at &3t pJB.

EVENING BHHJIOIN. On resuming at 7.30 p.tck tie H«um went into committee upoa the Wmtmtion Bill. At S.ilO p.m. tio AUniflter made an appeal to numbers to make tfteix tawrkii as was a dangttr that t!he ifiit would not be got through. In reply to criticism, he tuyil that be {regarded I'he reduction ef cd\jc&tion districts as a, vital part of llhe Bill. Per<he did not favor niaiunft a reduction by RoyaJ Comasisßion. With ft view to coming to saum inore satiafaotory arrangement 3>o had that morning mot informally some of the mea/beste oi tile Education Committee, who felt

strongly on tho question. Ho had endeavored to overcome tfiw difficulty by drafting another schedule, whidh was of i quite a provisional aaturo. Under the arrangement Auckland would loae ihe counties of Kawliia, Awaitaao, WaHamo, Ohura, and mo.nt of Taupo, leaving tilw education district with a population of 228,749. The Taranaki district would 'be TOUiined, with tho addition of the .five counties taken from Auckland, and Eltham front tihe Wangaraii district, giving a .population of <£T,LOS. HawJcete Bay would take in the counties of WhOr katano and Opotiki from Amcklajid, giving a population; of 72,506. Waaganui district, remained, rninurt tbo Eltham oounty, with: a population of 84,25& Wellington took in Marlioruogh and Ndaon, and had a population of 179/170. i North and South Cantertauy distriots wo-uld I>e abolished, and Grey and Westland taken into Canterbury, giving a new district wit'h a population of 189,I<J2. Otaigo, with and Botftihlfmd 01-216, would rurouii], unaltered. This statement aroused what looked like a storm. Hon. Roderick McKenzio raised a vigorous protust against the alwoTption of the Nelson dmtiriot, and Mr. Uolvin moved to report progress, witli a view of sending the Bill ba<k to the committee.

,Bir Joseph Ward said ha regarded it as a fatal mistake 10 hold private meeting witli interested oiombeaH. Ho favored referring the question to tfoo Commission, v/hioh would report to Pallia- 1 mn m'xt year, and let Parliament derfde wiat the now districts should be. Mr. Wilkinson said he ought to (have been, consulted aibout ffte readjustroent of the Taranaki district} aa be waa vitally interested. What his wanted to see was tho Taranaki province under one control. Mr. Allen stated that) ainoa tlhe Homae tosc yesterday, he had! had an amendment drafted, Whieh would go in the direction suggested by tiho leader of tihe Opposition, and which. might meet tSw wishes of thotje who objected to the scheme of the new districts. He first Tead out the amendment, whidh provided for setting up a Commission for tfce purpose of reporting to Parliament on the most .suitable education districts, the number not to be kas than seven

and: not more than nine. The report was to be submitted to Parliament bp June 30, lf)15, aJid any alterations made

as a result would take effect oa January Ist, 1910. Mr. Colvin espresso! lumself satisfied

with that arrangement, and said that

if tJie Minister would move the amendment at the proper time he would withdraw his motion to report progress. ' This tlie Minister agreed to do, and the motion was withdrawn.

On resuming after supper, discussion centred round the ecapo of the Cammission suggested by tiho Minister, exception being taken to limiting its discretion ag to districts. iFinally the Minister agreed to leave it to tlhc House to decide whether the uniuiraum number of boards should lie seven or a smaller number, but would not agree to increase the maximum. to ten. Clause 1 was agreed to at 11.550, and tlie remaining clause up to clause 11 passed without amendment. This clause, "which lataMtehed district councils, Sir Joseph Ward moved to strike out the wonU ''District Council of Education," with, a view to abolishing tliis new body. The Minister contended that the councils would be exceedingly useful to him from an advisory point of view. On a division being liken, the words ' weiy. retained on the casst'mg voto of the dhainnaai, the Ayes and Noes .being 29 each. Tilte House rose at 12.9 a.m.