PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13696, 11 September 1908, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

i 'ftfer? Pms AModation. • TjfcIHT.ATIVK COUNCIL. J *s* WELLINGTON, Sept. 10. Tbp Omk3 met at 2.30 p.m. IiMEfDMENTs Agreed to. made by the House of in the Town Boards Act kmcnilmsnt Bill wm agreed to. | BILLS PASSED. Tin (M Berrice Act Amendment Bill, No. 2 Block Bill were pat read a Uurd time adjourned at 3 p.m. HdusjgOF REPRESENTATIVES. Hpnae net at 2.30 p.m----;q §f| VACCINATION. M* Lirotneon presented a petition with] 11,259 mgnatnres praying for a repealiof f odmpai»or7 vaccination. :1 >fpß Oflt of :th» potitipra co^ tea op tbs*petition oftMr Thoma« Walker, lai« iaxnSger of the Werawa State Farm Xawry said that Mr Walker had 'beta coe of the most competent of* ficerttheState erer had, bnt caring in- ', curred the displeMiue ,or,«uiimo«ity of .a GorniKeßi- had been dismased without a reason being assigned and a satellite of the Hon.-.Mr Fowlds' who koewnothrag ol fanmnghad been put in - 'the most dagiwtftl-job he had erer heard of. Mr> Hasan, chairman of the 'Education Committee, said, that .there wa» no claim for wrongful dfratinal in the petition but only for alleged defamation of character- Mr Haoaii objected to the Boose being nsed'aa a Bapreme Court to heaf -aa action for defamation of character. IE the petitioner was aggrieved, be 1 bad tig*: ttsnal remedy. The%*port wae referred back to the Coom^a

IN COMMITTEE. Tlwi lmpomidmg Act Amendment Bill 'was from Gwunfttee , with amendments. In Canmittee oo the Agricultural Produce -Ssle and Importation Bill, the Hon. Mr M|isUb explained that the object «of the was to induce indent agents toexaeke proper care against selling any pmuce whiph they 'have reasonable cause td believecontain seeds of any inor to be affected with any Mr Ried moved as amendment to adding alter the word "teed" the Wms M in a stete fit to geminate." was agreed to. Tb&JptHMe adjourned at 5.30 p.m. &nd Tb»?dibate on noxious weeds was continnedj* considerable length. Arneymenta were agreed to reducing the jMHStty to 210 end providing in th« case 'oP a conviction' lor annuling the sale and refund of the purchase money. The-Bill was reported with amendment&,% INSPECTION OF JIACHINERY. Mr Millar moved the second leading "of the: Inspection of Machinery Amenqpint Bill which extends the definition of Jjofler and machinery for inapectaoa pWifMjet* and requires a certificated to be, in charge of enginw and boilers.. Various other amendments in the pxjptfcple Act were included in the directida of bringing the law more into with the exigencies of present «idGtions and the latest develop-

mate. 3lr Mtasey thought the Bill a good one, bat Mid that under it windmills would tmro to be irurpecfed. That seemed unnecessary. He thought, also, thai harveetfeg machinery would hare to be ix»>p«ct«d. Mr M*»ey criticised wne of the technical provisions of the Bill. He thoegM (he schedule feee were too heavy, and maited vpon the necessity of inspirting the boilem of eteam trollers. Kmytrag should b» done wcewry for tb* pib&c safety, bob nothing harassing to owneik of nuchinery. Ia the course of the diMusnoo which emoedit w*» stated that the lioanse htm would be harassing to industries which had very *Ollllll appliances voder pressure The neces*ity wjs empbuiwd for an exwninajon te>t for driver* of mwtor cam, ®Lm» * ipwd limit bjr statute. Mr J. Allen did not *ee why the marine condition* *hould bo applied in the case of privately-owned boikn, when lc*« onerous conditions sufficed on the railways. The Hon. Mr Millar baring replied to the critic it ma the second reading wax carried «o the voice*. DECLARATOR*' JUDGMENTS. The Hp" Mr McXab moved lb« committal of the Declaratoty Judgments BiH to enable a person to obtain by anticipatiuh tbe Court* interpretation of »utThis wo»id enable & pei>on |>r<> p«"injr *t«> kod money to a company or Ira,-*! body to ascertain whether the loan vr»» ultra vir* or not devoid member* expressed ihe» view that tbe-Bill was exoellent. hat required •owe consideration in committer. The 881 waj commiUeedAt di«c 11 a discussion took place as to whether the Arbitration Omort cook! be.bound by a declaratory judgment obtained precedent to a suit from

the Supreme CourtMr Barclay objected to this as bad policy. ' Clause 12 was amended by the insertion of the words "subject to any decision of tbe Privy Council." A new clause was added in regard to cost*. Tbe Bi|l was reported. The House rose at 11.f>7 p.ua.