PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13708, 24 September 1908, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

~. 1 .. f /,P* Press Association. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, Sept 23. The Council met at- 2.30 p.m. BILL DROPPED. The Agricultural Stock Committee recommended that the Agricultural Produce sale and Importation Bui be. not (.proceeded with this feesifcon. - The Attorney-General said that the Government did not intend to proceed lurther with it ibis session. . BILLS PASSED. The Canterbury College Bill, and Optui-ake-Harboar Bill passed the thir3 readings. In Committee, an addition was made to tfe Counties Act Amendment Act, giving I>o*er to Councils to decrease the number of ridings to one if neccbisiry. l"he Auckland Harbour Board Loau Em powering Bill, WhakaUtne County Act Amendment "Bill, Matainata County BH, Hpfcitika Harbour Amendment Bill,* Auckland Bill, Christchurch City Sanitation Bill were repot ted, and the third readings of all except the Countiio Amendment and Christchurch City SauiUtidn,kßilfs were agreed to. Tho Council rose at 5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The ffoube nteb at 2.30 p.m. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, ilinisters stated: information regarding th<; conditions of labour under which bawtnill hands> wort in America, will be submitted to thu Rayal Commiibion on Oregon pine when it ia ?• That - the question of including Watvr Supply Boards in the lUt of local bodic.s which receive subsidies on ratea collected, would receive consideration. That when the geological surveys now in hand in Poverty Bay are completed, on examination of the oil-bearing resources of Taranaki will be made. ITtat the Government was considering whether further experiments in tin- matter of coping with the tmall bird* nuisance could be made with anv hope of »ucocms. , That the question of tbe State taking | over tße spraying of orchards cannot I>.- entertained at present. That thm- in eveiy prospect of a scheme of dibtrict nursing bccomiog general 1 throughout tbe Domnuon. The Howe adjourned at 5.30, and resumed at 7.30 p.m. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Tho Premier made a t>taWment regarding the work the Government propose,1 10 proceed with this wsion. Htc Hoti*e would be a>ked to put through tin- f ol lowing Bills -Industrial Conciliation an d I Arbitration Anicndment. Mining Auiviidment. Coal Miou> Amvndment," Kaipuke Block Road Revesting, Inferior Court* Procedure, Fwhcrkt» Amendment. S-cond Itallot, Local Uodk.i I.oaor, Atnei>diiH i»t. Government Advances to Sctilcr* Ahkiml n»«-nt. Maori Land Law* Amendment. 1 },„ Education Act Amcndtuent Bill would Ihj pro« i edcd with on ilk* understanding th;it mcDiUio should not iu*iM u|mxi important. anKnuments contrary to the Government'" jtolicy. Other ltill.* now <>n the Order Paper would not be proceeded with this iH-wion. Of tho Bills not yet on the Order Paper, the following would be put through :—Validation Court Publie Works. Old A»* Pcnwotw Am• n-i rnvnt. Heavy Traftic. l{<*tn, tton. Arm ri'inicnts of Uie Publii- Scivi. • ! Clajwification, Sui>craiinu.uu»u ami Uh jI | Btnlies Superannuation. Continuing. >:r j d. U. Ward sjhl thai ;i-« tln-rc would U- I no •washing uj. Bill th>% wv-ion r-iri..l ! minor u».-iB-un • wouKl mjuu ■ Ik • Of th<s Bills the Government to • put thtough, the following tm were of; prime imj>onance ; -'-Industrial Concilia- i tion. Education, Workers' O'tnj* i Coal Mith-s, to Settlei*. Su|)erannuaiion. H- .ivy I raf 1 tic. Old Ag»' Pension*. W.itcr Poivcr 'lh-r* Houmi would al*o delwte the rvjK.tt oj thr itiiinii lt<c on the Patliaux-n: ni.-. IanOIR IHLL. j The .VtbitraUon Bill wiw furthu <.on j

uidered in Committee- ! At clause 56, the Hon. Mr Millar moved to amend the clause in the direction of requiring the Council, instead of the Commissioner, to notify failure to agree at the end of one month" and requiring aijset&ors io make separate recommendations. The motion was agreed to. Clauses 39, 41 and 42, which had. been struck out- by the Labour Bills' Comniittee, •were reinstated at. the instance of the Minister. Considerable discussion took place on clause 45, as to the number of men ncoessarv to form a union. Ihe 'Minister said the increase from seven to fifteen, would not prejudice more than half a dozen unions. He objected to duplication of unictns, simply for the benefit of two or three men. The clause was retained oh. a division by 47 votes to 20. At clause 47, some discussion took place on the voting powers of unions, some members thinking "one nian one vote" should apply. Eventually a motion to amend the clause was defeated by 45 votes to 19, and the clause passed. . Clauses 48 to 56 passed with minor amendments. . Clause 57, the needs and exertions wage clause, as taken out. by the Labour Bills Committee, was struck out. At clause 58, Mr Barclay moved an amendment in the direction of making it! compulsory for the court to make awards. Strong exception was taken to th<i recent, behaviour of the court in refusing to make awards. It was pointed out that the Court Bad been dictating to Parliament what legislation it should pass. It was for the Court, to obey the intentions of Parliament, and Parliament Bad decreed that the Court must, regulate industry. That was the reason why the Court- was established. The Hon. Mr Millar said that judges in other Courts had the right to dismiss cases and nonsuit plainiiifs, and he wished it to be distinctly recognised that the Court of Arbitration had a similar discretion. - v Several members protested, against the Court stultifying Parliament, and dvlilkrratcly \evaifing its tintie?. After further discussion.• Mr Bait:lav's amendment was defeated by 45. vo«W lu 19 J':-' r The words at the end of clause 58 regarding costs were struck: out, and the clause pasted. Clause 59 paired with rejbal amendments. A new ciat&e, 21a, providing for penalties being, recovered in the Court of Arbitration, was agreed to. . -v . Progress was reported. Th% House rose 'dt 1.35 am.