PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13709, 25 September 1908, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

Per Press Aisociation.

&' LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, J 11 «• WELLINGTON, SeptIllrbe Council met'at *2.30 p.m. W PARLIAMENT SITE. on the report on Parliament Mb ■ was deferred till Wednesday. LANDLESS NATIVES, fstrhe- Attorney-General said. that tlie k GoMmt/SMii asefcone -'.to wU -a£|aa|l ccmclußionw o^tte SH* READINGS. SThe PubKc Works Act Amendment Bill .flli« read a »econ<t time and referred to «}.Stetiites #ewi#W| Committed" w fllFhe ww moved By- the Attorney-General. jSff that the Bill was to create -Sgfeonxt of appeal for New Zealand, .ffgolfch the District Court, and provide a fjpre efficient and economic 1 jttdteiary. The jjpwwnt system, was nfflwtisfactory, and fused delays. The work accumulated, Iml caused inconvenience to litigants and f&T public. The district court system now obsolete.-- An additional judge !»<Buld cause no extra expenditure, and ~Jpire -would be bo difference in the statut judges. The appeal court would •fit- at Wellington and the other chief cenwhen liecessaty, reducing the cost to Bill vu read a second time and mmtd -to tin Statutes Revision Con>-Attorney-General said it was obcould not. be passed ll»jgyiii;trtiiii " 8 if 'sniiT il"" ho gone on. session. ■ " The second reading of the ManawatuWellington Railway Purchase Bill was •greed to. Hie Attorney-General said that the matter of classification of the company's em- - and if would . to Act: Amendment Bill xeporte<rafeth drafting jpiettdments. * Ik a»pvf||g^fe' second Police said introduce clauses drunkards and de<eirtk«tt ln reformative homes. Wji£ Bill wasresd a second time. J&.V IN COMMITTEE. 'SferlFire Brigades' Art. Amendment Bill "WMpwalt with in committee. j|a£amendment .'was made to sub clause 6, increasing the borrowing fwjjjji of fire boards to £IO,OOO. amendment provides that the shall at - all reasonable tiaSf'cause the brigades to carry out, suafepjevolutionsas the inspectors require on "their visit of inspection. .-££ MONDAY SITTINGSHp Attorney-General gave notice to the Coancii sit on' Monday, notice to introduce fifteen new B National Provident, lmHeavy Traffic, Old HiplISE. or REPRESENTATIVES. Hie Honse Toet at 2.30 p.m. BILL. ■ ' Restriction Bill was read* a* first tinje. LABOUR BILL. The House resumed consideration of the Industrial Conciliation BilL in committee. The .Hon- Mr Millar moved a new clause 26a, regarding the appointment of Conciliation .Commissioners, the chief feature of ? which was subjection 1. which enables the Governor to appoint "such persons as he thinks fit (not exceeding four in'number) a* Conciliation C'ounn* »loner*." The Minister explained tint the new subsection wa* proposed to nie-t the criUcwm voiced by xeveral - n.einl»ers ;hat two Commisoionem would be inadequate. Mr EU and Mr Izard objected to the proposed limitation, a.* im.hk might occur where a do«en Commtusiontn would Ik 4 required. The Government yhould l»e lr*-« to appoint a* many Commiwsioncis *.l might he necessary.

Tlie Hon. Mr Millar «*st" :be (Jorcrnmtnt would hare no hesitation in aoking ■power to appoint more than four. The Coanms&ioacnr should not be multiplied indefinitely, qk their salarie.* would retetnble theme of the members of tho Court of Arbitration. After further discussion, the Mini«kr added that he was prepared lo imett in the subjection a provision tiui in any caee of a di*put«* arising for conciliation and tft«- I oiiim>siui» r »h<»uld not Ik.* ablc immediately. she lJovcrnu»ent rhould have power to aipjioini a sj>eci;il conciliator at a few to be dctei mined by regulation.

Keplyibg to Mr Ban-lay. who objtret.-d t<» appointing untried nun for three years, the Htm. Mr Millar mul it. would l>e em |vM*iib'e to get high cl*«« ukd »uch as Ik- hail- in hir» mind V> eye, unU~*a tlx-y wem paid high »alarier» and assured of son*" tixitv of tenure.

Mr Barclay'* prop«*«l w*s n ]<"< !< d the voice*

On the ungjfrstion of viiimia nwml'er.*. the Minuter agreed ti» strike mi! Mih •ection 7. declaring that every Omimi« aiooer shall exerci*e the power* of jurwdiition "within euch industrial dktnclr a* nr~ V>r the time being aiwignrd to him by tim Governor br warrant."

■ Raying to Dr. Chappie, the Hoo. Mr Millar uid that it wonld l>e inadviwib!e tu tie down the Connntbaionvrs to wpccial

industries, though, naturally, the Commissioner bestg qualified to deal with a particular dispute would be sent to deal with

On the motion of Sir Guinneas, words were inserted in the Hon. Sir Slilar'6 new subsection regarding the appointment of special acting CoinmLvsioneits, declaring '•hat such temporary officers shall, during their term of appointment, have the same powers and exercise the same jurisdiction as the permanent Commisjionera. The new clause ats amended -was agreed to. >■' .

The Hon. Sfr Millar moved a new clause, 24aj providing that judgment recovered at tiie suit of amy person /or a penalty .under this Act shall not, until ana unless it is fully satisfied, be a bar to any other action at the suit of any other plaintiff for the recovery of the same penalty.

Ilia motion was, agreed to. ' .Th» Hon. Mr Millar moved a new clause, 40a, providing that the Commissioner may, at any time after application has bees made to him under section? 27, and; whether asse«ors have been appointed or not, take*such' steps as he deems advisable, whether by way of a conference between the applicant and respondents or otherwife, with intent to secune a settlement of a dispute. : The motion was agreed to. 1 The Minister moved another new clause, defining worker to mean 'any person of any age or either - sex, employed by' any • employer to do any work for hire or reward." The motion was agreed to. The Hon. Mr Millar moved a new claoee, amending section 92 of the principal Act, by the insertion of a .paragraph in subsection 1, giving the Arbitration Court power to amend the provision of an awanfwbere such amendment is deemed necessary or advisable by any alteration of the circumstances in which the award was made*, or in matters to which it- relates.

This was to meet caces as in the flax industry, where industrial values went down and men were thrown out of work; or as iff the carriers' industry, where the market improved afterwiuds. Theclaosewss agreed to. . A new danse, exempting from the operation of an award employers who are not employing workers for direct or indirect gain, was carried by 47 to 17. . • A new subsection, excepting local bodk-s from'the operation of the clause, was also agreed to. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m.

The Committee resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Hogg moved a new clause, that Wellington, Auckland, Christchurcb, and Dunedin, shall be deemed separate industrial districts, arguing that the conditions in the country differed radically from those prevailing in the cities. , The Hon- Mr Millar declined to accept the amendment, contending that to obtain uniformity of industrial conditions and prevent unfair competition, large industrial districts were indispensible. The motion was negatived by 40 to 25. Mr Herri es moved a new clause, making the provisions of this Act and of the principal Act, apply to workers under the Crown, who are unclassified 1 . The clause was rejected by 46 to 17. Dr. Chappie moved a new clause, providing for a bonus wage in a court award to any class of workers holding a certificate of attendance at Technical School Clasps relating to the trade or industry in which the worker is engaged. Mr Poland moved a new clause, providing that if any assessor, being a worker, is dismissed from his employment, his employer may be called upon to show that the dismissal was not on account of s'ueh appointment.

The Hon. Mr Millar declined to accept the clause, but proposed to meet it* object- by amending section 109 of the principal Act by adding after the word "agrve inent" the words "or who has acted as an assessor." .

Mr Poland dissented from this, an clause 109 bad been a dead letter.

The notion was rejected by 42 lo 19. Mr Guinness moved to amend the Act to compel the court to hear all proceeding* in connection with a dispute in an industrial district in which mich depute art*e. The motion was rejected by 34 u> 26. Thr- Bill im ivporied with amendment*. MIXING BILL. Tha Hon. Mr Mc(Jowan moved t ii« bccund reading of the Mining Art. Amendment Kill.- propo>ing a number of nm cbinery amendments in the principal A< t. Mr Herrier and Mr Poland r»grvtt«-d tlwi the Bill vu not more comprthenftivw. It. gave no assistance to '.he industry which required assistance, Mr W. Fras*r thought the Bill better than nothing, though it was not cuuipnihrtwive.

Mr Scddon thought thai there wcrgood point* in tin* Hill, but l»e would bav<« liked to *ee a good deal more in it than it contained. It did not BKvt t It.- requirement* of the industry. He referred to the need for the I'ublic Works Ik part ■ Kent to control miiHtt where electricity used and avk«"d that I filial ion* »hum i be gazetted with that end in view, H-* ako thought that more fcysiematjr pro* pecting should bo undertaken by tho <•«>- logical Department. i)r, Chappie aW> *|>ofce. The debate was continued by Mr .1. Allen who approved of tho clause projecting the nurfacv of jvurtoral land. 'I .ic Hon. Mr McGowan having replied, the House went into cnmmitt<-« on the Bill. The Bill passed the committer >tag»-* with amendment*. The Houw> then rose.