PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13710, 26 September 1908, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

f* " " J*eJr' Prtsm' Association. '* LEGISLATTVE* COUNCIL. J . WELLINGTON,. Sept. 23. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Macdonaki' moved tliat--it is advisMt in the best-interests-of. the. people DofDinion that competitiive designs fjSpioi' tne'professioh," bufcitwoidd greatWbaAdt tc? the 'beauty and economy conSpjilier * the arSwpartment ; by Mr Maoand warmly' 1 defended by Mr'Barr jaSptJie A^torney-Genera|». ; tbe l i.niot«m v, wai HE " FIRST R^DHJGS. following' Bills. were. Tead a . first. JSpe:.—Auckland .University -College, Land W&, Land PabnerDairy School, rleserve,. Harbour P^endment,.Gore^l > üblic Library Vesting, IjJllejice *3tmendment, Hamilton Domains, Traffic, lmpOtrnding Amendment. Ig 4 , TINIt'BTASES. & a third tone and pasbed. Public Bodies Leases Bill was put IPfroogh eommittee and reported without . thfesgK commiuee, was reported without artfanrd 'time. Tl* Nitional Provident Bill,- Aa-.tWi 1 Univemty Bill and : Lsn«i Dxminag* BUI second and third rei^|» s .»^pateed' ' 4, was put ifj the ranceHing o'. rnffs<ili enter<aj vtn. State di|iuMTOtt*.H(i«at». The aatttr of i>r*>vaPng^ "»#" : *»**J» poor*was mid-?r con«art^*onig;;^-v l ---' , ' ' ,- rp.m. IfoCSR;- afe^K£SEKTATIVES. nbftce that the House ; f0r;£798,000 was into committee, a - gttfepl '.riiwp»k)tt J <seny relating to local Mr Ell'dealt at considerable length with \'aims icit 1896- BeleWing to an argument that tJbe. exemption palatial buildings aud ttabs'iona Htl&i upon < tb« working man, be quoted statistic* ty •haw tbifc'Tttes bad'fallen on unimprove<l values instead of rising. Mr Hogg referred to the scarcity of the currency that the lack of capital impeded Teiy.;seriomly the operations of co&ntrr sutlers. The money ItndVrs matV reckless .as* yt tbeir opporlnnUks aud general "diitrwJr ensued upon the want of employment, totaseqoent.' ou this .state of things. A claka of people here were, com erning weakh and accentuating the distress by raising the. .price •of money. It was tb* doty o< the Government to assist *rtkrt tttmYf by means of loans. Mr Mawey,. replying- Mr EU said the effect ol rating on unimproved Yalu*« »>■> toe reduce the ralea and taxes of nuny rub people. The-'House adjourned at 530 till i..*> p.m. ln« Bill having pa«.*ed further debate occurred on the motion for uW third reading. *IV I'remieT. in h*. reply to cni«ct«iws protested ugamtt tW wailing of the Opin regard to the finan* ial w'ability <>f the country. Inferring to th.advance to vrUkts .Sir .l.'O. Ward said that 1«9« than *lx months of the financial . vwur hail pa**ed t and already ov.-r iJI.OCO.CO? had b*»n paid out to settWtt. and worker*. op|)««e.l t« State »»n« of not**, whuh u««uUl «p-ll dkautur to' th* colony. The Bill wa» read a thin! tim-» and cawed. LABOUR BILL The Hon. Mr Millar moved th* third reading ot the Industrial and Arbitration Bill. Mr Arnold »aid h- thought the Hot»*.> wjc putting a very good tue.»xui»' «>n thPlaint* book. a*J »*- provid«*d fur pure ™n <. illation, wfaikt providing f->r ««»nv pakioo, if pur>* conciliation fai!*«l. Tl>-re »vr« koom* things in the B'H vhith h> did o«< like, but b»» thought if tin- m-.i<ur-loyally a.x-«pu«d it w..n1«l what was dewjrnt-d. anil prov.- uocsptahU toi tb»»*,worlorni. . Nfr SlaMscy. wbih» admitting that lh«* Bill had IWb improTrtl in C*»n»mitte«. ophwd that it would b«» amrnd«l and again, outil th** compulsory *h-t#-nt w» «lt«g^her. Dr. Chappie was mot* tsymrathetiv- than hopeful Regarding tb*' sui*c«*<» of the Rdl. ■ Mr, Barclay ,»aid the only advantage tb« .worker* gained from, tin- Bill *« th*. aboUtion of imprie>oi>nen» for *tnkti». XhJ» conciliation councibi would piore only toecSation boards.

■ : MrTT.-Mackenzie praised Mr Arnold's speech.: ; • • ' t . . '■ ;-'i■Mr- Wilford said tin- -labour problem would?not he solved -by- statute. " In considering ihe- Arbitration Rill it must be rejnembered that the .problem \vas - notmerelv _e*qno]rnic but: social.' • He paid 'a tribute: to .the; Miiiisc-r-. . !••' ; . ; ; The. Hon, Mr Millar replied a: .some length. , He-spoke, in-appiet-iaitou of Mr Arnold's' speech, and.accepted t>ill• BibUity for the Bill mlhii p,o\i<tei, a legalised - conference with the . peeUe of m the background. It, was nocr-ja final"Srtntion of the labour piob k-m/ but *ft"it" improved' the conditions «j. vfrild justify itself. • ' '. ' -'Ttie Bilf was' read a third lime and pa ijed.'

.THE EDUCATION BILL. In' Committee on Education Bill. . Mr.Fbwlds, bpeaking on -the motion that Mi" WMford's amendment in favoui of übi fdnn tfehool books »>tand part of the Bill, sa d 'rrut if tliat wen- agre« d to he should ion>ider it a greater calamity to the e\iu catiop sybtem- than any beneht offered. Mf>Wilfor3 thought the expense inin 'the present .system w.«» veiy senou* and "quite unnecessary. After considerable discussion Mr Wilford's motion > was" defeated " by'. 53 votes to 19 YoKW. The. Bill was. reported. The House rose at 1.35 a.m.