PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14329, 20 October 1910, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY.

Per Press Association* WELLINGTON, Oot, I9< LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL." The Council met tin's afternoon. A LEGAL HILL. In Committee on the Judicature Amendment Bill a new clause was in. serted on the motion of the Attorney--General, giving a Court or a Judge discretionary power in refusing a writ or attachment in the case of default of a trustee or person acting in a fiduciary capacity, and ordered to pay by tha Court any sum in his possession or control; and default by a solicitor in payment of costs or in payment of a sum of money when ordered to pay in his character as an officer of the Court making the order. The Attorney-General said tha amendment was to obviate possible injustice to innocent men, and to bring the law into keeping with the English . A new clause was also inserted making it clear that the operation of that section of the Bill which deals with the execution of instruments by order or the Supremo Court was not retroactive. Si! 6 £'? ! was reported aa amended. lhe River Boards Amendment BiH, received from the House of Rer>resen. fcitives was read a second time, and the Oouncil rose. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2 30 POINTS FOR WORKERS. to questions, Ministers statT. Vi the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill, now before the House, made provision for Riving tho Arbitration Court power to make awards applicable to the whole Dominion. That if it i s the wish of labour organisations generally throughout the Dominion to alter the date of Labour Day to some other month in the year, and request is made to the Minister to th.it effect, he will give tha matter consideration. That an amend, ment to the Workers' Dwellings Bill is ready for presentation to Parliament, on the passing of which" tho workers in any district will he enabled to mako applications for dwellings to ibe erect, ed. The report of tfid I,'ands Committee On the Land Bill was received. WATER-POWER BILL. The Premier moved the third reading of the Water-Power Works Bill. Mr Allen criticised the proposals. The Premier rmilied. saving that tha opposition to the Bill was purely a' party opposition, and the Bill was read! a third time and passed. The House rose at 1.55 a.m.