PARLIAMENT

Wairarapa Daily Times, 1 August 1936, Page 5

PARLIAMENT

’ POLITICAL lIBKIS A quiet morning was spent in the House of Representatives yesterday, when members, laying aside party interests, displayed a unity of sentiment in discussing the National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Amendment BUI. The Bill was put through all stages. . An easy passage was also given to the Judicature Amendment Bill, but the Alsatian Dog Bill, a private measure sponsored in the Legislative Council, was held on leash in the committee stage. Discussion did not appear to be vexv serious. . Hfgument became lively with the mtrowietion of a Bill granting full political rights to public servants, and legalising the use of the funds of societies ■of public servants, industrial or trade union, for political purposes. Opposition members challenged the wisdom of giving public servants political freedom and expressed apprehension as to future effects. The Bill was read a first time. Another measure was the Law Reform Bill, removing certain old rules in New Zealand which, in the words of the Attorney-General, Hon. H. G. RMason, “stood in the way of justice today.” The Bill was read a second time pro forma, and deferred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. until Tuesday afternoon. JURIES IN CIVIL CASES.

The Judicature Amendment . Bill, which restores the provision for juries in certain civil cases, was passed through its remaining stages in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon. The Bill was discussed last -wfcfc, when it reached a stage where consideration in committee remained. Its final passage yesterday was accomplished without amendment or a division. ALSATIAN DOG BILL. Party lines dissolved in the House of Representatives for an hour yesterday afternoon, when the committee stage was taken on the Alsatian Dog Bill, the second reading of which was completed in the early part of the session. Mr H. S. S. Kyle (Opposition, Riccarton), who initiated the discussion, objected to the muzzling of Alsatian dogs, as provided in the Bill. Mr J. A. Lee (Government, Grey Lynn) said he had treated similar measures brought previously before the House with some levity, but he had sinhe come to the conclusion that there was a case for some sort of control of the breed. He suggested that a special committee should be appointed to hear evidence and consider carefully what be done in order to give the a lead. number of other speakers contributed to the discussion, which at times was touched with frivolity. The debate was interrupted by the adjournment.