House of Representatives.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11977, 21 September 1906, Page 5

House of Representatives.

The House met at 2.30. FIRST READINGS. Auckland Girls' Grammar School Bill, Napier Harbour Board Bill, Civil Service Superannuation Bill, Savings Bank Profits Bill, National Annuities Bill, Training Ships Bill (new clause), Sale of Explosives Bill, Arbitration Act Amendment Bill. IN COMMITTEE. The New Plymouth Borough and Taranaki School Commissioners Exchange Bill, Havelock Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute Bill, Waimumu Stream Drainage Bill, were considered unamended. These Bills were reported, and by leave of the House, given on the Premier's motion, r*>ad a third time. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills . were read a second time: — Vincent and Maniototo Hospital Districts, Otago Dock Valuation, Otago Dock Acts Amendment, Greymouth Harbour Board Loan, Waimakariri Harbour Board Loan, Auckland Savings Bank, Education Special Donatien. Dunodm District [Drainage and Sewerage Act (1901) Amendment, Otago Boye' and Girls' High Schools Board Umpowering. Dates ahead were fixed for the Committee stage of all these BUIb. GOVERNMENT VALUATION OF LAND ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion for the third reading, Mr i Massey thought the Bill ought to have been taken up by the Government. The Premier thought the Leader of the Opposition very ungrateful for the assistance given by the Government, without which his friend's Bill would have been impossible. He proceeded to explain that the association of the county clerk in these valuations would have to be very carefully watched, and the proposed classification of lands would, in view of the varying values throughout the colony, be exceedingly difficult. He denied absolutely that the Government is a single tax Government or opposed to the farming interest. The Government was prepared to trust the people and to protest against misrepresentation. The Bill was read a third time on the voices. OTHER BILLS. Local Government Franchise Bill (Mr Rating on Unimproved Value AmendEll), second reading lost by 35 to 25. Mont Bill (Mr Ell), second reading refused by 38 to 20. Town Districts Bill (Mr^Flatman), second reading passed on the voices. Land Agents Bill, second reading moved by Mr Witty. The House adjourned for dinner at 5.30. The House resumed at 7.30. LAND AGENTS BILL. After a brief discussion the second reading passed on the voices. CONTINGENT VOTE BILL. The second reading was moved by Mr Lewis, who explained that he had only taken up the measure after he had ascertained that Mr McNab had no intention of repeating his service of last year. He explained the machinery proposed for selecting, in cases of failure of all candidates to secure a majority of the votes, the two leading candidates and dividing the other votes cast between them according to the contingent directions of the voters on the ballot papers, for which direction the Bill provides. After some discussion, the House divided — Ayes 21, noes 33. The Bill was lost. GOLD DUTY AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of Mr Colvin, the member in charge, the Bill was discharged from the order paper. NOXIOUS WEEDS BILL. In Committee, Mr Tanner moved an addition to clause 3, "After providing for the ordinary annual expenditure." The member in charge did not accept this, and a long discussion arose . ■ On a division the amendment was lost by 18 to »2. J Mr Jennings moved to add after the word "to clear" the words "by means of Angora goats." The Chairman ruled the amendment out of order as trifling with the Committee. Mr Jennings maintained that he was Berious. The Chairman refused to accept the amendment. Mr Jennings moved in the usual way to appeal to the Speaker, and was beaten by 20 to 22. After further discussion progress was reported, and the House adjourned at 10.25. No ordinary medicine reaches the seat of a Cough or Cofd like Baxter's Lung Preserver. It penetrates every inch of the delicate membranes of the throat and lungs.