House of Representatives.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12001, 19 October 1906, Page 2

House of Representatives.

The House met at 2.30. TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1905, AMENDMENT BILL. This measure waa received by Governor ".-» inesage and referred to a committee. Mr Mi'.ssey asked the Minister if the Bill intended to giv« effect to the actuaika recommendation oi last year to stren/^th-e 1 ) the fund with a sum of J>I7,OUO from t'..< Consolidated revenue. The Hon. the Minister of Education rcvlied t!'at t!ie Bill was entirely confined to certain machinery matters in which tlnexperience of the year had shown the need for amendment. The Bill was read a first time. PRIVATE HOSPITALS BILL. Thi9 Bill was received from the Council with amendments, which were agreed to Vv the House. QUACKERIES AMENDMENT BILL. On the Quackeries Act Amendment Bill, the Hon. Millar gave notice of the introduction of this Bill on the next sitting day. WAIMATE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BILL. Sir W. Steward moved the second reading. The Bill was lost by 34 to 22. SECOND READINGS. Timaru Harbour District Bill, Sandy Point and Grasmere Domains Vesting, Hokitika Harbour, Onslow Borough Drainage, Gladstone Streets, City of Christchurch; Municipal Offices, Borough of Port Chalmers, Timaru Public Library, Auckland Girls^ Grammar School. The amendments made by the Council in the Eketa-huna Borough Bill were agreed to. The House adjourned at 5.30. The House resumed! at 7.30. A number of Bills were put through their final stages. PUBLIC REVENUES j3ILL. The Premier explained that — (1) the Bill enabled all lawful increments oi salary to be paid by the Treasury, such having been prevented recently by the Audit, and having failed to reach the person interested: (2) it provides that all accounts on the receipt of revenue in every Department shall be audited by the Audit officer. .Mr Massey thought a, Bill of this importance ought to be referred to the Pan lie Accounts Committee. The second leading was carried on 1!u voices. LOCAL BOJJIUS- LO \>• • \ U -\ Ml:\ 1 » MKNV. The Hon. the Premier oxjiLumci! 'n ■• |i - ipet to be the removal of various a"<>i' - ■ * 1 * - chiefly of a technical character, oiUu v ■ ' ations and expensive. Messrs Witty, Major, Field, Remington, Herries, 'and Jennings also spoke. The Bill was read a second time. OTHER BILLS. The Land and Income Tax Assessment Act was read a second time and referred to the Public Accounts Committee, and is returnable on Wednesday. The Scenery Preservation Bill was rear 1 \ second time, and referred to the Land'"onnuttee, being returnable on Thursday The Customs Duties Adjustment Bill waoad a second time. The New Zealand Exhibition Bill, Pub c Revenues Bill. Local Bodies' Lnar^ Bill, and Customs Duties Adjustment Bill massed through committee unaltered. The Miird_readings of the four above Bills werr ' ad and passed all stages. LOCAL BODIES LOANS BILL. fn Committee on the Loans to Local bodies Amendment Bill, Mr. Herries' ..1, <>ndmont, that Town Boards be em-no-.vpied to borrow more than £300, was oiocted by 33 to 20. The Bill was re- . orted without amendment, and read a 1 ii'l *i>ve. The House rose at 12.10. _ «