PARLIAMENT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12585, 5 October 1908, Page 7

PARLIAMENT.

Legislative Council.

(Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October C-. The Council met at 11 a.m. The Old Age Pensions Amendment l»ill from the House was read a first aud second tune.

The Infants Amendment Bill, which provides that where the relatives of children boarded out have not met tho payv.\ofa\a the' lrsponnibility for payment b«> throw* on the Charitable Aid Boards instead oJnpn the Consolidated Revenue as al prescAtj. w»w read a second time. The Frolic Bodies Leasing Bill <ras recoir.mitt<J^ for the purpose of adding a machinery aklukidment to clause 14, dealing with Ordcrs-in-Council, which wp.s agreed to, ancT^hc Bill was reported. The Infants Amendment Bill was put through its final stages. The committee appointed to consider the question of registration of births reported that they had taken the evid-.nce of several medical practitioners, but as the time was too short to prepare a lull report this session thoy recommend that evidence be further considered by a select committee next session.