PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1113, 7 October 1904, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

l!.v Tolograph.—Prasii Association. Wki.wnoton. thifl day, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yestrrday The Council mot at 2.30, Replying to- Mr. Rigg, the Attorney General said that his motion was similar to thiil passed by tlio Council respecting the Uhineso Labour in the Transvaal now on the order paper of the other Chamber. As soon mi it was passed the Governor would be requested to sond a joint resolution of both Houses lo tho Socrotary of State for tho Colonies. LICENSING BILL

The Licensing Bill was received from the Houso and rend a flcst time, Tho second reading was fixed for Tuesday no it.

SECOND READING

Tho Water Supply Bill to amend the act of 1891 was read a second timo on the voices,

MAORI CURIOS

The AtiovnoY-Gcnwvl moved the second rcadingof ihe Maori Antiquities Bill (which was passed in the Lower House). Mr Scotland (ailed lo see why the owner of Maori curios should be debarred from sending thtm to England, whore he could get bettor prices fot them than in the colony, Mr, George, while approving tho Bill, m* afraid that tourists would bo breaking the law unknowingly, and render themselves liable to ut line of 1100,

Mr, i!onc3 suggested tho posting ol notices throughout lotrist districts to prevent tourists from tendering themselves liable to tho penalty. Mr. Pinkcrton thought moro good would be done by letting curios go out of the country than by locking them up iu privct:i collections in the colony. Mr. Fidiwick held a similar view. Modi's C.irii"rjs<. I'Va'cr, Beclnin, Bolt, 8,i!,J.-,y, .Icihiiisi.i.- and Reeves, spoke briefly in support of the Bill.

Mr Leo Smith was not in favour of tho mmnsiirc, and lio did not think it desirablo of llio Government, to prevent curios brinn sent out of the eolonj.

Tho second reading was agreed to on tho voice?,

LOCAL MOTIONS BILL

■ The Atto.'iKy-G.nicral moved tho second reading of the Local Elections Bill sent from (he House.

Messrs Bonli'in and Riig thought tho Bill an improvement upon tho existing law.

Stvcral members referred to clauses that would requiro some amendiuoulß in committee, and tho second rending was ilien carried on the voice-. The Council rose at 4.20.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

YKSTKHDAY The House met at 2 30. MONDAY SITTINGS

Mr. Setidon moved lliat on and after Mond'iy next tho House meet on Mondays at 7 80 F.m. for transaction of Government business only. PUBLIC WuRKS STATEMENT Mr. Massoy complained that thoro was no simi yet of tho Public Works Statemont and Estimate, ami protested against the acn'tvi of tho Government in holding them over til! the dyim; hours of tho session. PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL. Sir W Steward moved th-it on Monday, llth iitft,, tho Privstc Members Bid tako precedence of the Government business, Tins was accepted by Mr. Seddou, and both 'proposals were 'ugreed to on tho voices. Mr, Sedtlon said that he would announca to the House early next week tho Bills the Government intended to go on with, There should be no difficulty in bringing tho session to a rdoso chord tho end of the month. SHOP AND OFFICES BILL In reply to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Ssddou said t!i:it hn would do his best to ;;ot a Shop end Ollicjs Bill on tho Statue Book this session, and In: Imped tha Hoaso would assist, him tow .mis that, end. TE WfIEHS' SUPERANNUATION With regard to the Teachers' bupcrannuution Fund, Mr. Soddon snid it would be necossary first to pass a Bijl adjusting and increasing teachers' salaries, so that the teachers would be in a position to contribute to the superannuation fund. He hoped to plaeo an amending Teachers Salnrios Act on the Statuo Book this session. Mr Snddon added that boforo ho retired from Parliamentary life he rfould li'ja to sec a Bill passed into law under which every citizen in tho colony who contributed to a given fund should al a g'ven time of lifo bo insured against want, and be provided for. Ho believed tbore was already sufficient information available upon which to Iwso such a schome. Ho also considered that every branch of public service should bo placed in tho samo position as tho polico and railway services in regard to provision for oil age, and ho behoved that such n scheme was practicable, LAND MrOHT Tho LandtCommiitco, reporting on Sir W. Steward's Land Boards Bill, recommended that it bo not allowed to proceed.

JUDGES' SALARIES Mr. Seddou moved Llio 6i>ecnd-reading of the Supreme Court Judges Salaries Bill.

Ho said tlio considerable mcroaso proposed in the Judges' salaries was justified by tlio fact that salaries of ministers and members had of Uto been increased, Ho romarkoi that thoy ouly bad boon fortunate in securing tlio services of the best men in the legal profession to occupy the Supremo Court Bench. Mr Massey thought tho very least they could do would bo io increaso tho salary of the Chief Justico to £2500. Ha would also like to soo a Bill revising the salaries of District Court Judges and iVagistratos, which wore very much lower hiro than in the Australian Slates, and also making tboir tenure of oilico securo during ability and good behaviour, In tiio course of alonglhy discussion Mr Ell protested against raising lnrge salaries wbon money could not bo found for absolute necessities, aud said he would' volo against tho Bill,

Mr SotMou, iu replying, said that the Government hud vecoived no complaints from the Supremo Court Bench that they were overworked. On the contrary, the Chief Justico'liiul mora than oneo reported that thcro was no necessity to incrcaso the nuiiibcL' of Judges. Ho pointed out that the increased salaries carried with thorn uu incrcaso in !ho pensions paid to Supremo Court Judges. Tho second rending was carried by 37 to 13. T'ie House rose at ut 30,