PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Issue 12185, 21 September 1911, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(Per Press Association).

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Council met at 2.30. SPEAKER'S RETURN. The Attorney-General welcomed back the Speaker, Hon. Sir C C Bowen, who has just returned from a visit to England. PROPERTY LAW. Hon. J. B. Callam moved the second reading of the Guardian Trust and Executors' Company Amendment Bill passed by the House of Representatives. It was .intended to remove certain doubts as to whether a company was empowered to act as trustee under any deed or will and also certain other doubts in connection with the Property Law Act 0 f 1908. The Bill was read a second time after a brief discussion i n which Hon. 0. Samuel and others pointed to the necessity of the Government taking steps to ensure the solvency of such companies. FICTION IN THE LIBRARY. Hon. J. moved to disagree with the Library Committee's report forbidding'the issue of any works of fiction to non-members during the Parliamentary recess. The motion was lost by 14 to ft. SECOND READINGS. The Friendly Societies' Amendment Bill, and the Stone Quarries Amendment Bill were read a second time. The Council rose.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. THE ELECTION ROLLS. Replying' to Mr Massey, the Premier said be ordered the purging of rolls to cease, to give sufficient time to ascertain if legislation was necessary to ileal with the matter beyond doubt that rolls would be all right before the elections. If necessary he would later on ask Parliament to sanction a measure enabling him to put on sufficient officers to ensure that all persons over 21 who bav, e been 12 months in the , country and one month in a district iare on the rolls.

FIRST READING. The Family and Homes Protection Bill (Mr Massey) "was read a first time. IMPREST SUPPLY. The Imprest Supply Bill was introduced by Governor's message and consideration deferred until the evening. NEW MAIL SERVICE. ' Sir Joseph Ward gave notice to move a motion authorising the Government to join with Canada in establishing a mail service between Auckland and Vancouver. The contract to lye for five years, payment by New Zealand not to exceed £20,000 per annum, vessels to be of not Less than 6000 tons, with first-class j passenger accommodation and fitted vith refrigerating machinery, a nd the ; journey between the two ports not | to exceed nineteen days'. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. ! Ministers replying to questions j said : [ That steps had been taken and I other steps were being taken to prevent persons suffering from disease immigrating to New Zealand from England. All youths who are desirous of proving their claim to exemption under clause 92 of the Defence Act 1900 are afforded the fullest opportunity of doing so through the noncommissioned officers of the permanent staff in charge of the area in which they reside. Of the sum of £2OO voted last year for the renovation of military graveyards and headstones, only £lO has | been expended. No applications have been received by the Defence Department from local bodies in this connection. The House adjourned.

EVENING SITTING

TWON PLANNING. In the House in the evening Mr Massey enquired whether the Government intended to proceed with the Town Planning Bill. Sir Joseph Ward replied that it was not intended to go on with a Bill which too!; the power of control from the Govornor-in-Oouncil.

IMPREST BILL. On a motion to go into Committee of Supply on the Imprest Bill, Mr Massey referred to the neglect of the Government to lay on the table returns ordered, some as far hack as last session. This he characterised as little short of contempt of Parliament. Mr Hernies (Tauranffa) asked for some information regarding the five million loan. There'was, he said, no information in the Budget. THE CONTROL OF TONGA. Mr Allen (Bruce) referred to he unrest at Tonga and-said the Tongans were looking to New Zealand to sot things right. They had asked to be placed under the control of New ZJeakmd, and if New Zealand did not move in the matter Australia would.

COOK ISLAND CHARGES. Mr Wright (Wellington South) reintroducing the Chief Justice's rePort re the Cook Islands maintained that the charges levelled against the Government had been proved. _ Sir Joseph Ward referring to Tonga sadd Nothing that had occurred had to do with Xew Zealand, and she could not interfere. As to the five million loan he held that even the Port of London loan had not done as well as ours. The House went into committee on the. Bill. IMPREST BILL PASSED. After two a.m. the Imprest Bill pas-ssd all stages. The House rose at 2.10 a.m.