THE ENDOWMENT BILL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 6

THE ENDOWMENT BILL.

DETERMINED OPPOSITION. ,

Premier announces.hew:;,PßQv.,; 'V'""' poSiA.L'S. ' ""

Imprest 'Supply No. 5 was introduced into " tho House by Governor's message yesterday afternoon. , On a motion to go into Committee", of. Supply Bill, roembers ayailed thomselves oi tlio monthly oppotr, tunity ;of_- introducing variou^, matters under Ministerial ' notice!lt -.v. wasy ;n6fc -until an hour after-the that i the Bill was disposed.of..,^,; The - National -Endowment .Bill was., then, committed. .Until' i2:2o;'. a.m.' '.'.members .of the' Opposition; ■ with ' the- assistance of; Messrs Rutherford,a.nd Byrnes,;.discussed, the short title. Mr. Massey then' asked the Premier to.disclose his intention as 'tp the Endowments. ■ He complained that it .was because of Me Premier's failure to circulate his proposals ihat tho!opposition.of;tbe evening had takeifplace. ' The Premier.; announced his smonding proposals amounted to a reduction of the scheduled endowments fromiiune million to seven million'acres, and the. bringing under the endowment -scheme of small 1 grazing runs and latfdTto-'bo'. let > under renewable lease.- The debate . was then continued.