PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1064, 11 August 1904, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

+ , Uy Teleurapli.—Presi Association. Wklungton, thiß day. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY

Tho Council mot at 2.80. TOWN DISTRICTS BILL Tho Town District's Bill was passod through committee, LAW BILL

The Law Amendniont Bill haa pasiod through its final stages,

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES

Ybstkrday The Homo mot at 2,30 THE FREEHOLD

Mr Mnssoy said that ho was very anxious to giyo tho House an opportunity of discussing tho land question from the standpoint of allowing Crown tenauts to acquire the freehold of their holdings' If lie gdvo notice of motion for Tuesday or Friday next, would tho Premier place it at the top of tho order paper? Mr. Scddon suggested that the lion, gentleman should wait till ho got on to tho Treasury benches before he endeavoured to fix the order of busiuoss on Government days. Mr. Mttssoy said lie regarded the Pre' mior's answer as a refusal, and ho would therefore t'lke the first opportunity that offered of bringing tho question before the Houso, The remainder of tho afternoon was occupied in discussing a variety of sub* jecU opened up by Ministerial replies to questions,

Tho resumed at 7,30 REPLIES TO QUESTIONS,

A further lengthy discussion took place on ilifl second batch of Ministerial replies

to questions, ABSOLUTE MAJORITY BILL

At 10.30 tho Houso went into couimittoo on Mr McNab's Absolute Majority Yolo Bill,

In reply to Mr. Massey, Mr, Seddon said that'(lie mind of sho Govornmaut on tho Electoral Bill, which would bo brought down in a few days, Ho himsolf protorrcd n second ballot to tho system proposed by Mr. McNab. Eventually, after a lengthy discussion, progress \m reported on tho Bill by 32 to 21. Tho Houso roso at 12.20.