PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1107, 30 September 1904, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

By TelegraplL-Prcsi Association. Welhnoton. this day, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yksthkday The Council met at 2.30, COUNTIES RILL

Tho Counties Act Amendment Rill No. 2, giving county councils in now counties power to borrow on overdraft was committed,

Mr W. ('. Smith inovod a now clause Rivin« ihc Council of any county power to authorise any Rom) or Town Hoard withiu its boundaries (o construct or repair at its own cost itny footpath in any mmty mi within such road district or town district. This was a«rcod to, The Bill was rc« ported as amended, LEASING BILL Tho adjourned discussion on tho second reading ol tho Wellington City Loasinß Hill was resumed, and further adjourned till to-morrow. The Council roso at 2.1.3,

HOUSE OF HEI'BKSJJNTATIVJiS

YKSTKHDAY The House mot at 2.30. WIDOW TURTON'S PETITION

The l'ublic Petitions Committee- reported favourably on tho petition of the widov/ of tho lute Hanson Turton, oxcivil servant, for a compassionato allowance.

In the couso of considerable discussion, several moiubors urged upon tho Governmem the necessity of establishing a universal system of pensions. Sir .1. G. Ward said ho considered tint tho lime had not yet arrived for tho inauguration of such a system.

NATIVE LAND ADMINISTRATION Tho Nativo Affairs Csmmitteo roconu mended that an inquiry bo held into the caeo of certain natives on the West Coast reserves, who asked to be allowed to ad* niinistor their own lands, A lenthy discussion followed. Mr A. L. 1), Frasor moved that tho question ho referred back to tho Committee, with instuclions to enquiro into the whole of tho grievances in connection with I ho West 'Joust reserves, Sir William Russell urged that tho whole question of dealing with nativo laud should bo submitted to a commission consisting of men of such high standing that there would bo no possibility of imputing improper motives to them, # Mr Carroll said it was advisable that the inquiry should bo restricted to tho caso under review, aim on (ho largor subject he appealed to tho llousc to retain tho present system of administration of these lands by tho Public Trustee. The discussion was interrupted by tho 5.30 adjournment, Tho House resumed at 7.30. FINAL STAGES

Tho Law Amomlment Bill and tfo Ad' ministration Act Amendment Bill passed their limil stages. BILLS PASSED _ Tho Wator Supply Bill, Maori Antiquities Bill, and Local Elections Bill woro passod through committoo without material amendment.

Tho House rose at 12.-15,