PARLIAMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 244, 12 October 1908, Page 9

PARLIAMENTS.

Of. REPR^EHT/VTtVES. ___ _«_*»-*•— Reporter.) . Saturday. ' The House of Representatives this \Lndoi. co_ti__ed to discuss the Supt__e_tary JEs'tiinates. *__* Poole asked, in connection .wiSi | isfvoie' ol f 120 to cover the expenses' -r_--Bep ,tfanelri * l re the ___ -urgeoa at Auckland, -when the | Sort"of ««* enquiry, would be avail&t_ the public. . j *T_. Muuftter for. Justice replied, that . lie report was at present hung up in lie' Def*ri men *' , I -ur Greenslade asked the reason oi I «D biiig-placed upon the Estimates as allowance to the widow i tier._o_BtaDle.McCl-skey, of Auckland, I ■ C-hstabie McCluskey was still W-ril replied that there i L_ feeh some error in the wording of ' -ft, subject of the grant. It was impos0 f course., that a living man should Z2 _.wi-bw.;-,He would see that Mr, JfeClaskey did hot suffer, however, arid itiov-ion would he made for the pay- " Sert of "the grant. - __4 EohiMf.-Guwesa, in speaking of tit electoral Vote, asked had the Govern- - i__t yet 3ecideA to appoint officers to « MMd.the. country and collect names for inclusion upon the roll. Otherwise It wm aff_id many people would _c disf__K__ed. • : . ffir Joseph Ward said that the: fear well .based. There were really in' Sai- cases more names than there ___ any 1 right to be. The electoral ques- , oE jj ( _id been, receiving very close conMeniioD, and when members came to ___tn__.t_e rolls they would find there jis fioUung to fear. ?.'"___ 'Jennings disagreed with the Ignite Minister. In very large dis.ricts „-t as his it was impossible for the police to satisfactorily accomplish the jjorough compilation of the_ rolls. ... '. _t -is_. "howling farce," said Mr. _>_ae_f .6 think that the police can get ii. focurate compilation of the rolls. _t_ in the towns the rolls are incom-

j_e-e. M . Sir Joseph Ward.said that in the case ij _tt. Jennings' seat the, supplementary liitg.U-t added showed that there were 1,„2 jndfe iiaines on the rolls .in the Jpnont electorate this year than there were last election. Electoral maps, the' ffiaie -iini-te- added, were available in taj quantity. Mr. _Ca_sey moved to reduce the in-' CM. of _30 in .the salary of the Secre-

_ry bf Afr__i-re by £1. as an i Hca_n of disapproval of the new uairy rtpihrtfons. , __ -Bniater for Agriculture remarked

_ai_o doubt t_e Leader of the OpposiSoiLwas delighted to Und that some people objected to the regulations. There

is. been an immense amount of ___p-

jrt____ about the matter, which had -ieeii cleared up By the Committee's inf_y..'l__7_ien from one end oi t_e

wnatfy to the other had admitted the good work .done by the Government in placing the industry on a bigb plane, fbfiher _sc__ibh. on the was somwhit fimrted'_y the chairman, who ,'__ei~..t_s_ q_estVons of taxation could

not be discussed on the Estimates. The ___d_e_t moved by Mr. Massey was . i _h_- : ißems on .were, harried: through with only oo_. ' _b_d pawes. lor brief debate, and the last item.wa3 passed at .9.25 p_n. | - .-31 _ Prime 3fin_ter- stated that jthe Apr

propriation Bill would be ready in .about ,lu_f ah_o_r,a_d the House,; latter some

niegsages from the Legislative Gonncili. andi belated._a_3 of returns and'pkpers ] from referred a mass of petinons for tSe consideration of committees that would never sit again. - .. _bu_E____-_W__LS. In the Hoiise the ofßcial announcement i_i_ __ Appropriation Bill had been }M-_ by' the Legislatic_i Council was weired by the House at 11.25 p.m., and Br. Bpe. ker inunediabely left the Ohair in orto to get the Governor'- signature 'lo"__'fi_Sl _11 of the session. It was 11.40 a._u ibefore the House resumed, and Mr, Speaker then read a long list of billß *!Udi._ad,received the Governor's, assent, ndaraig, of course, the Appropriation Kfl.:",. ".-...,- ••

He PHme Minister then made a few vakdfc_6r_r remarks: He congratulated Mr. Speaker on the order that- had been __»efred'd__g the session, and the way ;fi-'.fr_iish he' Kail presided oyer the pro--«ei_ng3 of the House. He also _ad a ■«-£_fct__toify- word to say- about the ,Ch£n_a. of Committees (Mr. R. McKen,»s)."He e_pre_sed regret that certain ■£n__r_ of the Opposition were not re--t___g. seeing that' they -were not seek-! ogre-election, amd made a few remarks ibotlt,';___ 'Government supporters who «ejiot going to again seek Parliamenwy. .Sonoura, and generally wished . *fe.pne'c.n(;ertied good luck m the ap'(fWiehing . campaign. Finally Jie made I * l ** '°>_ra._atory remarks anent the JJESJgtJn.nt- of the Hon. W. Hall-Jones « %-C____i s _ioner. «Hv^ e): als ° expressed appreciation « We way iii fthich the business of the mm had been conducted by .Mr. Speak«m.Mi-. MeKeixzie. a__ remarked that «.«o_V_.oniy hope that after the election «$•• would come back, shake hands. anJ as ever. (Applause.) who was-also JgM with.applause, made a few valeHe mentioned the fact __£__&iW c n "w in the Chamber only ?^ e _«ne_ibers who were . there when he W&m Parliament IS years ago. He '__J° .S Hpmo - ' ne *"«*» with the.full - bis best for the ___union. mmta, Kia ora," he remarked, in and the House applauded :.^ r . S]_i!_r retarned thanks for the and men-il_lK_-_3__i' 1 fl " of sadness tho fact gjMr. Danean and Sir W. :J. Steward , only, members who were in thee _c entered it (25 years ago). ■&sh «_W,-' rt h--SM been" severe in __ _-__ 1 ? C of iis dutie3 «» Speaker, he m£m£ **«» actuated by personal feelfie P aid a M S& tribute of,the House (Mr. Ofctersen), *'___*?■ at n * xt 'session they would (Applause.) Sg- JfcKenzic ako replied, and Pariia- - at ajWingiit.

aH stages. _A£_i__d And Income Taxi Bill, was passed. The Maori Lan,d Laws I - Amend___t Bill passed a_ it. stages]' w__bi_t amendment. -' '■■ " ,r -4,.-: "■'•' _ _heY Appt6pi_u_on BUI ■was received ' train „ie -fibouse _nd put through all its stages withoufc,amendment. • The Hon. J: E. Jenkihson eulogised the Government over theappotatmeht- of the Itoiiiyy.lJiill-ifbnes to the High Gomnmsionerjahip, and _bngra.._late_ the people on having secured such a -worthy representative. He went on. to compliment the. Attorney-General on the way he had discharged has dufc'es. . _._ ...! , The Attorney-General briefly returned thanks for the expression- of the Goun? i_llors. S The Council rose at 11.50 p.m., and the session terminated.