PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP,

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 7

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP,

NOTES FROM THE GALLERY. il-.y -l-elesrapli. I'l.rlinineiittiry neportcr.) : WFI.I.IN;.iTON". Tiicslay. ' MINKIIAI.s OF NORTH AITKLANI). j Mi. Maude,- wi-hes the Minister ot | Mine- i" -iiv whi'ihi'i' he will. ,it an early dale. -, ad (he Cm eminent Ccnlogi-t to the ii.,rih ..;' An.-kl in,l i.i report nn the r.-ourc,- ~f the northern peninsula Ir.im a mineral point uf view. NKKIi VI PKNIIO.-I-: STATION". The Hon. Mr. Lang vv.inl- in know from lhc Minister ~f llnilvvavs when the ll.iilvvav Dcp.iiMicn: will erect the overheld bridge ,il Peni-n-,. .luiicliou. Mr. l.iii" point, ~ii, ili.it die absence of an I the source of gr.it inconvenience to Ibe DI! \l\-.\i iK JSOAIM) LOAN. Mr. Young h.i- been inl'or.nc.l by the Minis-.ci that lh" application of the Cppcr M.moapiko l»i-.iinaae Ito.iril for a loin ~:' L'J.iiiin !ia- been provisionally a'pp...v,.|. The new Hoard will operate in th,. liotn-u-r.ingi di-tri.-l. -illl.ltcl between ('.inrbiidgi' and Te Awainutu. I)I-A'I'!<I-'IF1) II.VTKPAVKRS. A petition w.ls pic-cnte.l to I he llou-c llii. nl'teiiiooti on hi in!f of -Joii Otjhuhti si.ler Hi,, matter of exec—ivc valuatiotte, au.l protis-ting ag.iin-t the ni-w system of i,u::iipi ~v cl valuation recently intrn duccl in tin. Imrongli. and which the den on tiie ratepayers. LAND AN,!) INCO.MK TAN. The annual Land and Ineoni,. Tax Amendment Iii!; wa- intrndn.-i-.l to-night by Cuvcniur'- nic-s:ige. Tlie Minister oi Finance explained tii.it il embodied la-t year's- schedule, nn change being made in either tax. | MOKF. PROTESTS. j A hirther big b.mli of protest- again-l I the llcfcrenduin Hill mi Bib!,, reading in j schools was privcntcd :•• the llmi.-e th'iiiilcrnuon t It vaiiuu. nieinbei-. the petitions in !|iiosti--.ti bearinir r.igii:tlii|-c----reaehinz the formidable f.t.tl ..f 5.044. fr.Hii nl! pin- ul the I) imiuiuii. P.ICIIT TO YVOUK. In the course ~f -peaking in the iimoilii.tioii of lii- Worker-' I light to Work 1 ' Kill thi- afternoon, the member fur j Crey Lynn adv oca ted the imposition ~, I ~ -upcr ill, uiu.. 1..\ for tb.. b.-netii nf j tlin-e it nil lit.- tu übt.iin employ metil. The CXec-- pnpillalii.il. lie , olltilllle.l. ill | I e!abi.i'.iti..n of hi- idea, -houlil lie pill cl I lvi Stat.- farms. "I say il is „u|,- this T"ry party in otli.e not by a mandate j ..I the people but the vv nr.-t trickery j in the a mills nf the Kmpiri—(Coveinj men! langhtei-i—which would loleratci I the pie-cut injustice in the name nf law and order t.i prevent, at the dictate of] I employer-. -2 1 and able men from ..1.----taining a living." ileclared Mr Panic. Mr Webb expressed lhc .pinion thai : the bill should al-.. have included "th- j right to rcs.t." ! 11,,u. Mr Fisher: You mean tlie righi j to all the rest. iCovcrnmeiit laughter.)] ! Mr Itiis-cll. in supporting the general I principle lhat in a country like New-| Zei.l.lil-I. II ..n -1 'I be' i„ the di-- j tri'ssing p.i-itiun of inability to obtain work, said that ill the days "f lhc Liberal Adniini-trtitioi) di-trc-- through iillciiiplnv-liK-iit vv.is relieved by the Covcniinciil. liiiilino avciiii. - for the absnrp-| ti.,11 of i-.ci—' labou . lie sUggc-ted a| more .-..nipi.':.' orgai isatimi oi our state I Labour I'.iiic.iu. -New /..'aland r.innoi alTor, to have one of il- able-.Hidic.l lIK'H idle." ile- ' dared Mr Witch, who considered it the | duty of the Hun— to provide the Cor- j I eminent with mean- uf i.r.a-eeiiting u-c ■ 'fill work- tv give uiieiuploy ,-,| workers j I opportunities. He would find the money] Iby 'mean- "i a -uper-tax nn income.- over I L 1.00(1. I Tlie bill w.i- rend a lir-t time.