PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 8

PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP.

NOTES FROM THE GALLEHY. IFJy Telosrai 1) -rar;.a:nrn!3ry Reporter.) \VK!.IJN'.T"N. Monday. PATHII HT'' K.UTI.K-. It is 1,,,,,-d tn 1..- nlilf In make a i (lel.iiitc aiiniiunn-mi-lit (luring tlir pre I Bent we.-k respect inj; the i m,-. .■riiin.-nt'.- , intentions rcpardiritf th- uf art [ unions. raffles, aurtiimft', etc, |.ruiiiot.-l by an rodit.-d p.-r.-.n* or m>< i-t><» w.h-Iy I for patriotic purpose*, aiinmin. e<l the. Hon. Mr. Riim>vll tonight in an.-w.r to a quc-tion. SOLDIERS" J->TATK- AND DEATH IHTIKS. The Minister of Finance (Sir .Ins-pph Uardl iiifni! I the llnuw to-nipht tlmt provision is being mail.' in tin , Finance Hill to exempt Holdier->' r-tat.n frum (loath duty to a certain. e\ti-nt. Tlir statute will operate a« fn. ■ 0,- Ith August., l:il i. On th.- pa..--n: .' <>' thu statute'the f'omrnisKiotii-r nf Stamp* will refund any dut\ already paid- In the meantime nrrula'rs l.ay.. 1.c.-., i-su.-i hy th.- (.omminHicyii-r of -tamp* mi th.- Sth August, in-trn, t!ii_- DeputyComminsiomTfl nut to rolliit ih-atli duty on sol.hi-rs' .-r-tatos. LAND FOR RCTI'RNKn miJ.dIKK-. Prim/> Mini-tijr informi-l tlif membnr f>T Mcturka tn iftehi lh.it tinfull. in>piirifi aro niali' t>otli as to the quality ami quantity nf any lands proponed to lie --t asiili- fur r turn."] »ol.!ipm. and report" "ill al-o i.c 01.t.-'.in.-cl fpmi (inr.'nimvtit offiivr" nn.! ! oth-ra ijualifli'd t" ~ .- -v. h information. AtCKLAXn WORKKR.i' HOMES AREA. In answer to a fWm Mr i I'arr. that tlir prn|X-r:y of Mr II J Smyth, containing a)>mit Jim acri", iri tJi--" t..'v:,-lup of HendeMon. kliouM hi-I nnpiirfM hy the fiovprnm.nt fur "..rk ' 1 cr.-' honif.t [iiii-po»es. the I'riuie Vlinisti-r slated to-ni.'ht that the D.-partrn.-r.t of Ijihmir has alnady heveral Inr.-.- areas! of land at Vuekland, namnly. :ii) a.-n-s! Nt Otahilhu, and fifty -1-. a.-r.-i ' in thr<c M-paral.-krttlen'.i-iitH 1:1 Kllt-rc- I lie. Cii.iiT tli.--.' it in not! pr. posed to acquire more land at pre- ! s-i-nt, ad.led Mr. Ma»sey (.I'M I.AM) SKTTI-En< AM) AI)V.\N( f> Ai 1 Tlie Prime Minii-t.-r i:.f,.rm.l Mr ! f'nat.s tonight that, in In- upinioii. I the Advaiu-.-s to S-ttlem or A.lvan.i-ii to Wnrkern Art applies at pre-i-nt to tho--; enraged 111 kauri gum ilujin/ who have' M-lerteH 1j,,m.-s iind. r tl.e provision* of I j the I!»12 legislation. It 1- ndd« Mr. ! Mawy.altoffpther a qtipstion of the in j trrest of the nettler 111 the land, an.l consequent eecuritv' H IT ll.l.i:i; \L! "Minister" means tho Minister of Juntiif. dedarea tlir interprotJti-jn i-lmise .if the Polirp Kor.r Act. of l<.)Ill, l.tit undrr I the rearranpempnt of [i..rtfr.ii..s folinwirig ' the creation of a National l/ahim-t lh" ' H"n. A. L. Herdmnn U-raruc disj-0.-iatrd from the .liißtiee p..rtfoli.i. He rcUiine.l [he control of the IN.lkv Uenartmont, but ' the |K-,rtfnlio of Ju«ti.v p'aswd to the i Hon. Dr. McXab. hTis is apparently a little joint in the armour whi--h the mem-Ix-r for Wanganui 1 Mr. \'.:[,in. more in : j spirit of curinsity limn protest, has i |.mU-d in v question |, r has tJ,M a-kiiif,' 1 the (rtjverament if th.-v will Wk.- tin- ..pin- i i.in of th«! I'rown Law Ortir-e as to the lopnlity of the Hon. Mr. Herdronn re iiiaiimifj in control .if the police force «m nip that the F'l.li.-e K.if.-e Art. l.M:) : piovi.les that the for™ (.hall U- under the Minister uf Jubtice. STATE TRAWLERS. Ti;e question of the equipment <.f trnwl.-rs to provide fi.-h f,,, the puople and s<, reduce the hi R h ,->-t of living uill rrerive the careful of the Nmernment during th- ■ 1.-,. ... S ; IV j the Crime Minister, in an r \vor to a .iGestion from Dr. Newman. RAIL\VA\ FARES AND BOY SCOITS. Heplyinj; to a quP*t)..l. t.om M r . H,,,,. ter nhetlK-r he would make >~„». mniTs . ' »ion in the fares charged to lt., v s.-out". when travi-llinj; m attvud drill, tfie Minis t.-r of lUUway. remarks the adv.wb.htv ol making roncestiion tv Hny Scouts is i> matter for the Hon. the Muii-ter o| lie Iciioe, who should determine what propor lion of railway the lXfen.t- Depart-ii-e.it is prepared to ~.,y to 1(., v Jts »hen intending drill. CANNOT BE DONE. Some dajn ago Mr. (oatoa a.skpd the Minister of Railways if he iioui'd review his derision that free gifts of coods and dothinp for distribution to th.,-,- ,„ p0 ,,, , circumstances in the ritie'd -■■-.ll ~ t the future 1«. carried free. To-night the l Hon. .Mr. Herriee repl.od: ••] rt-gr't that I owing to abnormal cirmmstnnres 1 ia n i not grant a request of 1!i, 9 nature i;,,.,,| s lor certain v\ar fund., arc carried frw a ,,.l thia in the ut,no,t ih.it ran be done."'