MORNING SITTING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11117, 8 November 1901, Page 7

MORNING SITTING.

r- The Horn of Representatives mat at X U AJB. ;-_ FIROT READING. The Light Line Railway* Bill ww m- ,;. faefaeed by Mr PIRANI, and Teed a first „ tk tossy PUBLIC HEALTH. fc The uaoal report of the Pohlie Health Vspartatent was laid on the table. gj£ EXPORT DUTY ON TIMBER. ||~ Mr MILLS moved the second reading of I *-*-!&. Ex * ort Bm * **»* provides 1' 2?n»? , "V **.«7 time, by =f S^ rfeiwM> ?*t S*"* * *»«T of three A ™y j P» hmdred superficial feet (or % „*■* lufksarjßty not exceeding fire sbil- '-!■' todrsd feet as may be deter t •?-^ n *"* *■***■** »» » *ity of three . ehfflng. par tmS& feet W fe" ?** ** J? 1 *« determined by the Orders' fl) £/* fcTie,i «■ *itebe* of any S? testicular kmd or aixe. & said the Government had for *• a "^°? ,dW * 4 lfc .»««WT tO put $e>- ■ «™r on timber leaving the colony tobe &Si iS"*. l^. **. ■■*• Government, in the g - interests of tie industry, to give the Gov--0 a** *■*% in regard if the ComiDoiiwealth tariff warSjg canted it. 1 expressed the belief £L ■*■*. ibo^ > ,rbo * ■ hi » bimself, held strong -1 -jpmions m regard to free-trade, from stating i \ 5?! WW « «». KB- He contended it t T2? g Pnaopk io impose an export Bnda " "J conditions whatever, and the f s Xt B «naca*d of retaliaMon—<Mr Mills— » if?^^ 5 *."^, 00^4 it an absolutely P principle to give the Governor-in- «. fix the amount of duty. L. «f JOSEPH WARD said the delay in the Mraacß oi tii6 Bm wa * due to a desire on if~ -S?? 1 * of **** Governmentto ascertain what I' >-L!^° mmoEV *alth intended to do. He had "£ P«t in cable commnnicaX r™^™ 1 Pronnnent business men in AustraX I * l been '"racing strenuously to a. T J eTeßt .« , « imposition of a dnfcv on timber. Pi rf wor n* be very sorry to see New Zealand £: T"^ 9 * retai «ory tariff, and would prefer ¥ • aZ* between the Iw. V OmD ? anweaith New Zealand. The : * !Sl 3 ?^ fie(i *• being emoted & reß ?«» b 3ity of taking one oonrse jtf Sn& dtr£ m to of • 4- T HOS. MACKENZIE opposed any «r MEREDITH opposed it. X ooone of farther debate smrt»Tal till next session. J It JSTi ,mt njtahafaon, and stated that a p-*U was before the Oabinet three monhhe to snpose on export duty on iolk timber ilfeSu aeans oi P 1 * tbe forests of the on y.,

The second reading ins carried by 35 to 17. The Land Act Amendment HHI and the Reserves and Other Land Sale Disposal and Enabling Bill were introduced by Governor's message, and read a first time. The House rose at 1 p.m.