GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12849, 6 July 1907, Page 11

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(ABRIDGED FPOM Pr.K.S3 ASSOaATIO.V.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Fridat. Jclt 5 The Council mot at 2.30 p.m. ADDRE3S-IX-REPLY. Mr SCOTLAND icsumed the debate on the Addresai-in-lU'ply. Referring to tlio recent appointments to t)» Council, he said lie could *peak trebly, as ho had no sword o) Daraoclee hanging over hi.s head, and lio expressed tho opinion that tho only way to secure perfect independence in tho Council waa to hare life membership. Ho hopei the time would come when tho seven yea n> appointinrmts would giro place to life raombt>:Hliip. Ho condemned tho '"childish ambition' , to change th? de&ignalioii of the colony, and hopoi that the idea would fall to tho gioun'J. Tim [ <?ople ot Ni.'w Zealand wor*» Rovormxl woll, as they deserved to \x> but h« had littli.' hppo of anything threat ivlicro nrofi\s>ional jvilirician-i guvprned. So Ujvq this o.?cijrrexl ; ii was no lUio looking for reform. -Mr McCARDLE cunfined himeelf \o tho land question. He <'xprce.-od aj>proval of tho freehold tenure. It w<w the tenure that was best for tho n>ttlcnient cS the poor man on the land. .Mr CALLAN ap-irovrd of educating the jviit-li of the rr.lony in tho neo o , tho rifle, and thought it would bo beneficial ii' youths between 13 and 2i yoars wero Obliged to undergo a system of conipulsory military training. Mr T. KELLY said no had no objection to tho nropcucd alteration of tho title of tho colony, though he di'J not know if it would carry with it a reorganisation of salaries on the Canadian basis. He advocated tho removal of the duty on sugar, which was largely consumed by tho workers. Tlm debate was adjourned. Tho Council roao at 4.20 p.m.