THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 17, 15 October 1907, Page 6

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

;-^.V : \-/'- ; LOCAL BILLS; 'A' number of local Bilk; were dealt with, ■ : T>y; tho Housed of.. Repraentetives,. yesterday' /afternoon.; ~.'■ ■••,'■ ■•''■Ci : '''; '.■ ■'■■'-,'• 1 r On tho motion of• Mr. Flatnian' (actmg for !Mr. Hall) the-House agreed to the.amend- • jnents. made by,tho Council in the Waipuk- ■, wau County Bill;, but disagreed with .the -•.Council's amendment to alter the_date of -the coming into operation of the Bill from •lApriL 1908, to October, 1907.- :y \ ,■'.' _, ■ v'.'.'■' The'Petone Water Supply. Conservation<Bill ' Iwas reconsidered on the motion of Mr. Wil- '■"':■■ ford, for.the purpose "of"striking v out' Clause '• 6 (making provision for special loans to coyer .purchase money). This: course was agreed jto, and the Bill was put. through its final ': stages and passed.. .•.„■,' , .....The following. Bills were rapidly, pm i -through tieir remaining'stage's and passed :— ••"'. .Taranalri Botanic Garden' Act Amendment ' Bill (Mr. OkeyKWanganui Harbour Board : . Bill ;(Mr. Hogan), 'Whahgamomona . Countj Bill (Sir. Symes), Tapanui' Hospital Reserve : - .Vesting Bill (Mr.-Malcolm),; Nelson: Hospital 'and, Charitable Aid 'Empowering Bill (Mr. : ' Graham), Gore Agricultural and Pastoral AsBociation Vesting and Enabling Bill (Hon/" R. " M'Nab), .Thames Harbour Board Bill (Hon. ' . 'J. M'Gowan), : Levin Borough Reserves Vest- . .ing and Empoweringßill. (Mr. Field);' 1 THE PORT OF DUNEDIN. , : The Hon. J. A.'Millar, in moving the ' second reading' of the-Qtagq;Harbo.nr.:Bpard ; -Empowering Bill, said considerable "improvements wcre.nccessary to the harbour at Dunedin, and'for this purpose the Board wished ~ to" obtain power to borrow '£100,000. Power ;';..was also required to re-borrow for the pur- • pose of repaying certain existing loans. ~.. Mr. T. Mackenzie',.(Waikduaiti) urged that "■■ ■ tedmb of'• the .money/proposed-:to bo;raised ; 'should bo spent on/the .lower harbour, so that •.''■' the ocean-going liners would be-induced to ; --: mse At present much' : of,the produce,.of : \Jhe district'was rafled to Lytteltp'n; and some •Was shipped .to' Wellington,; for, export from ''■ . Iho Doimnlon : .'<-The :: sottlers'desired v to*have 0. it shippedv'direct.fromPortChalmers. He '■P suggested ; .that tho fwork at'the upper har- , lour mighi bo postponed until the lower '■:' harbour was improved. ! ,';.' ..,,, '-'i .'■'•' E.;G. Allen" '(Chalmers) spoke to ,-the :..' Bame effect; He said that' all the butter and ■■'•"'■ cheese exported from' the, district (was railed ~to Lytteftbn. Its mutton and .lamb'_ also , T jiyent by the same route, and were shipped fes "Prime," Canterbury." "(Mr. Gray: "Nontense l").' : -;He hoped the Minister would con- .. sent to have the Bill amended so as to pro- '■•;'..; Tide that a portion of the, loan money, should ■he spent on.the lower harbour, i. \ ... ;. ■ -■ The HbriV:J..'A; Millar'saidVthat this ques- ■ iion of' the lowor: vorsus the' upper harbour an old trouble. They could trust the '.. Board to expend.tho money; fairly.'.'-'. '■ ~'; ' Mr. -T.,Mackenzie: ."They have not done ;".'.j(o.".iii the past.'.' '"'"':. '.-•."■:':; -;■' '■■■ -'. : :' '.-■'l '-. Mr. Millar replied that,,;with:the,.excepr ition of tho Corinthic," the' lonic 'arid'the :•*; lAthenic," all 'the vessels' trading , to, this :; ; country, co'ukl enter the lower harbour. He . * was aware,that the. meat and dairy produce ■ ■'■ Vfef Otago was being shipped at Lytteltbh, but . ; .that was .rbecauso . the shipping companies ■''"'. 'found that'i concentration ', at ports '.'paid them'-' better than' calling at different /harbours. "This had nothing to do with tho . Dtago Harbour Board. A good deal of money . : ' must be;spent on the wharves of the upper ', harbour, 1 but tho Board might be relied upon . I to spend :ohoughv!money' on the lower hai> :=>!': bourto enable ships io get in. •'.''. • . The Bill} was put thrdugh its final stages :■','■ without, amendment. .•,.,..;■,, v.:.:;; ' % .-■;, - - - V,- '::.'..:.. NEW BILLS. '", ■ ',''• ' The Hon. J. A.-Millar gave notice to in--y troduce the following Bill?.:—Harbour Boards .'.-'■ Consolidated Bill,. Sea Fisheries, Amendment Bill, Scaffolding Inspection Amendment Bill, 'Agricultural Implements Sale and Control 'Amendment Bill, Workers' Compensation for Amendment. Bill. •■•■■• The Premier gave notico to introduce the . Saming and Lotteries Amendment Bill. ..",;■•'. .The House adjourned at, 3:40. p.m. ■~■' . .'■ * , ■•■;. THE; LAND BILL.•'; .-.: r ... r : ; : i ■[".-,- -,;/CULTIVATION ON RUNS.. ' ! ;'■..'.:'';■;..V ) : :°■ i?LAX : LEASES:'';';. < :^': ';"" " On resuming at 7.30 p.m., thp:House,woiit , jnto committee for. tho iurther consideration •'.' of the'Hon.R. M'Nab's Land' Laws Amend- ■-'•'- .moutjßill. ■:.■'■,'■. ■.■■■ ■/■ :>•'■■■■ <■:.< ' : _ ■.'•■■'■•' ■].<■■;;■ Clause 39, sub-section 1, provides for tho holder of a pasturage lease' or ilicenco receiving ,: tho permission of the Minister andtho Land .':' Board ,to cultivato a portion'of his run for - the purpose of growing "winter feed, 'and also .: to'plough, and lay down'in..grass, or clear, :''■.. burn and sow in;gra'ss,':'or;: snrface .sow/..in grass, an additional area'not exceeding 3000 acres, audjto be entitled to compensation for /; improvements. ! ...";;■::''■:.'; :■ ::■■:':'"• ■'■.:'■ Some" discussion took place as to tho advisability of limiting tho areas tbat may be improved, as provided hi the sub-section. Grass in North and South. : ..-.•; Mr. Massey said it was hardly possible to •-■-.' frame a clause on these.lines that would bo satisfactoiy in all parts of tho Dominion. .-. Very littlo grass would grow without previous ploughing, of the ground in many parts oi the North Island. Tho committee should adhero to'the principle of giving the tenant ■•■ ■ ' full compensation for any real and permanent " "' improvements mado by lum.. Tlid Hon. T. Y. Duncan said tho matter ■ . wns.not.one for' a hard-and-fast rulo. '..':,'■■■' Mr. A. W. Rutherford (Hurunui) said'thai