PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 22, 21 October 1907, Page 8

PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

l : '■-:■— .-'.":■'.''■ i-. .■■ f In , tho early;:.'tionrs-of;.Saturday morning, (' . tho now'clauses•■Bdfich the Hon. R. MTVab ;•'. l'wished.'tcKadcH:p , 3iiSiLanasfLaws Amendment j (Bill, were adoptedwith' very little discussion r . considering .tho important, naiure of many I 'jOf th», proposals.. ■ The Minister had ev ': _ ■•. idently determined *to tho Bill through ■..' / ' Comnuiteo beforOyfthie*adjournntcnt, and the I • House seconded his endeavour. A number j ; of new clauses-hadv been- proposed on SiipJ ; plementary Order : several private I ixnpmhciß, but most of'them| were never ','■ |iaoved.' Some-wero;mOTe j less covered by, the i; rMinisterial motions,. others wore simply ab- ; " jandoned,;and; only»-a few,were hastily sub- : .--•'■' jmitted to the vote. -Proposals which a , few ; idays .before. would -.bane been debated'for \ ■;•■ jhours were disposed of in a few minutes. : "•■ ; jfThe speeches''of tho movers werri of the shprt- ;':■'■ l--est; arid wero often interrupted by tho f'shouts' of "aye" and , "no" which indicated ;.■■. |the general desire of members to; simply get' ;■ 'the thing-done.'- . ■ ./.' ; ._■■■' - , ; ; M , *. '■■ The Minister's, new clause 50a, giving a i ,': rlimited'-preference at.-land;ballots,'to.landloss ':■■■■ :und families, .was finally adopted by ''■'..' : ..\&i votes to 12. ■'■ ;. ~ ■ .--.;.. New clauso 50b provides.'that'the., Board ■ \taay, with theapproval, of the/Minister, on ; ■"'.' <the opening of any land for set apart : allotments in respect of.which preference shall be given, to landless'applicants ;.who-have twice been unsuccessful at. ballots ' , , tho previous two years.; .Adopted. . , \". improvements. . ■' ,: ;",'!.'' ' .: ' : : .';."'. '•...''■'('/ The Minister secured the adoption of "a ;_.." laejv clause providing that'in th'V-event* of .any lease or license on expiry being.put up ' • jifor auction, and; the then not Tbecom.jing the .purchaser, the Board shall, three ';■'. I months before the , , expiration, have the im- ' Uprovements valued by arbitration, and' such' i -yaluatioh shall bo'based on the-ralue to tho : ■ iinconiing tenant. .. ■'■■;■■<'/.■::' ■..■: ■■■■■>. - f ■ ■■■,■.,/. Clause ' 18a,. giving, to the holder of a ~ : jease under'tho Mining 'Districts Land Oc- ':' cupation Act, 1894, the right :to obtain-a ■,: Tenewable:lease in lieu thereof was adopted. ■''" .' ■. . •■' ""■.'./•''- : : : ■ y-- ■••' -.' . ' : -. ■ .■ -" : . .-, ,-■■>■ ■ : Constitution of tand Boards.' . • ■ , The Minister-moved 'a. new'clause'to •give ...''' ■ ,Crown tenants one: representative''■ on .-'each '/■'[. 'Land Board.. : ■ ; : : :'\ ■■:--■■'-/;•.■■• .; - ■ ; , ; Mr. Hemes; moved in favour of a Land' "Board consisting of the Commissioner,, one '■member appointed by tho Governor, , one by '■■■:■:. . tho County Councils and two by tho tenants. ':,'.'-. This was defeated; 'the' Ministerial pro<|>osal being retained by 43 to 18. , , The Minister then moved to prevent any • ;;'•.' ;member of the General Assembly becoming a ... Jnembor of a-Land Board; ' '.'"■ ;| ' ; '-.' ■■■ ■ ■'-■:".< -■■.:■•' An amendment-by Mr: Massey to make the srestriction apply also to parliamentary canditdates- was' defeated by 38 to' 18,. and Mr; ■ ,fM'Nab'B sub-clauso'was adopted. , ■'''; ;r :,.•;■ ' ■'_/■ ,' . ■•'■ .': ■ '■'■ -.:■■ ■■..";■ .'.•''.:. ;■;■ ■■' ■'[ Members' Amendments. '} Mr'. J . Jennings moved .a new'clanse to give . (holders of Crown",lands (apart' from ißottlement lands) in' the Auckland' and tTaianaki land _districtsj ; which were' thrown, '*pon on the l.i.p. tenure only, contrary, to {thetprovisions'of .the principal Act, the right jftp convert to tho ' •• ; l .."Tie--mover asked for tho concession as ah '■'■■■■ isct: of-'jnstice. - There were about 40 settlers ' -concerned.-r-Lost. by 35 to 22.':' : :■ ' t Mr.-.Reed moved to giye'the.'lessee of a - temall run;under any Act prior' : to jthd" Land Act, the' samo' right of renewal i; 'ms the lessee of .a'small grazing nyii under' I pthe principal by 17 to 39. . : Sir W." moved to'permit' of, the' isale 'of' sections 'r&ttuiired' under the Litnd'for" JSettleradnts, Act :fdr the'purposes of libraries. and. otheri institutions in addition , to''those mentioned in the principal Act.—Lost by 16 .' . .to -, 35.'- '■■'■■,/ ::■;':;-- ; . : /- ;: ' ' ,- ; .■• _•.: ■.'. ;'. :, --. ■■ : - :-■: Mr;' Malcolm moved to insert a new "clause permitting'theGovernment to bny-eststes for closer settlement, and, sell them for cash. ■■'. ~',. _ \This was ruled out' , of order- as 'contradict-: v ■'■■'. ,ing a. clause ;already passed. .Subsequently jHr. Malcolm moved the clause in , an altered l , ■ jform, and it'was ! defeated by.3B:to 33. ' .', SuvW. Steward was nnaJble to secure the ■adoption of a clause authorising Land Boarfls to-relax the cropping regulations. ...:■.-..■■! ..■'';'■ Tho in/declining to accept the iamendment,,-,said 'he intended to introduce - ; lew regulations.. :. M'•'■■',' •>..;'.• At 2.35 a.m., in the presence-of a full {House, the Bill was reported- amid i applause. ';■ '. ;, In reply to Mr. v Massey, the Minister-(laid . .rhe would move the'consideration of the ro|,port on Monday (to-day).' i . . ) The House then'adjourned-until 7!30 this ... t)yening. . , ! .-' - ■ i