NEWS AND NOTES.

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

NEWS AND NOTES.

ESTATE COAL DEPARTMENT. ; '■' In regard,tpj.the,discussion over the State $ Coal Department, Mr. Symis, who had stated . in tho Houso that ho , would not, sit on a subcommittee again if the Preinrerls motion wagi carried, said on, Friday.night ; that, at tho: 'i , :xequos,t of. members.'.of .tho. committee; he ■ . i-.TVould 'defer any tW week, when- : ; .bthe.committee will (proba'blymeot. He was jisiaturallyi very nmoh>annoyed. Ho considered " pthe Standing Orders should i either be obeyed " '■ ■■. for set.asido; ■*. .r . r : , ■, '■■..'■ ■ ,-. ..., .... ■■'■■ i.- /-.■ ■■. , ■ ~,:.':.. ".:■.: i';. :.," i '" - : ■■' ■;■:■ 'V. , : ' .■;■. .'■ /.'.-. ■ :.■ " •,' . a ! : The following'is the division list on tho a 'Premier's amendment,' "That, in the opinion f of this/House, the committee, in endeavour- , f -ing* to obtain-information'from a*'public 'ser- f vant on matters and records which are under a 'the'control, of a.rcsponsihlo Minister,'has' not i the ordinary practicp, and'that,, they, f ■■■ ;be requested to do'so.' , .; ,v ~ ; ;,.;.' ? For the, amendment (34):—-K G." Allonj a ';- 'vßennet, Buddo; Carroll, Cdlvin, Dillon, Dim- '. 'tan, Ell, i'latman, ; iKowlds, Greonslade, '' . •': ilpgan, Hogg, Hornsby, Izard, Kidd, Lauren- .» |son, laßTy,-M'Gowan, T. M'Kenzie,M'Nab, . V-JMacpherson, Millar,'Ngata, Parata; Poland, sPoolo,'Rqss, Secldon, Sidey, Thomson, Ward, , ' iWilford, Witty... .'„,,,,;' . ~,', ~'.;'.''-' • Against the 'amendment (23):—Aitken,' J. - 1 'Allen, Barbor,'Barclay, Bollard, Fisher, Gray, , , Hardy, Herries, Houston, Lang, Lethbridgo, .' l'Lewis,,. ;B. M'Kenzio, Malcolm, Mander, l-Massey, Pkeyj.llQidj/tlemington, Rutherford, , 'iSymes, : : , ,; •• ~ . ' ~ - \ THE ENDOWMENT BILL. ■.''•' { (''" It has been sirpposed in some quarters that i I the Governineiit will not proceed with'tho ( ~ National Endowments Bill this session. The ' Lands '.Committee)- -in. striking, out the , 1 : Bchedhle which sliov/ed l ;the areas of land'to ? by set. aside as endowments, clearly intended, f -■•'. to kill "the. Bill. Nevertheless,-it is, now ' understood that the Premier.will move the ) . second reading as soon ; as the Land Bill has ] . its final stages...[That will probably te on, Wednesday. The.schedule is not really an essential part of the Bill, arid perhaps the < Government will bo just as well pleased fit they can carry tfoo measure without it, because the fewer tho details .specified in the ! Statute Book as to tho area and location of ,tho endcrwmont lands, the greater will bo tho '. power of choice .left to tho Government in the matter.. A slight amendment will make the A Bill quite complete without,any'schedulo,and I '.out of several possible courses of action this l J '■ is probably the one that -will bo selected by 'flSie- Government. . . . , I