THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 9

THE COUNCIL.

HOW; J T| PAUL ON OUR INDUSTRIES, ■ . . The LogiiikUTo Council mot yesterday afternoon, , >. . ' '• T. PAUL (Otago), continuing .-; ',■ innn k y ho hpltf ■ that tho Government «Wu]q, promise- less":M ipOTfornT'inorii. ,He i; !; v ®aW;not ,share 'tho :viow of vth'^Hori; 1 E.'-"' V, ft' t , ho ' rccont ' Defence CBnforefiC(J ' m-EntpiK-. would-be cafriWiontfbrj-itt time; He famed that Iho futuro of tho Empiro would'bo debidtfd a§ a 4-efeuXt of k rtafal hittld .or the -North Sea/ The bo (dccidtu* m tho Ehcafio of tn tho shore* of ; If ;.Aoafcralia: fail the-"days , during' •./,• • .wiycjl Ne>r .Zealand,-wotild, continue. lo remain part of Entire Jonld ha few ifl nhmber, , for. :tJntaiii,:.w6md..'n6t bd .able to -conhnuo" to far removed from th£ ;i'^i-.rEmßii i ; :-6tpod! for.'tlM MV/ Paul 1 fiext dealt , v -v •Mm dbknecessity; fpr, * legislation" tffoviding'ffif: a^weekly, day / .of.-, rest .for - all .? orKors.•' Steps. ■,-• ehould,be 'Ltakon .to do away **ith unomployTho crirsfr of ■.■■.;>• - v.Ti'np'fi! >ii biit' 5 fell:' in <*'almost-.::e'qual l -.-ratio;oorn r --.. i th6:iiidiYidual, city, and fiatl6fl;.-: Although thd. '?:* ■seemed,'bright,.iigiis.iwefe..hot---Waiit" .; - , thr^.;,ren)edies—(l) .:insnrarice:. tigairist*. unfimpl6Jmenti?;(2) 'of lab' - onrxbnreans,- and (3) fftdimite fdf/bnhgißg tliS the land J6gothbr/.". v Xt;was'his belief v :■■;■ that,\iv.employment J.nstifa6t6 jv'ould.not ptovd : :: solution lof-.thfeicMwcdltyi. ■■'What-W45 'Wanted . m. kil l, : whieh>+as the pritrlflryi dUrso of this ■:. ori.afijv othe# tsnritrjr* 1? there was -plenty 6(. laud, for- thosr Who required Itj it 'Would greatly ii ! -Referring to thd . industrial outlook/Slf. Paul said that, although ;: •?trhe::i,'tno;v'WbrKer^:'"in^ : "V,'!.----YrprKea?longerhours, of ~;Now Zen- • ■■■;.•• landi.iStilljit 'had-to .1)6 tehWiiitSeted-that the# --received*.-mors. .. What .New; Zealand , .. wanWd.td itwt .heiV-.fo doiftpele' with outside : .a; :;.Wttoj"w®teni!-i;qf ::pr6tMtion;' Ho Sdmittdd ttiSt. li ortlef to to ol any real ; :i:.-■ ;,.valnS.';NeW; -Zealaiid f shoiilu '-requirerithet a, )AV Vthan-; a -protective.. system. A iriajontyvof tho Stafo Enterprises had beefl un- - • : ,and>it/WOUldi lie thought, it?-'"-':; its . oi>or,itions m tlns- diroctiQn.. i'rom an iudflfe- - trial jpoint of vtow, New Zealand was not fall- ,-, . : jng-i behind; :-Bp;. daiiidd--tliftl'. auy section of _tH|Sl#OrKera'{hdad>to .li»fit the out-' ;, -? r -fri*ufc..ofHheir.;\Work/sot ths tvoAefl 'alnSlukhifig- The depression lh . r,tHd;;*lnt«r hady. m-his bpimonr: strenßthoned ( -th& 'position of- tho ' Arbitration :Acti .If thero. ' : jbeifi raSi'ttWdg • thdVAvefagd i #dg6 - would - " .-..•havoibeeniseriOtisly-interfered;with; anihlabour ■. troubles wonld'havo followed ito seouTe'a'roturli to, tflO IninmioiH' Wflgo, The best part of 4 session ivould U Woll djierit in Irtlfctovtng thA labpUr; )aw&- Ufldof the Sliojlf ahd Offlccs Act : ;-;U : afE?4dy^^tf;?w&;.g{veU^d'^plo3'Brs'': who*'did' ndt employ labour Jf there wiiu a proper Master , and- Apprentice Act it *ould eii(Ure ;v ;^^^!^S-^Js.jMdyearn-thoir' : trado effi-:: 1 NOVEL LANtt SETTLEMENT SCHEME. The''Hon g 11.I 1 . OliOlKiE (Aucfclahd) com. ~ plinisntcd tho- Government ujioir 'iuaking tho waMfllp ta tD6 British GoVcriiitient Vvot,:Uie^i!^Ti«qf;;or^iiired."=.' f the-'gr'ovisiohsiof the' Militia soodVo a'large ttalfiM fiSrci). ' Withiil A feW ';. ysata.-thW. forta ..fl'oiililjbo greatly augmented : ■ c p iPo beliovcd -thnt tho- duty on sugar % Bl'OuW be reirtj)6»ed," Arid 'th 6' fuhd dttotcd tfi :- tne:.Jayment ; of;.the.old.'ngo pGusions, : ;'t Mtifill '■-u •• > faUv-'in-: wool) ''thari oagl\t c to • ?• n ' tllo casp - T ' loro would bo no fear ? P eo H l?> ' •J'Ui'ninK ' away :if .they "wero :r ' ■' J sWon tho' vfreeholdi - ' 18 n?;J h . e pwplo should, bo allowed to "pes ; ; Crown .land?; in.'ih'e ; Bamo' :way. ai took !Sl^S n 'OKßoHfiold-: ' . 1 : i ! yoi 1 iuean;' by/V'peg-. Mr. Georoe belect, - td ssy. that ii rental ' sMit.,..ffithrfT)Sr-e®; 7idiscount,as '' ttl se?ector° raP '^ • Sh ° Uld ' :char Std V -WOTld yon"' fix 'tho price? ' occasion. no aSam, -116- would > propose , ' B i hc^„ fli to surplus . - should l iri .> 6 «isolsK : -Hd - would : ' - , - : hrilS i ? ; ' nt '- th0 '' frocholtit -If the ffio. Settlement f'-'A- ■fi?fiF5 e c P 1 \ e S» V^: valso,adVocSto tho . : : n "T'el^axor-'then ?; , under his ' frSld ■'■— FfP'a ««uld -hold the thn Qoveinment would in reality bo sen!& Mies Bhould W b <C^b} £ „rS 1(1 bo , ab '° to obtain money would ':- 'r rt TrV - o P^ lofr^ vf6tind-6frtb&rr&s3iSt? ; to-the , W„ment..^iaily : close to el««L tittd '-VIEWS OF HON. J. B, CALLAN. wmms ; » : - ; tf^G6vorriS-^^ sipis m»mm= 11ISS#1BP™.