"HOUSING" OF PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 682, 6 December 1909, Page 8

"HOUSING" OF PARLIAMENT.

GOVEnMWENT'S SCHEME CRITICISED. CATJSE QV THE TIEE- STATEMENT B1 ME. MASSET. A livoly' dobato took placo in the House on Saturday rooming with reference to the Government's echirno in connection with tho "housing" of Parliament Tho ball was set rolling by Mr. Allen (Bruce) who pointed out that according to the Estimates the cost of temporary residenco for his Excellency the Governor and staff last >ear Tias .J2B7D, whilst X 7638 was expended on the present Parliamentary building. It would be seen (ho continued) that the vote with respect to the Parliamentary buildings this \car was £SSOO, whilst the partial restoration o f tho old .^Ij?™? 1 ™ 1 ?, 151 "^ 11,^3 was also to run into .USOO. In addition to those sums, J2OOO had to bo set apart for tho cost of the temporary residence for tho Governor. Ho would like to know how much expenditure had so far been necessitated as a result of tho fire. Did it amount to .£30,000? Tho Hon. R. M'Kcnzw Oh, no. What Will it Cost? r ; A Wen: Well, I havo shown that approximately was spent m this direction last year, and that £9000 additional appears on the Estimates for this year. Those two items made a total of close on .£20,000. Tho Prime Minister Do you suggest that no provision should be made for accommodation. Mr. Allen- What I want to show is that we have beon launched on an extravagant scheme rii fiV K , M , lCen2le . "» tho course of his reply to Mr AUon, stated that the cost of a now Legrslative Council Chamber did not a PPe a r on the Consolidated IMimntos, but would be given in tho Public Works Esbmai^ Mr Allen- , Well, I don't think I will ho torn the mark, because there haveX t 0 bo i taken into account tho allowance to Mr. Frain "oace" 11 C ° St ? f thc nm Governor, 6 resi-

tl5 r f the; Government'.would see pareot'with the .of 7tbs weS ttmn thatva- mistake • had- been made Ho,believed, that oven. now. it would had ten 6 '^Sfr?^* 0 - ad P"!' a Sreat mfsSe P^e^Sh^Vl^^^4

: ' '•■'■■ 'No, Credit to Us. . •! tho ratlay: would have been doubled AftS" itiiiff •RrfS X ding for-flVe-orWyew? i^-^^ not: agree now... '' ■■ Probably for.evw. t" onthe-old site would be a. mistake.'' V 9

% i -;. the Fire? j 5^ 0 ?. ■ • he: ironld ■ WMi l^i^\.^ faKW,:.>h'ait'caused.-tbe fire in fhe,old Parliamtetoy'iayidiiig&'''fTb«'fire *l ip^' b^^ d '| l t T?- e P m ' e ™w?-*<'.-fihd'wrf;-' ■'■«;S fe h: '■■E??«S* , .:'»Ji>;c(miieogon' with , mours .that, were afloat it the itimV Phave n «^ r: heard, anything :of "the "krnd™',. T™ Well,- ; I . s bo ? ld liketo get -to'the ( ,™W money so far. had been .for had been wonld have teen possible to have eioteoVtem,±i«W) 0r,i5000. If Mr. bean allowed ' he -° ! 4 the n«T part, would most ■certainly; havo been ready bythe Jnn«' fire: The-Hoiiso coSd•■'hav eat m &%• T mMn ae library/kioh.w^ K£ > ? 1^ 1 J oould l»vesatin the new portion whioh had not yet been taken iii+o .accomrMJio new-Barbainen-tary Birildinps, whkh the Got■ermemt .had stated. wouidVcSt - ..bir, Joseph: The.sum mentioned by theGorermoent -is only.haU of that. V -■' -. Mr.Masser again advised theGeveriinentto reconsider their decision. - ,j. ■'