PARLIAMENT.
RUSHING THE DEFENCE BILL.
- VIGOROUS PROTEST. MAKING THE RAILWAYS PAY; THE WAIRARAPA TIME-TABLE. A considerable'amount of business.was dpne in the Legislative Council. yesterday. Among the Bills which' were partly considered* were the Land Settlement Finance Pill . ..and the Death Duties.'Bill. During the afternoon, whilst the Council,tsas dealing with.the Designation of Districts Bill, there arose an interesting discussion on Maori nomenclature. > In the House the report of the SBCoial.Committee.on the Internal Defence Bill was brought down, and Mr. Fisher made some, interesting' revelations "as to. the hurried 1 way Hn which the Bill was dealt with by the committee.' Consideration of the Estimates.was then. Tesunied, and matters connected .with the railways administration kept the. House busy till'the,small hours of this morning. .'The main aspects discussed were the Hon.- J. A. Milia.r's new policy, of*making, tho railways' pay, the question of bringing railway; employees under the; Arbitration Court,; and the new''raUway. timetable for the Wairarapa, which came in for 6ome \\rarm criticisms. Mr. Miliar, stated'that the loss'oh. the' ' railways last year .was -'approximately. . '£220,000,''' and.; that' he expected to;'-make ...the railways pay 3J;' per cent. on : the'capital 'cost of construction neit;year..' ■ ''X. ..a
:'■■': /'^jTHEi't^i^^^^g LAND SETTLEMENT BILL;■/";' A. sitting of the Legislative.Council was held yesterday afternoon.. ' "' ;V .•■'': -,' The Land' Settlement Administration "'Bill was received from the House, read a;first time,! and-.„the second reading fixed for Monday. .:':"- DESIGNATION OF/DiSTRItT&; : MAORI :NOMENCLATIJRE: '^ . Tho ;Conncil .went'into- committee/to consider the Designation of Districts Bill. • • ■• : The,Hon:': J.'.- E.-.' JBNKINSON (Wellington), protested against the.- names which'- had been given tO' ccrtnin settlements under ■ the' Lands for Settlement' £ct. '..;.;' '•'•'',-1 :•'■-,' Dr. Findlay.: Could you give' some : examples?' . Mri.Jenkinson: No, I.won't'do tliat. ' ,' Resuming, Mr. Jenkinsori; expressed !-tho -hope that;in fi(ture Maori hnmes would be'i'chosen instead of -names which were 'not euphonious. •'■ I: Dr. FINDLAY (in-reply) isaid: that:in'. : a number of cases 6ettlemonts had: been- called after men who' had services to the Dominion.'- -i-' :: • Mr. Jenki'nson; Sometimes that-is, not'the case 1 ." •'"■.'• : : ,'','..',■'/'-■:''■-'.' ~-'-.',..i'. Dr. Findlay•.';lf. you aro.to make the test one of musical ring it would not be desirable to name places after numbers.of,men^.who had served their country well. ' -i" ■' v" -' ; The Hon. W. W. M'CAEDLE (Auckland) was of opinion that the example, of the Maorisin regard to the 'names of /places should be followed. The rMaoris always named -places after their'geographical : features." The • Hon: J.' ANSTET (Canterbury) moved as an ■ amendment;that- in all -.alterations "and. future naming! preference;;, may '- (instead ,;of. shall) bo given'to the brigitiaLMaori.names: t Dr. FINDLAT' stated,that' in, practice the Government really made, a choice 'of:names.6ub-'. mitted „to ■' him.; The Minister,'.'neye'r---originated' a name'land! forced 'it 'on :d'.'local .authority..;.'lt was J'qiiitq'-ytrub. that ."incorreftt spelling.'of; Maori names ',was' sometimes' con,tihuea. % .' For instance, the''Hon; ; -MroMacdoriald' had 'informed.'him tliat'Petone' should be'jspelled Bit6 : one.!'. ';-.'■ "■'; Mr".;; Jehkihsoh:''Who. says', so? Dr'./Findlay.'-I l 'don't accept'any responsibil-! ity for' the", statement. ; ~- ,' ; .'| . The' Hon. Wl'.VEltE remarked.thatthedistortidli of Maori- names, by the ,pakehas : ;had l now.gorie. qn : for a long, period.: It would np--pear that' I {Jig "-'da'rly'-l - white, -.inhabitants', wrote'down' 'the' 1 names''t'o'l'tlio' I ;test' of .their" ..ability.' after-hearing, old Maoris-pronounce theni aha" l they. f 'h^remilipa r^inc^fr i dcie^^fe When "he' wasV'in .the''Lower''House he*had . advocated that all misspelt' Maori .names, should, be -rectified," but the'Ballance'.'Govornmeht- ' had'"told him "that: the 'cost' would, .be; "top' great./ "l'etone" was riot a-Maori word!'at' all, hut as Mr. Macdonald : had said the place .should be named "Pito-one" which 1 meant the end of the beach. Then again.-- Kaiwarra' : should be "Kniwharawhara," "tho 'eating'of : the fruit of a; particular kind of flax."' Ho ' also stated that Ngahanranga should be f!Nga- ? , uranga." , If • tho' errors : throughout the Do: ,minipn '.could be rectified for. a few thousands,' 1 I'the' money wodld : be. well : spent! ■■'■•■ ;i.' .■■■'■;'■'-.■'• I-. TJpon'the assurance,of Dr. Findlay. that l the ' proposed amendment was not necessary,, '. Mr.' Anstey-withdrewihis'proposal. ,\< '.-: • ■-..'' ■ .The. Bill was..read a third time.and passed,
LAND SETTLEMENTJFINAN£E ;i BILL :■ v; INTERESTING CRITICISM" 'Ii This Bill;was .then considered in, Committee;: ' Sub-clause 5; of Clause'.-IS' states' all 1 sums paid out of the'.'Consolidated Fund in. pursuance' of this'section, together with interest thereon, at the rate of's per' cent, per annum* shall- cohstitut* a debt due- by the association to. the Crown. .' ', ....■'.'. - : ,K: K
'. The, .Hon. J. • ANSTEY (Canterbury) .did; not agree that if a member of an association made de-, • fault; the liability should' be .on",the association.. It,was his opinion'that the• liability" should be on the'section..: .;:--'.:',''; ~;' ." ; .'l There' was a brief discussion with reference' to Subclause 3 of Clause 18 which states that the interest on: the debentures should bo computed at a.rate-greater by } per cent, per annum than the-rate at -which' the' debentures" have' been issued/.by the association. '.■"■'■ The Hon. Dr., FINDLAY held that as the Government was guaranteeing ; . .the debentures it .would be hardly .right' to. expect; it. to administer ,tho Act. at. its own. expense. '■ -.-'. ■v : Exception .was taken'by Mr. Anstcy- to. Subclause's of Section .'2O, which provides that if any purchaser, before the contemplation of the purchase of,.his;-allotment'dies or bocomes'a .bankrupt, the; contract shall.be-deemed to be .rescinded. He..'thought that •, if a purchaser died under such circumstances, his interest .should go to his widow 6v., heirs.- ; . . . :- '.■''-. '•' Dr.. h'lNDLAY(pointed, out;that,if ,'such a. purchaser, had ' continued to live, lie might: not' have', wished'',to complete' the. contract. Under,- the', Ituwlie■ was;-placed.' : in' the: same position as'if he had never entered 'into, the contract.- In ,such circumstances,: all/sums which had • been - paid ■by the purchaser ' wore returned to his. representatives. ' .-■ ''• . The Hon: 'J. ANSTEY. (Canterbury) thought that provision should' bo mado. in- the Bill to enable a- purchaser'.to borrow money for'the purpose of completing his purchase, etc. Dr. jFindlay pointed-out that that aspect of ..the Bill .had been carefully, reviewed, but he, would have, the point considered. '~.; .;'■'■ ; Tre' third reading : of'the' Bill l was .fixed for' [Monday. . ■■'-,; ,-..', '.','" ; ■: SHIPPING ANI> SEAMEN -BILL.; FINISHED-COMMITTEE^STAGE. In Committee on the' Shipping and Seamen. Bill,- ■ ■ .' ; -v ■-■.'"";':'-".'-:■'';-:'.:" The ATTORNEY-GENERAD moved, that 1 in place of', the;.ol: fie- dealing with the ing of accidents.. a' clauso should ...be 'substituted to tho effect that in any case of death or accident whereby a seamalT employed' in or '.about • any ". ship-' is', killed or ;' becomes permanently : or : temporarily incapacitated: for his work, the' master shall on- arrival at any port, in New Zealand,-' if; the death, or accident occurs at sea or'in'any,'port in New Zealand, report the same'to.; the superintendent, who'shall .inquire into the cause of death or accident, and, that, in .the- event.'.of.' the master failing to conform 'to' the requirement's .of-the'section he should be liable to a fine not exceeding ..£2O. ;. . . :,: ",. ' ' ' The new.clause was adopted.' .'Vv.-..'•' The third readiug of the Bill was made an order of the day for Monday '
DEATH DUTIES BILL. SECOND READING DEBATE.; .' 'The ATTOENEY-GENEIiAL : (Dr. 'Findlay). in moving tho second reading of this.Bill, said it was generally -recognised that no form of . taxation '.was. fairer-than,-that ;<o'n wealth passing to those who. had. not earned it Under the.'- proposed' gruduated ■ 'tax, a testator '. was induced to divide his wealth instead of'doing, as had. been done in New Zealand—leaving tho wholo of it to his widow, with an understanding that •: a cortjiin. subdivision; should toko placo subsequently, with tho result that tho iStato . got not." one .'brass- farthing -,by way. of duty.' Jt';wonld";bo' se:on'-.from' .the, measure that widows "were treated handsomely; .whilst children., were treated much better' than 'under
the existing' law,V As a result of-.: the new, pro* posals," the income of the State Would be augmented by ..£150,000 per annum, and it/.wa* -- high timo the State got a little more from : tbo/wealthy... people 0/Now Zealand. It would snrpnsb; ■' member's!; ■ to V >know. \ ■■ that during the ~r. past; ■ -15 '-, - years, •51 millions ■': '■ had > :been• left, and,, the., duty • which J the State had 1 ' received ;reprcsouted only ! 3.8 per cent. Some ■■; people .had suggested;tkat ; ,'tb'at. was;-, the" case';' because .it ineluded..adarge number "of vsmall'*' : estates. • Inquiries'showed'. however' that ■')»-.reJ' !) gard : .to ; estates ;of:'J!loo,(MKl'and -over, 'including estates- which, wontUo .the .widow.-',the State had, received duty: representing .a, fraction .'underia per cent.; 'He..was,in: a -position .toisa'y:'' that tho first millionaire, who .had Zealand ' paid hardly • any. duty at'.'-all:'.for! ho ■". designedly followed: a-'mothod- of /gifts - inter ' : vivos for' the" purpose" of evading:duty; • and" it ..was i only by an /oversight that .the' Stats came.in f0r...£3000 or" JMOOO: EVoh'/Wder, the ; Bill no doubt evasions might;.be possible in ' regard'/to'gift duty, but' taken as' a whole it was a serviceable advancement s on- the iexist. >■ mg'/law.' - ; . -/'.;/-•;,/!■'; •.:.'.. f ' : :'-.:-;'."' •;'■•-.■" .-•',-A meniber: v ls- this.a money Bill?":'■ -'■ /' ' Dr. Findlay: Yes... .... '- .-'■-.• -'. ' v..;. The niomber:. Well, if .that k the - case we •.'•' ■ cant alter, it. ... '...:-. ~..-.'-, .;.-, , : . .;•,/; ~,D ^' Kndlay: But /.if, you/ like yon c&tt.dfl like the, Lords at Home—reject/it. (Laughter.) After further discussion, the debate on .th* second: reading was adjourned until Monday:
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