NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES.

HAWERA 'PETITIONS.

'■'.■■ •The-.petitioii .:6f :Whareaitu - aid l-.oth-ers, ;6f;:Hawerai' ; ,for AtLe'.retiirn 1 . of, ■Pukebha 1 ': Block Y or, ! £,500.f: compensation tiye.vAri'airs ; Cbmmitteej .reborn-: mended.'- thai ..the. petition 1 .be; referred to';tne_.Govertime'nt fo'r.favourahle'con-' also;, that < it : had /ho recommendation'to' make in the" petition 'ofYMuroaY'ahd //thers,, of^Haweray;praying- formquiry

;re .succession .to. ; iNgaC-.Tanewai, Yand; other,block ;was'pointed out: that! petitioners, had ;:not.';: exhausted'.'. their', legal .remedies.' ;-';':; 'YY :'•'.■'■■'■';'. Y "A ■'■

Y;YV^MMOT:A'-!BURLESQU.Eiv: ) ;:y;Y;' ; ::In; urging the:, necessity;, for strengthening;:. the. naval "defences.' ;ind';. the:.; eitablishmenti'ofi one impregnable' port'as. ; a .naval base; in New Zealand/ Mr.YG; W- Russell said .there..was no,:such-port how.- :i ;Y;; Y,".;"''' '.':\ ■ , 'Y : YyYi'. : 'Y'Y- : ~"', A' ■: northern ;. memb'erY,' interjected: 'I'There's>:.dockMn/ -y "Will .the . dock take'i.the ■. Powerful in?" : retorted Mr. Russell. ■;-:-':K.- K : : -y : ;. , :"Yes,'" ;came a-iprompt■ response,' followed.: by ; a•' remark ,by; Mr;. Da'vey that they r .would, take/anything" in.,at. Aiick'land/V;. Y\"Y : n .■':>■■'':>;:..'-'W ■'"■' .;.Y' ; .:..Mr."'Witty; said.they :.could; take; the Powerful in,.. but; she;.,could never ■ ; get bui again. :J . /y y; : ,; "v ■-:■■■ ;/?k : -' somewhat ; flippant., remarks .caused some, laughteri '■ "wn'ereupbnvMr. ; Russell said .he -did. not..wisn'';tb"'treat; 'the subject : from a : burlesque, point' of ■view.;.'■.':'■. ; ■ '•".': .YyY .■ y y.-' ; Y v.\.; ■ ''/■'. '■'■';•; ■ Y Y CBADUATED INCOME TAX. ."■■ /'.til;the:House last night Sir Joseph Ward expressed his gratitude to Mr. Her.ries for drawing his attention' to the fact ; that legislation providing, for-the graduated mc^me- tax'a'nd'a.-.tax.-upoh banks had. not reached ■ the ' Statute Book last sessions ■' Sir. Joseph' '..Ward admitted that he; had forgotten.this fori the: tome" being:,:.,.; ■- ■;• ■ ;.::::"; rk- :■■-■■• ■ Mr. Heme's interjected,' "That'caps all." Yv ■ '--.::■;■ .;,'..-•;.;.: :'v:Y

/Sir Joseph Ward added that he intended "to. remedy • the omission'; .this session, and that 'it: would, with :the bank tax, mean an increase lit" his revenue of £110,000 per annum. ."'".,/'■.- .. "Do you want'th© money?"'.queried Mr. l Massey. ' '-...' -'..'•'■'.'. v '.'■ ■ "We; want everything ■: that is right and proper," replied Sir Joseph Ward, comprehensively..-:

printing of the- evidenced '■■. The Government could, not allow. the : runs to remain in the present position, and as soon as the report of: the committee was furnished to the House the decision of the Government would-be announced, and the survey carried on as actively l as possible. The ; Government would be glad to have an expert attached to the party to assist the surveyors. CRIMES AMENDMENT BILL. . : The' Crimes Amendment Bill was reported on yesterday'by the Statutes Revision Committee, which recommended that the Bill be allowed to proceed,'with amendments'.' A new clause'has been inserted, ..providing that- every person sentenced ,to< reformative .detention shall have the same right of appeal from the sentence as. if it was a sentence,of imprisonment. The clauses in; regard ! to the Prison -Board have been altered, to provide that a'judge of Ithe Supreme Court shall be, ex officio, the.president of the board.';. It is also, provided that every member of the board shall hold.office for. three years, and may be ,reappointed., '/The clause -providing ,for a penalty for, attempting, to', leave, New Zealand ■ :while.. on . probation, -has. been deleted.. 'V. v ; - '-~. '■■ •;•" '■: ?'_ .;-, RA tLWAVi EMPLOYEES. v '.;"A .^return'-,laid, on ; the. tabie'.of " the House; yesterday showing the number of employees/engaged in -the Railway ; ':De?' partment ; sn'vMarph'v3l' ; ' last .gives'the ■number of per'manent.hahds in jthe: first, division as.'lßS6,:and the;.casual hands, a'si!3. ■:• In .the.'Secdhd.diyisionthe'permahent, hands': -.".the" ycasuaXtiands'tbtalle'd 318 L " ;; ' ■■■■^■'■J:.. ;\- ; < INDECENT PUBLICATIONS BILL. v ,,rThe Statutes■ Revision, Committee, re-, ported.on the Indecent PubHcations Bill yesterday,' and recommended that. I the Bill, be : allowed -to proceed with vamend..ments.;.,,An.'amendment, had ,been;made' ;under-.the ■:heading 'of ■ offences, imaiking it, illegal to'deliver or, leave orcause to be delivered, or-left on-premises-in the. ! occupation: of .any;other./person any.;, in-, |: decrat, document, knowing l .-or 'having feasbnahle'means'of.'knowing .thafrsuch ' document. is; indecent. .y ■ AnVadditipiL has * been ■ made ;: in 'the clause providing ■ that; absence \ 0f... guilty ■ khp-wledge .is no.' .fence',- ■as -under: ' 'Unless he i also-proves, that.hej'iookVal]'. : reawnaJtile-,-means ""to; ascertaih'the-nature,'as or indecency ..of '■ document,'matter' or "thing.? 1 •;.-;' The '■."•, section' giving stable, power '.to ariest'/'without ywarfant hasybeen/deleted.-'? v ; ,,- ; ■ '\.:-^ r^;f^V'^i