THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 6

THE COUNCIL.

[;::\;vi : W. :: ALCOHOLIC LI.O.UORS. !: ; ['X>t.' ; '\ i WJien the-Legislative Council :met!yesfv.;;;t«Vday •-■.',: .'•' '■ ! '■'■." ".' '■■■'. ':"!' -..'■ ■'■'..'."..-.!. m-:\ %The; Hon., G.!; JONES (Otago) asked !iV./ .'tho, .Attorney-General whether he would P:^';_ r jfurnish!.a statement: showing the con-t-.A .sumption, of • alc'oholio liquors per head, in piVi (license! and vNb-License districts during !>!,'■;!; -Ithe.;years 1908 and 1909.;,.:•■■, jf/O/r.Dr. FINDLAY! remarked that it would [/////jibe;recognised; that he .'had- barely .had !.;. '/-/; time - tp procure-, the, information.'; . «...';);;: ;'The... Hon.'!;'• Mr.!; Jones-•-•consequently tr.;!,; his questibn-until Tuesday next. AMENDMENT BILL. v Sv:,& , : :Notice -was/given by the Attorney-Gen-' i';-,\ -■ ,era'l-.of ) his intention; to introduce';to-day £:; 6:/:'the/Judicature Amendment .Bill. ■') -;.-, IS;?;'NELS6N ! DRAINAGE' LOAN- AND ; EM-', ; '^'-;PP.^^^!Ne-BILLp-;'j-v : -;;';:;:> -Drainage Loan.'and |!:";:^ iV:;;, ; /;;!mittee-with;oh6¥slight;'amendnient.i By, y > Si'Jeaye'.'of the ;!Conncil'.; the Bill was ''put '.'through; its. 'final-. stages; at '... once ; .and ■'■:; r\/.'r ■•.'.:"''•- --''!-;/. '•■'''' "■;--'■' '■• •'■.' I' &■ sl A-JOB ACClO'!'-.AMENDMENT. ':'V'; f;;rS'vi?:The;'secohd' reading 'of ' the Tobacco .Bill' was;moved by 'the;.At-.' and 'was'' agreed, to. with-p,!i^;V6ut'.-:disonssion;:". The Committee stage; of. |: v; 'ft!>:the';'.Bill -was' set. down to■ be- taken to-,' gJg;daiy;.;/,!!>^; : ;-:.i;!:;; '"/!--:V;' : ;;'!,^'!' : -,"■'."''■'■ \-' ■ !^;?v':|,3ia isecond; reading of,,the :'<'' viiNewiZealand/StateGuar'anteid Advances -;-/-; -,;■ ■>,-.-/.•:.-- ■:,.. fe^HIhe;?ATTORNEY-GENERAL 'explained- & ?/ijt^e',m'aih. ? ! provision.of.' the .Bill-,- on : lines |'iiis ; |-alieady''.covered..in the!,.House-pfßepre-' Ji;!'!&kTh'e!!Bo^ f'-;e;fV'land).'"u'fged should ; have' R-SSbee'n:^made■•'. l in ; -'.'thei-Bill -to!; enable.the. j;S;;;' : ,iAdv'ancos: to ; - Settlers' Board toUend money tS;-;&"Ct6'.Tsettlers;.hbldirig.- from: f r ;r';vt;Natiyes,; : ' th'e; ; abVvance'9 ; ,tb::pe', on; thei; valuo' interest,, including; imYiitK'provements; ;; : * V .;'!;V' \!':!;'vi'"!ri■!".'!::.' .-.,'...=, : teS^;.*-Tliev-Hoii:v^7ANSTEY- : : (Canterbury) .' !},!.;!';; ihr'e'w :Out ; a',;snKgestion that; the : 'Govern-. |;t;'JH:i^t;,Mbuldvanow.! : |vL;Vmsdo;bn'Maori;'lands ;'ahd':.on; lands; com--g ?fii. Tnsinglnatipriarcndowm'entsJ' He';thoiiglit | ? .;' : i > ; : ;;;-'-; : ;df/thp-;Government;;m expect. settlers J to«go r j!; ; y;!/o'n.iv'The; 'national^endowment'lands were;! pJt'fcapableVbf 7 very -.-substantiali .'development, :;!oJXfif rthe!/settlers; could '■ only. ;get :-,the i.a'd-' fs«;>;)Tances. [y S^J : '^'.-' : W^'':} : '^: : r''^:'''^ y .-"?.:V.';i }.i >( : ,:;,;rjSe!veral-.'-bthcr' ; mimb'ersr'als'o, "epoke"- in 1 (the -Bill;:*.•-::': ."'" : -C:'- ■;.-.--■.-•/-,'- ?=-='-.". ?£ ;Ji-r Jln/reply!" Mr':>M'Cardle' ±k : '<■ : - :i vy: ;■-- |r;!i;^The:ITTORNEY-GENEKALyaid! ; that! fc%;''W;inbst.;of;■the "Maori-.-leases '.were'icovered' E;y.7 l byiSectioriv39:of;the State AVfurther subclause!jbf-this j^ances;coiild'.lie'made'!bn land:heldiunder! any';'class. of '.lease"; or license ■ .which :■ the declared ta'.'gobd'! se- : fV->,',; .'•curity ; /v--Thß. had! power;; to "de-! fis.-irfjla're -.vithese v! securities'■"/.sufficient.:',!': He". Gov--ii.'iH- ,-;;;ernment?shbuld'tTy: ahd'giye. the .-best"'se-p.:-s&rcurity; of;!tenure.• to' ,irien- oh,: the/lan'd 'so: Kr:W:long;.!as:;the: reasonable-' in.terests-!of ; :th6 i;:'::: ; i'Sta'te 'ai; a whble.-'were" safeguarded::.''' !.'•'■.' Sk sP';<^^.!? J ll ;;a'vsecond ! ; time l*£ -,dbwn:for; committal ;',■" > - p: >; ;v;^^Kß^Cquncil!!rbs.e'!.at ; 4.35p.m; .-> .;-r.%.:-\