OUR PARLIAMENTARY SPECIAL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7443, 14 August 1895, Page 2

OUR PARLIAMENTARY SPECIAL.

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Wellington, Last night. FINANCIAL DEBATE. The fimncial debate wag advanced a further etage this afternoon, ani tbeprobabilities are that it will be closed with the Treasurer's reply at en early hour on Thuredoy morning. Me Millar, who resumed the discussion, opposed the treaty agreement!, particularly the Canadian one. on the ground that to ensure it the colony had to pay £20,000 a year for the Vancouver mail service. The tariff proposals also came in for strong condemnation, and regret wa' e*pres?ed that while in the pa-t the Q-overuinenC had placed taxation on ths shoulders of thoso hest able 11 hour it, thia year ttay were endeavoring to tax the w>irking nltmsoa. He Ku-rsreated that a considerable wmiseion of duty should be rnidei on tea, beroeene, oaudleo, and cotton wrooda, and that to make ua tho d(fieioDuy the duty on colonial beer should bo rained from 3d to 6d. Mr Orowther, who came next, considered the present- time inopportune for raising the Customs duties, because the people were gt-tting less wages now than formerly, while Mr Wilson argued that the new tariff was going to raise the taxation, and protested stroagly against the Treasurer's speech in London Mr W. Hutchison, an a member of the Tariff Commission, defended the Commiahioiers' recommendations, and urged that the Treasurer had compiled hie own proposals too hurriedly. The tariff proposed by the Commission was an honest attempt at compromise between Freetrado and Protection. He warmly approved of the reoiprocal' treaties. With the FiuancUl Statement he was disappointed; notsomuah for its proposals but for what it did tot contain. Kconomy in public expenditure was conspicuous by its absence, and there was no effort to cope with the unemployed difficulty. Mr Baundere, who criticised the Budget from the standpoint of thi " candid friend." urged gteater retrenchment ia the Civil Service. He described the proposed tariff as a, cruel one, and suggested the raising of revenue dutiea instead of merely those for protective purposes. In hie opinion New Zealand would never be prosperous till it was a Freetrade country. The establishment of a labor oolony was required to relieve the aged destitute and unemployed. Mr ittanay condemned both the Oanadian and South Australian treaties, and hostilely criticised the Financial ttatement on all points. Mr O* Regan objected that all the articles proposed to bs taxed in the tiriffi affected the mining , industry. He f-tc ngly advocated a substantial tar on absentees After supDKr Messrs MacLaohlan, R. Thompson, aiid tpoke, but contributed no new ideaa, r.nd at 1.50 a.m. Mr Mills moved the adjournment of the debate THE MASTERTON MURDERER. In the House Mr W. Hutchison asked if the attention of the Uov rainent had been directed to the verdict of the jury in the Sommerville case. There wa» a very nenernl consensus of opinion that a mi-take had been made, and that there had been a serious miscarriage of justice. (General assent). The Government might perhaps make a better definition of what degree of insanity should absolve a. man from the con°equ9noee of his crime. The Premier said toe matter waa serious. Ifc had not yet bsen brought to the uttention of the Government otherwise than through the local press. In the abaenoo of the Minister for Justine, he asked that notiae of the question be placed on the Order Paper. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. In the Financial Statement msntion was made of the intention to get up a committee of both Houces in connection with the Bank of New Zealand Ketates Company's business Notice has now been given of the intention of the Government to move on Thursday for the appointment of a seleot .-■oramittee to examine into and report upon tho Bank of JtVow Zealand 'states Company and its relat'ona to the Brink of .New Zealand, to etquiro how in the cilo'iy's interests the tsvo institutions .can beet ba separated, and how tho earning power of the Bank of New Zealand can be inoreseed, its stability ensured, and its usefulness extended. The committee to report within a week. 'In* committee ia to consist 1 of Captain Buseell, Sir B. Stout, the Hon. : Mr Ward, ihe Hon. J. MoKenzie, Mr Buchanan, the Premier, and the Horn. i ■ fileears Borren, Grace, Kelly, Stevens, :. MoLeun, and Montgomery. 'J SCEAPS.

Leave of abaenca for the remainder of the B«Rni>n has b»ea grauted to the Hon. L. Walker, who explained to hie fellow Councillors that he iras compelled to aek for leave sole'y on account of the depression and bad wint-r, which compelled him to look after hie priva'e eff»ir.?. + In the Counoil to-day the "family Homes Protection Bill and the Mining Companies Aot Amendment Bill p.iesed their final stages, while the Threshing Maohino Owners Lien Bill and Oountie* Act Amendment Bill were read a second time

There are no fresh developments re the Judgeship, bat the otuiesion of the Attorney-U-eneral's name from the abovo Banking Committee may h* construed a.c a confirmation of the reported appointment of Sir Fa.rick Buckley to the vacant position.

Jn the House to-day a vote of thanks was patsed to bir John Hall lor his gift of a portrait of Ser Majesty, which the Premier eaii "filled a. long felt want "

Mr Olutha Maafceuzia intends to move that the Mandmg Orders be amended to abolish the tim* limit in financial and waut-of confidence debates.

The Miuiater of ■:: griculture haa given notice of a Bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of margarine

Iα future the ladies' gallery of the House will be thrown open without tbket for the afternoon sitting , , tut tickets will be required iti the evening. The Counoil, by tvonty votes to nine, refused to read a second time the Coal alines Act /imendcaent Bill, which had been passed through the Lower Houae at tho instinc3 of tha member for Pott Chalmers.

In the event of Mr Guinness joining the Cabinet, it is probable that Mr .foyoe will succeed him as Chairman of Committees.