PARLIAMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 43, 19 August 1908, Page 8

PARLIAMENT.

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, The Councir met at 2.30 p.m. The Roman Catholic Axchbiskeg q{ Wellington Empowering Bill $&a^ ceived from the House and read. & aifct, time ; also the Wellington H&fbetlr Board Empowering Bill, the Local, Elpc- i tors and Polls Amendment Bui, the | Town Boards Act Amendment Wm y and 1 -the Farriers Bill. i THE LATE MR. FELDWSOK. The Hon. Dr. Findlay, referring %B% B 'the death ojr the late Mr. Fel^wjek, M.L.C., said every member ol the | Council would feel a deep senfeg §£ c - I gret at the loss of such a kind.lv friend. .Will, energy, kindness, and keenness .were rare -qualities, and these Mr, Fold* wick possessed. From first to last he was a genuine, sterling, honest, and man, and he was. always received with genuine respect and lovd For fifty years he had been associated with the progress of this country in many walks of life. Dr. Findlay referred to the late Mr. Feldwick's services as volunteer,' public man, member of the House of Representatives, and Legislative Councillor. The Hon. W. Baldey seconded the •motion, and in doing so expressed his regret at the loss of an old and valued friend. The Hon. R. A. Loughnan, who was associated with Mr. Feldwick on the Lyttelton Times in the early days, spoke of the late Mr. Feldwick' 8 fixity of I purpose and his industry and perseverance. ' Several other members also spoke, and I the Council adjourned for the day out i of respect to the deceased. j 1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I The House met at 2.30 p.m. j Mr. Gray presented a petition from H. Berry and Co. , Christchurch, and eighty others, praying the House to do away with the nuisance of- coupons in packets of tea, etc. i Replying to questions, Ministers said : i If private enterprise fails, the question of taking up the Parapara iron ore deposits and working them as a State concern will be fully considered. The floors of all workrooms in the Government Printing .'Office are disinfected daily, and have been so for years. It is not proposed to, amend the Railways Classification Act this session. No reduction can be made in the minimum holiday excursion, fares. Arrangements are being made to conduct a series of experiments on private farms in Canterbury. The Public Works 'Amendment Bill No. 2 (Sir W. J. Steward), the Ohura County Bill (Mr. Jennings), and the I Carterton. Borough Council Vesting and Enabling Bill (Mr. Hornsby) were read a first time. (Left sitting.) NATIVE LANDS.^ The work of the Native Land Commission and the facilities for giving effect to its recommendations will be gi-eatly improved by the Amending Bill to be introduced this session. Machinery for disposing of the lands reported upon by the commission already exists, but some of the clauses, owing to-, technical defects, .are rather difficult to operate. These' defects will be removed in a Bill which is expected to. ( make its appearance shortly.