PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 205, 5 September 1901, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Legislative Council adjourned as a mark of respect to the late Hon. Kerr. The House met at 2.30 p.m. In reply to Captain Bussell, Mr Seddon said he was sorry to say that Colonel Henry had not seen his way to accept the position of Commandant of the Forces in New Zealand. He had been advised that the War Office was endeavoring to select another suitable- officer to fill the position. Mr Pirani thereupon gave notice to ask whether the Government will give the House an opportunity of deciding whether

a colonial officer should be appointed to till the position of Commandant of the Forces, instead of an Imperial officer. Mr Hornsby moved that the Limitation of Profits and Prevention of Bings and Combines Bill and Control of Female Employment Bill, standing in his name, jbe struck oil the order paper. This was ! agreed to on the voices, j Sir Joseph Ward resumed the Financial | debate. lie said that the difficulty before the country was a scarcity of money brought about by the war. Government could now, if they chose, get money on the London market, but they would not borrow money there until the rate of interest hud gone down ; but to talk about the colony being in difficulties, why, it was absolutely contrary to fact. The Customs were buoyant, and there had been a phenomenal increase in every direction during the past ten years ; but if they wanted that prosperity to continue they did not want their public men and newspapers to try and create an impression abroad and at home that the bottom had dropped out of the position of affairs. Messrs Hutcheson and McLichlan also spoke, and the House rose at 5.30.

EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. The financial debate was continued by Messrs Wilford, Atkinson, Barclay, and Lethbridge, who spoke on similar lines to the previous speakers. The debate was adjourned, and tho House rose at midnight.