TELEGRAMS PARLIAMENTARY

Grey River Argus, 24 August 1912, Page 5

TELEGRAMS PARLIAMENTARY

PARLIApTIRY. HOUSE OF REPRfSENTATIVES tPer Press Associ'atibn.) ; ; ' WELLINGTON;Aug 2^ - POLICE GASES iNAUekLAND. Tie House met' this afternoon. ;.:. The Hon A. L. Herdraan made a statement to the House apropos of Mr.!' JVJyers' "reference of'the day-before itb the state \of 'the; police foice: in Auckland. His - statement made *dt clear ' that Aucklaoad: had-' all cases from' a line between NfewPlymoutE and Gisbortie North, tried or sentenced there. That fact/ together, with peculiar geographical position, was responsible for: the'increased number ' of criminals appearing '■■ 'before the Courts. at Auckland. / The; Commissioner of Police; (who prepared' the rreport)~' y'stated that h6 had'- asked > for four extra ser.geants and twerily.constables for Auckland, '".. •' J ■;-. _ ' .' i ■" . Mr: thos. mackenzM's res£ •;-:. :■■■<■:■■, GNATION.: > .;';C?^v : Mr iSpeaker informed the House, that -he ihad recedved the resignationofthe Hon Thos Mackenzie. ■ ; V ; Mr. Massey moved' that the clerk ,of writs be authorised to issue the warrant for a"•bye election for EgmPnt. ; :,, Mr. Mas'sey read a; cablegram froiqa General'BramVeli' Booth expressing prof bund gratitude for' New Zealand's generous expressions of'slympathy.i ■ FINANCIAL DEBATE. X - Mr. Q. iR. Sykes . (Mast-ehon) con- . tinued. the debate on the' budget, ; He believed that a majority of Jand owners supported the_ Government,because they Relieved .they Would get 'equity ."■ and justice. /Facilities should vbe , .afforded young settlers to. obtain lease holds with-a View to eventually acquir;ing the freehold: The waste lands of the North-could only'be; made, productive by closer settlement. The proposal-to' check land speculation would be welcomed. ; He;pieade^>for consideration fpr the 'back Blocks children/ especially in educational "ihatteT s- -He thought the. graduated land . tax .should be made- sufficiently t large to produce land forthose-who» wanted ■■■-; "it.-.^ He supported; the secret;; Ballot .in connection ~ with labor troubles be- ' fore was ■declared. He was a firm'believer in •conciliation. ,■.■'"■ : In the House;this evening^ Mr..J. G, Coates (Kadpara!). continuing the debate on the budget^saidlfEat' it was desirable tint reduction of thecustoms ... duties on the necessries,. of .life-,: should !><« jnade. : .He thought, the change of Government would make for progress." - •'-'-' V- ■ ■ v:' ' \ .\-../ 7. >Mr: A., L:_ HindmarsK; OWelfc : ingtofl South) criticised defence - matters at length and pointed to:the increasing' experiddture. He understood that .£Boo,ooor had been xeclbn> ' mended by General: Gpdley, who wouFd like to see an enquiry. held an dalT*' papers .protTurr.d. Officers were not-: in Other .Departments,; paid as .those in the ./defence. Why, -hef-asked; ■'. should ;a military officer who had-only been an the .country a year or" two receive double .the salary of; say;: a;: -railway officer with .twenty year's' set- " vice and responsibility,, .equally,"" gtcat; if not greater than the military officer ? Nepotism. was going on in. -.the'? • Department. He.asTced what chance ■ thfe.son.of ,a .working man had. of be-., comdng^an officeri? .; The Council of " Defence , should Ibe immediately .set up by ihe House. Who could justi--fy, • an a'; country '■• like this, giving, a ■■'■'■ Comipandant;absolut;e ppwer. - .: ■%. Mr.J£., > P^ Lee .(Oama^). crjticised/the actions of the. Mackenzie Gov? "-.. ernmpnt in. committing .the country^tp the last loan ;and', also _ for enteringinto, the Parliament; buildings opera- ■. ■jtioiis;.^-;. The money was wasted^ •on the. latter and, could have been' spent in;!the; back_JbLoc^s! where so much at' tention.is. needm: - ','■ . r 1 : ;. Mr, F. W. Lang; (Manukau) also dealt w.ith, the defence . .system^. i> r He. held that; those who. were not prepared to serve, be put in>.gac|ii but shoukL be. assisted from the - couti-"->: • try/ In reference-to, the graduated Tax he thought it should apply^to all wealth .and not to the land alone,. ;. Mr./j. Bollard' (Eden)_ while_bdiey-;' ing I.:in_,closer settlement .th^yughtiit 'disgraceful, tjiat pwriers ;-«f iaxgfi estates; -should be hardly spoken; of, seeing; that they have been the .pibn: eers, of civilisation.. These -; estates'■'-:[' shouldV be;,taxed on . valjie.;-At : .\ though hedid not object to some, smill graduation.. '.■•■'; ;, . " ... ;.THE;p:REMiEk'S REJ»LY.;y"" \Mir.\Atmore j-^Nel-' son)/said_ r he;;dy; not believe;in-class ' .le^is'laidori, but. there, was. 3an^;.of that, form of coniinig riajp;: : •ypgue, under, the, present. Gpyernm^ntv Mr. Massey .(Prime.Minister)^ repiying- • said, that the^ w.atchwprd- of .the r-R,e--form party progress and. progress EyCTyone .-kSew ■;'jt^a.t.'/:" the-^h:a;ng-e7<3f - Groveniment-l^a.d[.^ejsn in the/best^in- \ tere|ts oi;the? Dominion. Jt;ha<l:jbeen •mairkei/by f. improved' 1 conditions „-i^ trade and ■ commerce./ Rieferring: to ■the,.\MicKenzie,;ip9.A-i::-he said :theA interest had \been.-.the highest for; many :' years. His^ 'Government did;.not; m*. : tend, to foster any:. moyement: >"to in- ' ; crease, the cost.of .money. ■ ißeferxiivg' to, the question of the tariff he; asked if it was 1 a..fair'\.^mk,i.tO//e^ectJ: lf&e.l: Goveinniment to'.,deal with,such ;a -. matter within a few weeks of coming. - intpv^office^ -.. ;..;..; ■>":,/ •..>.\ :i .'•.. c•■•-i.v ■ .The Opposition coujd not-see-any^ -; thing wrong;.with the Budigetv /\ If r they saw something good in! Jthe bud- ; ' get why did .they not-come' ove^: to. his ', •> side^ and -help ; the . measuor.es througih as -sonic of., their more enlighteßed- '.-'-■ menjbers had - done. .. His, party-j he said, was .thejr.e giv? effect^ ta, f afl\-; ;_ the' Reforms they had advocated years - agt>. / They were , out,to stifle graft"';: - and^poHtical. patronage., ' IfV - could /. # b.e successful- in" Ihat. conr n^ction,, they;^ere^pirepared lp ;gp^ \.sy:.:. t^-pepj^jv V ob^ie^ted - ■ tidsrii- advanced^ by^Mf.:-Fbrbe£" as ■„.._ ...■••...■. • ..■■.■.,■....-■•-' .-.■.