House of Representatives.

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 4630, 30 June 1904, Page 3

House of Representatives.

.•- —. —— vSy reiegrapn.) Wednesday, June -'- : - The House met at 2.30 p.m. Bu'RE.ST SLPi'i.Y BILL. An Imprest Supply li.ii lor 3M«:; fori was introduced by Governor s message. The- Bill was then passed through all its stages. ADDRKSS-IN-iIr.PLY. Sir W. J. Steward, moved the Ad-dress-in-Rep,y. Mr Houston seconds! the motion. Mr Massey said he was .v.>rrythai any unpleasantness had occurred in connection with the departure o; Lord Ranfurly from the colony. There was a very strong feeling m • imerent parts oi the colonyon account of an impression that prevailed that arrange...ents wen- made to keep Lord Ranfurly in the colcny until the arrival of his successor, so as to prevent the usual interregnum, taking place during which the 'Chiei Justice wou!,d have discharged the functions oi Governor. This matter would have to he cleared up. He hoped thai measures would not be rushed through the House, as so many were last session, and urged that' important bills and papers, and the Estimates, should be brought down early in the session. He u not tnjnk that any legislature n the British dominions had ever con ducted its business in the way that had been witnessed in that House last session, and he would sooner retire from politics altogether than be a party to the wretchedly unsatisfactory methods pursued last year. The outlook in the colony Was not nearly so good as it was sofciie f w years' ago. the land laws were not suitable for the land remaining to he dealt with, and another rea- : sen why a Land Bill should be j dealt with I'his session was that the I present Parliament contained a largr I number of men who had practical ex [ penence of the wor/in-.; c'f the pre- ! sent laws. He took strong exception | to the remarks made by the Prej mier at Newtown regarding, the free- ! hoJ/i proposals being a cunning de- ' vice of themoney-lcnders, ;up.d so on: [ They wanted a Local Government I Bill which would do away with j i some of the smaller local bodies, ] I provide lor graduated subsidies, and ' f do aw;iy with the wretchedly unsatlisfaot'ory system of Pan!lamentary grants. He doubled, however, whethj cr such n'Hiii v.-r--':i he this % session. He 1 hough 1 Ihe public wouild be dissatisfied with the Stale j Fire Insurance Department. He j would enpose the appointment of a ■ l'Ti"-'i Commissioner in London. j Mr Carrol! defended the Govcni- { re.ont f Til.- olise rose ;il 10.(O p_ n .