PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 235, 21 September 1911, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. XX'ellingto.i. Sept. -20. THE SPEAKEIL The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Attorney-General welcomed back the Speaker, Shy-jjCliarles Bowin, who had just retlijflkd from a visit to England. GUARDIAN TRUST AND EXEUUTORS COMPANY BILL.

Mr. Callan moved the second reading of the Guardian, Trust and Executors Company Amendment Poll passed by the House and intended to remove certain doubts as to whether a company was empovveied to act as trustee under any deed or will, and also certain other doubts in connection with the operation of the Property Law Act. 190 S. The bill was read a second time after a brief discussion, in which Mr. Samuel and others pointed out the necessity of the Government taking steps to ensure the solvency of such companies. P AI; I.IA MENT A R Y LIBRA RY. Mr. Rigg moved to disagree with the Lil n-ary Committees report forbidding the issue of any works of fiction to non-members during a Parliamentary recess. The motion was lost by I t to 9. SECOND READINGS. The Friendly Societies Amendment Bill and the Stone Quarries Amendment Bill were read a second time and the Council rose. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. FAMILY HOMES PROTECTION BILL. The Family Homes Protection Bill (Mr. Massey) was read the first time. IMPREST SUPPLY BILL. The Imprest Supply Bill was introduced by Governor’s message, and consideration was deferred until e evening. VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. Sir Joseph Ward gave notice to move a motion authorising the Government to join with Canada in establishing a mail service between Auckland and Vaneotiver, the contiact to be for five years .the payment by New Zealand not to exceed £'2o.Oot) per annum, the vessels lo be of not less than 6090 tons with first-class passenger accommodation and fitted with refrigerating mai-h--inerv, and the journey between the j two ports not to exceed nineteen

ANSXVERS TO QUESTIONS. Ministers, replying to questions, stated -

That steps had been taken, ami iother steps were being taken to i prevent persons suffering from dislease from immigrating to New Zealand from England. All youths desirous Of proving claims to exemption under clause 9a of the Defence Act, 1909. are afforded tlie fullest, opportunity of doing so through a non-commissioned officer of the permanent staff in charge of the area in which they reside. Of the sum £2OO voted last year for the renovation of military gravevards ami headstones only £lO had been expended. No applications hau been received by the Defence Department from local bodies in this connection. The, House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. TOWN PLANNING BILL. On resuming m the evening Air. Massey enquired whether the Government intended to proceed with bill, which took away the power m control from the Governor-in-Coun-eil. Sir Joseph XX’ard replied that it was not intended to go on with the the Town Planning Bill. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. On the motion to go into Committee of Supply on the Imprest Bill Air. Massey referred to the neglect of the Government to lay on the table the returns ordered, some as far back as last session. This he characterised as little, short of contempt of Parliament.

Mr. Herries asked for some information regarding the five-million loan. There vias, he said, no information in the Budget. Very little ol the loan had been converted, as fai as he could see.

Mr. 1 fiiick expressed pleasure that the Government had decided on pasteurisation of milk and were pushing on the- policy of experimental farms. He complained that the Premier’s promise to erect a dairy school at. Palmerston North had not been fulfilled.

-Mr. Allen referred to the unrest at Tonga, and said the Tongans were looking to New Zealand to set things light. They had asked to be placed under the control of New Zealand, ami it New Zealand did not move in the matter Australia would. Mr. Buchanan pointed to the fact that the railway freight charges foi sheep were dearer in New Zealand than in Victoria.

Mr. XX right, reintroducing the Chiei Justice s report on the Cook Islands, maintained that the charges levelled against the Government had been proved. ,

Replying to an .mterjection by Mr. Glover Mr. Wriuht ‘tated that Mr. ( dot er knew more about bookmakers than the matter under discussion.

Mr. Glover pleaded guilty to having once been a bookmaker, anu challenged Mr. XVright's ability to use from the ba.se to tlie apex as he had done.

Sir Joseph XX aril, reply ing on the •mbject of Tonga, said nothing that had occurred had to do with New Zealand, and New Zealand could not interfere. He declared that the financial afiaii-, of tlie Dominion compelled favoui.d.ily with those of othei countries. Av rc the five-million loan, he held that even the Port ol London loan of two millions had not Rom- a.- well as ours.

Bit' House went into Committei on the liill.

XVellington, Sept. 21. After two o clock the Imprest Bill passed all stages. The House rose at 2.1 b a.m.