PARLIAMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 243, 30 September 1911, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

[ Pl'll I'UI.SS AS.-WKiATIOX. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wellington. Sept. 29. The Connell met at 2.3:>. FRIENDLY SO: lETI E.-> AMEND MENT BILL. The Ericniily Maciel tcs Atix'-ndiucnt Bii! was- read the third tune an< P’ ; -cd. LAND PROPOSALS. The debate on Mr. Ormond’s nio tion approving of the land prop >.-• of the Government was r< sinned I Mr. McCaidle. wlm referred to tin early efforts on the part of himself Mr. R. Brown and others o scccn land in tlie Forty Mile Bush fur tin formation of an association with rne::d>ers, anil the refusal of th; Waste Lands Board to grant go hmi to small settlers. This cam-, the disbandment of the association Subsequent!y. m the Deterred Pay neat .Acts of 1"77 and D 79. prm i< .i was made for such .settlement. a:n be urged that Government shm:>. now adopt some such pto.isioti therein contained. He desired tin Government to financially assist tin smaller mon in the matter of the erection of buildings, etc., on hold mgs.

Mr. McGowan held that we wcr going on wrong lines. The Govirn ment ought not to part with a r lands. but should resume every a • < obtainable.

Mr. Sinclair approved of the p’o postils of the Government as they would ensure the success of settle ment.

Mr. Paul thought the land poli ( might have been more v igor<>:i , -l.' prosecuted. K< ferring to spevuhi tioit. if he had his wav he wouli make it a criminal offence to ‘.pecu kite in land. He was disappointei with the proposals of the Budget re garding the increased graduatekind tax, but appto - . ed of Mr. -Ans ti v’s suggest ions mi the subject a: l,< ing on a scientific basis. If wa oiilv In a scientific graduated 1.-t that a sat isfacti.ry subdivision voidi»e assured.

Mr. Wigrain pleaded for bette i onsid.-rat ion to men who really di siri <f to become Imlia-fide settlers He condemned the ballot system. Mr. George pressed the necessity o settling the native hinds i;i th. Ki.-itli 1-iami. He generally appro', td of tin- graduated tax. In:t eon tended that it was unjust to pat : gradm.ted tax' on laml whi< h itohoti.wantid. IL- congratulated tbe (io\ eri’imnt on the setthment schvi.i. proposed. Sir John Findlay said flic Govern ment appreciated the approval of ; - old a settler as Mr. Ormond. IL ■onid ihe scheme, as applied to thNorth Island, would have a mos far rea' bitig -and I>< iiiTn ial effect Tin l purpose ot the Go.ernmetil wa to get men with ro menus at al placed on the land, si tiiai the; could found l.omes for themselves Setth meet with ihis. end should g> oa coni empoi ata-mish with pt;Lit> Mr Ormoad having biicfly np.ieii the moi ion was carried. CORONATION INVITATIONS. Mr. Mills gave notice to move "That menibers of the ( ouncii ari dissat islied with the crude, imdigni (nd and discourteous reply given b; the Attorney-General yesterday ti questiotts on the Order I'aper ri spelling the Coronation invitations al.-o that the Council is dissatisftci with the curt refusal to lay on tin table aii.v papers, corresponded-e. o cables lelating to the matter h which the Council is entitled, am which rcfii:-a! is an insult to tie Coani il.” Ti e Coun. ii rose.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. ESTIMATES. The House went into Committee on the Estimates. (. lass \ IL, Justice Department. £376,830. being taken. Mr. Rhodes asked that further consideration be given to the recommendations from members for the ap poitment of Justices of the Peace. Mr. Fisher said the AttorneyGeneral h?.d stated at Ashburton that members were always consulted when appointments wire being made. This he knew was not so. j Mr. Buchanan said he had nevci ! been consulted in this way. and lie | could not say be favoured the coarse, j Mr. Millar said a number of persons (proposed for appointment had not ! been appointed because they d:d not express their willingness to accept appointment. S<m." member'- recom I mended over twenty people >'»’ np [pointment in one i lectorate. At i mi sent there are over 2<«> J-P- " »t; I Jhe roll. At the pre-cut rite ot ail jdition it would not be long before I half the male population was on the ir/n of jiHtict-. The Crown Law Office wa* ilointr it* work well. Ib< f department may in future be extend ! ed to othir centres. In the meantime ! the Government would adhere to the i pre rnt ‘•ystem. which, it succe.-o-tul. t would be extended to other centres. In reply to Mr. Ala--.?, Air. Miilai -tated that he understood the M eb ;-ter claims had been settled. i ' The House adjourn* d at 5.30. i The House reMinitd at 7.3i>. the .lustiee Dtpaitmcn: E-timates being

I continued. In connection w.th the vote tor Magistrates' and Wardens Courts. I Mr.‘ Clark drew the attention of the j Minister to the manner in which the magistrates sometimes treated ol<t i men coming before them. He m- ! stanetd the ease of a man of -2 who was applying for a pension, and was cross examined by tne magistrate as tf t he pensioner'were endeavouring to get what he was not entitled to. Mr 1 aurenson said it would be a L-,.’.d' thing if *he Minister got the i nuer Si cr.dan of Justice to drop ■ n r’l'cular a>kum to tn at old age pi mtoners with al! due eonsideration. i Mr Clark su'd l.e was quite pre'i mri’.’l to give the whole particulars uf the case, which showed shameful ! til atmeiit of the old man. 1 Mr Millar -aid it the hon. genii. - : man forms bnl h*"« »“ h i ,arl s “'^"the'Pt'i’o^ 1 Vote ; Mr“‘Arnold j asked jhat the evidence taken 1,1

connection with the recent Auckland case should be laid upon the table. The warder in that case had been j dismissed, but he would like to know what was to be done with the man s chief. Mr. Massey said it was a v < r.v gre;C pity these inquiries had been held In.’-m-i He hoped that the pai - . l .l Auckland case would

lie .-. e table as soon as possum.. h'p- .C the House could disf h< ■ ■r - H CT. Mr. Millar said the'report of the inquny Wv.ikl be laid on the table. At the Police Vote several members urged that the police should receive an increase in pay, which at present was small, while the duties were arduous ami responsible. Mr. Herdman asked for an appeal tribunal for the police.

Mr. Arnold paid a high compliment to the Under-Secretary of Justice for his administration of the Police Department. He was the right man in the riglit place, but Mr. Arnold considered it desirable that they should have a man of practical knowledge and broad experience to advise the Under-Secretary in all oractical matters concerning the administration of the police, and it would probably be necessary to send out of the Dominion to secure such m officer.

Mr. Millar, replying io -Mr. Arnold’s suggestion of the appointment >f a practical man for the police, said it would only be a matter of rime when a man would have to be appointed from Home. It would, imler the circumstances, be better o adopt, such a course than to promote a member of the New Zealand service. A man of wide experience would be essential, a man who vould lie also an expert adviser. Mr. Massey said there was at the least one man in New Zealand who was thoroughly competent to fill the posit ion. Mr. Millar said they were going on very well at present under the idminist rat ion of the J nder-Seeret - try of Justice, and there was no immediate intention of importing a •nan from abroad. The Justice Department Vote was passed unaltered. ( lass VIII.. Mines Department, 1127.136.- Mr. Okey spoke of tlie ne•essity of greater activity in the geological survey branch. The Minister said it was a qticsion of finance. .After midnight the Alines Vote was passed. The vote of the Department of Inertial Affairs. £325.118 was then .iroceeded with. Mr Alien asked when the report if the Public Service ('lassilicat ion Board would be laid on the table. Mr. Buddo said it was not ready .et. .Mr. Massey wanted to know whether steps were to be taken to inTit nt e a .system of registration of deaths among Maoris. Air. Field said he had urged the natter for years. Native children were dying off and no steps were aken to trace the causes or to combat the infantile diseases, which the gnoranei- of .Maori mothers was permitting to become more prolific in ■•esnlts. The .Minister admitted that tlie system was incomplete. It was a lillicult matter, but with tlie help if the Native ('oiiiicils he hoped to nring about a system that would neet the difficulty.