PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8095, 24 September 1904, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

"I don't want to be any party to any Licensing Act that will grant compensation." — I'ho Premier.

fair Joseph ward says the Electoral Bill will conic uetore tlio House early next week.

"To take a drink is not immoral Or wicked." — Mr A. L. D. Eraser. "ill go and take one."— Mr fisher.

"As long as you have a coin with a noad on one side and a tail on the other people will gamble." — Pessimistic remark jy air W. itussell. "Personally 1 agree with tied houses/ days Mr Taylor, hiß reason being mat "the inure you tie them up the more diß-L-reditaole is the management, and the iiooner they will be abolished." In replying to a question, Sir Joseph Ward said numbering and reserving seats in passenger - carriages on long* distance journeys has already been under consideration, several models having boon made of indicator's for the purpose. It is intended to bring the appliances into use as soon as the necessary indicators are finished.

The Postmaster-General hat decided to give members of Parliament the privilege of franking correspondence during the recess, and announces that the general franking system is to be abolished at the end of tho year. Mr Kaihau asked the Native Minister: (1) If he will introduce a bill this session to provide land for landless natives in the North Island. The Minister replied : — It is the' intention of the Government to have a stock-taking of native lands; and the opportunity will be used to arrivo at a correct estimate of the number of landless natives in the North Island (if any), their circumstances, and what provision should be made on their behalf. Thero are large areas, of native land still lying idle which will, no doubt, form an element in the consideration of this most important subject. ' Mr Ell asked whether the Government will take into consideration the advisability of taking the necessary steps to enable the Government to assume the sole right of bank-note issue? The Premier replied: — Closely allied 1 to this question, and not less important, is the issue of State or postal notes, having behind the same bullion reserves on the lines adopted by Canada. The Government will be dnly too pleased to give the subject-matter of the question that consideration which its importance demands.