PARLIAMENT.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1914, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

».CC.CL"rr it. GOL'NCIL

PEE UNTTFT) PRESS ASSOC! ATION. ' r , t WHLLLYUTOX, July 21 ! -Hie Council met at -.'."J p.m.'

( 'l' ' 1L PI IUIMI i ILL

: .Hon. H. 1). Ed! (Leader of the Cotm"il) moved i i:e ~-ood ie-.'diix.t of the Council Pjll. The Government me isaid) had ip'iu lo the : 't the last election with a Proposal for the c.'ecfjjii of tin- Courvd ey vote. A chair.',, in i; ; constitution had' hoiMi stigsince its foundation, bnioulvoiie mange had lakea place, in 1891,' and " : nc." that ii:ne there had been an in—croavng de-ire for a change, the only ■'■du'i'cru'!. beiipi the form in which it ■dicu'd hike. J!' a change to election was made the Coiihlol would represent tue jKoele. An e!e:;-ive Council could it ■■■{, l.e over-ri.iden cx'TPt hv tile olieioi-. Kxceot in one detail the Pill wa» the same as' ih;i!. of bisd: year. He outlined the voting which look place in ihe Council hi si. year. There was a m:\iorily in the Council at any time in layer of nomination, ami a strong minority h.iid aliva''- i'avonTl election bv the people. It wr.s. essential that, party politic ■i.'.iouhi he re;;rerenled in the C' unci! I'.i,. Council:.;rs .should he known ii'eii ivl'.ose long conneeidion with pubic allnirs warranted oonlidenco. 'Phev should, |.-> men outside; the fange of par.di i.ume ooliiie-. 'fie. oroporfionol

vote ivouhi. t.i-nd to give eacli ljartv fair repii ooilatioii, acrording " to" its

■ Hon. I-:. T. Ceorfe (Auckland) vaid llnii, t!-e !. -ader of the Council had mad,, up hi- mind that tl-.e .15111 .should go through. "Sureial.s" had been assemble! to I'oi-iv 'liie iiill thiough. and ho thi m i'ore ihought that they sbould .see t]i.-u Ihe be~t I'ossihle Council wa.'i elei ted. '{[•• wen 1 :! not. vole for an elective Council inon the iame franchise as the Lower Ihiiv-i', as i|. oilly meant a diiidicaiion of liie Chambers.

Tim deh-.'te was adjourned until 2..'30 p.m. *"ii Wednesday, and the Council ro.se at •!.■!■ -.in.

MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Thu Tlause met at '.'.,'*-) p.m

iV;'ri.--e- circulated hv the Federation of Labor, praying for the release 01' rlu-s" coi'iniiUed to in'i on in ((irineetion nil!] (lie recent strike, wore presented I.;- Mr ;). ?.!-(':, nil's < Lyttoiuu). Tie nctiiiens contained ;)7S signature;;.

Till: 3.10T0K, HILL.

In iv : .;.v ie. .Mi- T. 11. Bavev 'Christeliuivh, Fast), the dinkier for Justice ,'ilou. A. 1,.' !!' rdmiiii) staled ilia I: he i' mild he ;drns"d lo consider anv objeoiion.-; io ihe .Motor Bill before the seeemi reading v. as taken.

j Tiii<: i.o.\x qfkstiox. dames .Alien 'Minislcr for Fin's! <-u ihe l-atlc a return, made j . - 'er nMh-Joseph \Ynrd (Leader ; •■'■■ ( 'pno; -it.ir.--i), showing the j ■■ •-. ■:■ .-'-.-d iu Loudon other than i - :; ; : Ward* at once s|aided a jo ; -i: lie (ioveniment's n-olhods, iwi -I" -• ; i'l, were not regarded I'avor- ! a'u- . - 'I. j -■■■' -. ■. .'.ih a -aid ihal Sir Joseph Ward Had :.- \, a 1! he ashed in the reI iuwi. -uid no", i!■.-!*- he had got it he I wanted -s. ;-:'n;g else. 'He regretted '•"■ - ."■' '■' ■■'■i'Min was trying to make parly earnim cut ,■!' | l;o rauuirv's litlanees. 'I hi., he strongly deprecated, becan.s" ii wis liKihlv dctriipcntal to the puhia-.-redit. He dei'en.led Uie method ol raining money in London, which, was in i!e> iir>i-e:.ts of ei-oimniv. -Tlie uiest . i i:ii!-,-,!ete answer to their opponents' '■miiifm was the fact that their la-st loan .vas subscribed. livc-Md bv the 'i;riii-:l, public. The finances of the Oonmiiou were Uninuighlv sound, and in proa'-' of ibis he ~uoied the l"au '• ; >': ; ''' l'" February ;u i!k> reinal-kable rate ~!' Vi His '.'fhl:

KAURI ■(''[■MRIISERVFS.

The remaiiMhr of the sitting was I liken no with discussion on the'report of llie Kauri (uiui Reserves Commission, which was laid en the table and ordered to be printed.

THE KVFNIXC' SESSIOX.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m

ACd' AMI'XLiAIIKNT

The Hanking Act, Amendment Hill was introduced by (Jovernor's Mea £ .age.