PARLIAMENT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7354, 23 July 1902, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

JHOUSE of representatives. fProos a«Bool_tIon.i Wullingtos, July 22. Tho House mot at 2.30. Mr Feild moved tho second reading of the Wellington Harbour Board and Corporation Empowering Act, 1898, Amendment Bill, which provides for the re-ho_ring of tho claims for oompenfa'ion tnade by the foiuier owners of tbo Graineor-stivp. bloew, taken by tho Harbour Buiird under the, Public Works -.ct. A log debate t-nsued nn thi- Bill, ocoupying he wh"lo of lho afternoon until thi, 5.80 adjournment. The Hou-o met at 7 80. Tho Shipping and Seamen Bill *vas read as, cor.d time, pro forma, and refcrrorl to a Select Committee. Tb.* House went into Cummittpe o Supply for the consideration nf the Estimates, A long di*cu-«sion ensued on tho first ititii, -1879 for th.* Legislative Couuoil , In ropy to questions, Sir Joseph Ward snid tho Government had not over looked tho question of arranging a reciprocal troa.y with Australia, but. ho was awaiting th« right time to act. With regard to the steam service to South Africa, he S'tid the contract with the Blue Star Line has not, yet been signed, and it was very doubtful whether it would he signed.

The discu-sion on tho first item of tho Estima.es continued for hours. Several members took exception to tho tendency to centralise the control of education in tho colony, and strong objection was also raised to the expenditure on the permanent forces of tbo colon;;. .at tho oxpease of tho volunteers.