SESSIONAL NOTES.
MORE -TAXATION.
THE BUDGET DEBATE
(By Ouk Parliamentary Repobter.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 8. ' There is an unwonted absence.of bustle and an air of calmness about Parliament House at the present moment. Most members are out of Wellington, the .long holiday from Friday night to Wednesday afternoon having .enabled them to pay a visit to their homes or other placed of attraction in the colony. In the meantime the Prime Minister has been busy putting the finishing touches to his Budget, which ho will read in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening. The Budget this year will be of more than ordinary interest, for in addition to dealing with the important matter of defence and the retrenchment policy of the Government ..it will also contain proposals regarding further taxation. The debate on the Budget will probably be commenced on the following Tuesday, and may bo expected to take a week at least.
Considering that a month of a session that is supposed to last only about two months and a half has- iilready passed, surprieingly little business has been done. Tho general impression at tho start, however, was that there would be very little legislation this year, and probably tho country is not hungering for a thick Statute Book.
The only matters of political interest occurring to-day were two deputations— one about the Moiklc caec and the other about the To Whiti-Tohu lands in Tarariaki. About a hundred Maoris, introduced by Mr Massey, waited upon the Minister.' for Native Affairs regarding the latter, and a. report of the proceedings has already appeared. One important statement made by the deputation, through the medium of Dr. Pomare. was that tho natives interested thought that if the Maori race was not to become extinct it would be necessary for them to farm their own lands instead of being mere rent-receivers.
In regard to the Meikle case the Premier said he would have the matter referred to his colleagues with a view to seeing , if any means could be devised of bringing it to a satisfactory settlement.
A deputation from the Christchurch Law Society is to wait on flic Premier regarding the proposed changes in the Stamp Department.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9066, 9 November 1909, Page 5
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365SESSIONAL NOTES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9066, 9 November 1909, Page 5
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