SUMMARY OF BUSINESS HOUSE.

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 October 1905, Page 1

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS HOUSE.

■WELUNGTON, Oct. 18. The House resumod at 2.30 pfm. In reply to questions it- was stat-m—-Thatevery means possible in.used to place the products of this ! colony on the markets of the United Kingdom, the' High Commissioner and his staff being' ever on tho alert to assist shippers to place .the products to the Wry best advanfajß f That the House could not deal with the Harvester Trust 'imtil the Labour Bills Committee had reported on the petitions presented.on the r-uliject. Sir J. p. Ward said ha favoured the free ad^

j . . i iiv! si ion 01' iaw ma/ciiul n> ce.Shary lor i!:.])' 1 iiie 1 1 1 li:*'..i!'g.. ihe loj.ii s gi\i-i. were diseussqd u.,til th-.' ii.V.ti iidjo'.u'iiiiu'nt arrived. The lions-- regain, d tit V.-.'Ji) p.m. All th.* alteration-.- made in tho 1 Electoral Jiill by tlie Council were agreed to, excepting- the one made in ->ui||.iection 2 bf dduse 54. 'Hie Ilouse -went '-into Committee on the Maori Land Settlement Bill. Un clause 2, doing" away with Maori l„nnd .Councils, and constituting Maori Ija-nd Boai-ds, Mr Heke moved that t<tvb members of each Board shall be Maoris. Lost . on a division by 42>'*£o 4. n On clause 6, providing for the acquisition of surplus Maori land, Mr ./ Carrol, mc^vpd an amendment, providing that operation . .>f the clause should', mot- be limited to the surplus 'laj&d 'of the Maoris. He contended r-thct^e was no suoh thing as "Maori Lands," and that the law would not -be operative if tho surplus "la-nd'-^was retained. Qctotxn- 19. After ihe Tck^raph' Office closed ths Maori Land XSe-tt.loment Bill was further' considered'' in Committe'?, In the ec-urncrof fiiiUh«.<! discussion on Mt Carrol Fs pro-vised new clause . .pro-viding] iiiit t-h.> Crown may acquire any •-'raaiiv* land by purchas? from ufci'tiv-o -owners or from a majorit-.e?.-.. yaJuo of such owners,- Messa-a^ La,hren«on anfl Hog-g put in a .stirong; plea in favour of the iaasii acquired from Maoris beimg* held as "State property and not sold outright. Sulj-seotioni 2,v^ providing that iand when acquired- h*om.jMaoris may 1:« tVialt. w*it*r: U"r3:k.r "thie provisions of the .Maori T-tand Administration Act. 1900; was struck out. Mr Carroll moved m substitution ..a piuvis'jorn that kind "when acqu reel shall +«*■ dealt witn" under the Land Act, 1-892. To this Mr Ell moved an amendmi mt that liard so acquired shall not be aK-rnitC'd except by lease fod* a term of 90 years. This was lost, by 28 to 11, and -Mr Carroll's proposal agrved to. A new sub-clatta: 1 was added, providing » that provisions of clauso shall Act "Sppl y till Ist January, 190:"$. so far as IKsl'iaMt Ccinst and Nrrth of Auckland districts aro eoncernod. "JAJ. The calusc* as amended was a dd-"*d to thy till. ■ ---- i Another nr-nv clause wass agreed tp empowering- the Ooidrftal Treasurer toivii.*:* £-200,000 ' for th*** acquisition of lauds ur.dervi^lQlhiH. Tt was alf-oj provided ihat beforo lund is ac;i;irod sv.fcicien-t area nr. st l*p f;a : as-id*** f Or' 'the owners' ur. -. -■'•''•. v. Thu remaining- claissos were passed with soane raodifica&iOn, and the b'll was renoitcd at 3.30 a.m. _ Tho- aimo'ncLmcnts mnda. in Committ'.e wero epn^d *io, n:*id tho thi i*i roodim* d'.*fcrrcd. . . Th; House rc-se at' 3.35 a.m.