PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10628, 3 December 1910, Page 4

PARLIAMENT.

(Pek Press Association.) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. '.-., . .^Wellington, Decemper 3.

yflChe ;;Coiincil, met at, 10, but iiumeditill 2.30.

-,;HQU.SE.,OF REPRESENTATIVES. of Representatives after debate on the Public WttEks r ;Bstiniates was continued. R. M'Kenzic said tliat the to Mount Cook was not a.p'rofit, though the traffic had be&Wdouhled. i IKfee .Estimates were passed without amendment.

.Ihe Council's amendments in the Bill were agreed to. .■kvEhe,; Supplementary Estimates were brought down, and the House adjourned aii2t.ofea.in.-till 10.30 a.m.

.-.The House met at 10.30, and went intp jCommittee of Supply on the Sup■jdei»ent3.rx .Estimates! _-:rJsepl|j?ing to -Mr Allen, who asked W&at. was tlie position in regard to the Swi-Erancisco mail service, Sir Joseph War,d stated that lie had cabled to the <jSai);idiaii Premier offering £20,000 n Jajajj subsidy towards the service, and also, cabled to the Federal Prime Jpnisigi* to. the same effect; but, owing not .being able to agree for the .vessels calling at Auckland,.no. arrangment had been come to,, and , the; whole matter was standing over uitil 'efforts could be made to bring the three countries into line. The Dominion icoul<i not,agree to join in any service unless steamers called at, Auckland. : One item of £SOOO compensation to J. "J;..Meikle, in full and final payment for', wrongful imprisonment, Sir Joseph •Vyaifl considered the Government had a 'diity in the matter and were bound toi provide a substantial recompense to Meikle for wrongful conviction. referred to the claim of OUpSaniriHughes, of Wanganui, who wrongfully convicted, and advo- ' C9,|ed;.. having him at the bar r.f the House.

Sir utfassev agreed with Mr Hogan. '■.Mb,ia\nderson. moved to reduce the rot§;7to-£10..0n the ground that there was* Tip.- reason to reverse the former decision "f the House. ■rl-.0-trhv. 28.votes to 15. was made by speakers to the -,v[ni!<>:ile said to be behind Meikle, and' various suggestions were made to invcsl the roonev or to give him a pension, in place-of a lump sum. Another amendment moved by Mr Anderson to reduce the vote by £4500 was lost by 29- to 17. .