PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11123, 24 July 1907, Page 1

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. 1 MR MCNAB IN FORM. ' It was interesting to watch the Minis » ter for Lands delivering his first Land 0 Bill speech of the session last night, There was promise in his demeanor oi still more spirited things to come. Ordin 3 arily the Hon. R. McNab quietly addresses the House from the security oi a Middle Ministerial bench, but when t replying to Mr Massey he advanced step after step in his eagerness to deal out sharp sword thrusts until another would • have landed him off the raised platform t upon the carpeted floor. Nobody enjoyed ' the reply to Mr Massey more than did ■ l'he Minister for Lands himself, and :t s is evident that he looks forward to the Land Bill campaign in tha House with ' J confidence and a keen delight in the anticipated fight. , - ENDOWMENT LA_\.t>*_. , The tenure of nine million acres of • land to be set aside for national endow- < ments is not disclosed in the Bill whiqh ■ came down on Friday night. Interviewed last evening, Sir Joseph Ward stated it was intended to make the tenure a lease for 66 years with right of renewal for a further 33 years. JOTTINGS. Yesterday afternoon the House practically marked time in preparation for i the opening of what is expected to be > one of the biggest debates of recent sesi siona, which commences at 7.30. Local i bills were dealt with, formalities occupying an hour or more. The Rotorua Town Bill, handing the , town over to" the Tourist Department for control, passed its final stages in the House. „ There is every . indication that the number of .unclassified societies . will further increase beyond the large number already on the register, and as'some of these organisations have considerable funds and property the question of imposing in the interests of the public some stricter supervision over their business will very shortly require consideration.— Extract from the report of Mr R. E_ Hayes, registrar of Friendly Societies.