PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12274, 11 October 1910, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES.

(From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) ' WELLINGTON, this day. Parliament began the sixteenth week of the session to-day. The .business set dowrt on to-day's order paper for 'the House includes the consideration of r number of minor Bills, Viz., Animals, Protection Act Amendment, Crimes Act Airieridment Native Townships Bill, and Stone Quarries Bill, followed by the Land Settlement Finance Bill, the subject ol last week's all-night sitting. The Legislative Council has got abreast of its work, and will not sit till to-riiorrow evening,, when the Defence Bill comep up for discussion. The Land Bill, which -was referred to the; Lands Committee a month ' ago, engaged the attention ;of .the Committee last week, and was further considered today. ' • '■ '"i The drafting of the Medical Practitioners' Bill and amendments to the Public Health Act as 'regards vaccination is at present m the hands of the Crown law draughtsman. ' According to the Minister, of Marine, oil is likely to be extensively used as a motive power for steamers ontfce New Zealand coast before long, and its use will affect the employment of firemen. Mr Millar informed a deputation of seariien yesterday that companies were standing off till the permanence of the Taranaki oilfields was proved, and once that was established, they would equip their ships to use ; it. The number of firemen who would be employed would thus be 1 reduced. " An amendment of the Rateing Act which ; is being introduced by the HonJ. Carroll is intended to facilitate the collection of rates from Native lands. The Native Minister states that full provision exists for rateing Native lands, and the Bill is merely a machinery amendment to' ennble the collection of these rates. "Although it is not pror vided for m the Bill, it is understood an effort will be made m the House to wipe out the anomaly at present existing m connection with the* rateing of small gracing runs. "'.'•■ „ LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES. „? At a meeting of .State Guaranteed Ad^ ivanoes '-Board this .. Horning,' at which] the Prime 'Minister, presided,, loans, to aocall bodies to tbs . ajrnpiuW of £1;82;7pq were approved. f