PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 19 September 1900, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

PHB PBESS ASSOCIATION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, ToESDaY, >ieplomW 18. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The order of tho day for the second reading of the Industrial Conciliation j <md Arbitration Hill was postponed ti/1 tho following day, on tho motion of the Hon. W. C. Walker, after wiino remarks by tho Hon. Mr. McLean, who objected to tho pro fonna focond reading, and pointed out that the Bill hud only just been circulated.

The Public Health Bill was considered in Committee,

Clause 2, "Interpretation," was postponed. ! When clause 26 was reached progress was reported, and the Council rose at 4.55 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Tuesday, Sept.ember 18,

Tho House mat; at 2,30 p.m. Mr. Guins.«: Uw!; the chair in tho absuico of tho I The Premier guv,! not,ice tint he] would mov,'i that on and M outlay i next tlui House sit na M-imV* ttv< 7.30 p.m. for tho remainder <.-f the. session for tho tra»«.ietioß i-f G..vornment business. Tho amendment to the Education Boards Election Bill, introduced by Governor's massage, in tho direction that new boards take cilice on the second Monday in August, the Old Age Pensions Act Amendment, the Technical Schools, and Public Works Act Amendment Bills wore introduced and read a first time. VACANT ARMY COMMISSIONS.

In reply to Captain Russell, the Premier said that he had cabled Lord Roberts with respect to filling up the vacancies iu commissions in the Imperial Army uflurud to the New Zealand Coutiug' nts, poiutirig out t h danger of delay. He, Mr Suddou, thought ho would have to go b.ick up ,'U his previous statement and liukt: th i ten appointments himboif. There were ninety Applications, and hit* difficulty was how to uiake the selection ot' tan out of this number. Tho best way, he thought, would be to select by lot. Ho tad intimated that he objected to uembere of the Contingent joining the police force in South Africa, and to chat objection Lord Roberts bad replied that the polico duties were as important as any other. New Zeaianders had already done excellent [work and ho hoped tlioy would be albwod to remain. Intbo face of that iiequest ho withdrew his opposition, (till ho would insist, when tho war was :ovor, that the mou should came hum it would then bo !>t tlioir ojnion 10 ireturn to South Africa.

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The House went into Committee ot tho general estimate*. C 1..:;. 10, Minn Department, £IS),7M Xul'O, Penological examinations in Loudon. - Mr. Napier contended that there were plenty of qualified men who had becm instructed in the colony, competent to fulfil the duties.—Mr. McGowaaeaid that the colony did not possess the proper appliances for properly classifying the geological specimens of tht colony.—Mr. W. Fraser raised the question of schools of mines contending i that the sum votol was not sutticicn; for the Dunedin School which for yeais had beon partly supported out of the univorsity fuiuL:.— Mr, Co! trio am plained of the spivr »i«s to (Uo c-)t through the ii.-j ■ .'.ll m 1 Uaidii'F miii", tiio .l'-">00 on v.hatpui'[;o vboiiign..:ui::Smith eompiaii.'ud that luMu nut proper goologicol map of tlio colony antl urged that the afc-jomiuu ci uiu liuustor should bo devoted to that object. | Tlh IvLniinter replied that bucii a map would cost a lot of money and timo as j well, but he asserted that tho colony bad the best geological map iu tho Australian colonies. Mr. J. \V. Thomson called attention | to the destruction of land by theopera- ! tions of dredgoa destroying soil. Ho urged tha Minister to make regulations compelling the replacing of tho soil after the ground had been worked. Tho Houso adjourned at 5.30.

EVEKINU SITTING. Tho House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Tho Mines vote was passed without iltaiatioo.

Cluhs 11, Department of Agriculture, £Gs,Go2—item, destruction of rittibri-.i in Urown lands, £3OOO. —Mr. Lang] ii't-jvul that the vote be reduced by XI | a-, au indication that the Government should i'O more cartful in the m&nner in which tho Department laid poison | for rabbits. He mentioned that so-.tlars frequently lost stock ou account of the careless manner in which poisoned grain was laid. J Mr, Tanner pointed out that of the total vote only some i 113,700 out of £65,000 was spent in keeping down rabbits. Recent information had shown that rabbits could hu kupr, down without a huge army of inspectors. Mr. Napier objected to the State ontorin < into competition with private persons in the sulo of eggs. Mr. T. Mackenzie commented upon the item " Piocluoo Comnus icier in B:\g'nn(l, .£300.," ron'e i lit 1 the Deimfmiiit ;is ;'t ;>r, -nt * 1 ' •. -

of littlo \i£»o to *,he coiony. '.'he ugont ought to bo lofatod in a more central part of tlic city, nnd butter information >hon]tl 'no s to the colony as tp rates I'iilitig fur tin) prouueo of this colony.

Mr. Monk called Attention to the 1 item " I J cul ry Mxpert, £2l'!i." He asked did un improvement in the breed ' \of poultry i-emU b..*yoml what might, i!o:n; hy ;);'v Vj ' " - I Jil.lilll-1, lie Kli.l, iila.io I Nil! :> V ■ ■■■/ t. ■' \ inv" it wen. j no: '■!■ - I ! " <••... : _ ... ' ■ / ■ V: ' f i'll'V •' ~j !t ; :. .. . . . 1 ■ ■■ '!■■■ i i uo:. V: h ;i. 1; i, 1110 8ho"p T;t< W< iii'ij';; j» i', - :.> •••:: lis • i- «r ■ T. >' •!! • : ■ ":>•? !o ■ : •wife 1 ., ' ii«i t-.!< vim mill iiutx)-:. >). • bn "•••• '!;{»•; t ni(i«<'7 »> I'lfr-.'l i ■vhoiilil Ivi c!(ivoSvl to tbQ dcitruct- jn ill will bird", i

Mr. 11. Thompson wid timt an far as '' uny MHsistiiDce to the growth of iruit was concerned, there wan not a mun in the employ of the Department who wsf worth his salt. Ho thought ' jft properly bandied the Department might save the colony £50,000 a year, Mr. Mcljwhlan said the prectioe of (ho Department in sanding peripatetio lecturers among the farmers to teach iliem how to make butter and chosea was a sheer waste of money. These industries were now worked almost entirely upon co-operative principle aid the inspection should be oonfined to the factories.

Mr. Hogg, while admitting the Department was doing good work, pointod out that the expenditure had doubled during theput few years. Ee thought instead of rabbits being a nuisanoe it was the inspector's end agents that were tho nuisanco. He considered that if inspectors were abolished and a bonus given for the destruction of rabbit* in summer much better result! would be obtained all round.

Messrs. Bollard and Napier urgtd tiio MtauUahment of ac experimental farm in tho north of Auckland. The lion. T. Y. Duncan defended tho work done by the veterinaiy •s-.irj.eenH, fu.d belie vt-J that it would )<:ov« useful 10 wUUisb an experi- f | UKMitnl farm in Auckland, but it was a [ tpu'stiou of e:vji ■line.

Mr. G. W. Ku-hi-,1 referred to what lie termed the mi: Mint of personal government connocta! with the Department, saying lie was actually staggered at the amount asked for without aay explanation as to details. Mr, Hornsby complained of the nature of some of the appointment* rnado to the btock Department, and hoped more care would bo exercised aa to the ability of the men employed by Department. Mr, T. Mackenzie thought the ezperiment should be tried of letting jahbitors go upon Crown lands for the purpose of trapping. He believed that poisoning (-imply caused expense without any cuminou-smute advantage, i The Hon. T, V. Duncan, in reply to a (pub'iou, said that the Department was taking steps to prevent the spread of disease by milk. He quite agreed that there was more danger to human life through infeoted milk than than was from deceased meat. With regard to tho charge that stock had bean destroyed through the poiaon laid for rabbits, ho said he believed that It arose from the defective manner in which tbo poison was laid. The total vote was then passed without reduction. The 10 o'clock adjournment then i took place.