PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12994, 23 October 1905, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

i- HOUSE OP BJBPRESENTATIVES. - 1 " : ; &ONDA;\V 1 6CT0BE& 23; I ! the' jffoUseV njiet at'.JJ. . CATHbIyIC CHILDREN IN A; HOME, j Mr Davey asked the Premier whether „he > had read the report of a meeting fof the North Canterbury Charitable |jAid Board where it was alleged that )two young Catholic girls had been • wrongfully treated. [ Mr Seel don' said r he J had read the and^ther'e seemed to, be good f ground "fbr enquiry',; and 'in thY iriter[est^of all .parties 'concerned the Gbverament.woijld. steps , to / sec !that an enquiry ; wa«) he^d. . SOUTH AFRICAN SERVICE.. After' > f ottm&Hties', ;the ofsth« South African -service; was- raised by Mr 1 Taylor, ; $no^ ! apropos to j: a papel re t-he voiitrac of .' Wade, tabled Ipy Bii J. G. .Wurd,.; alked' th.6 intentions o the - Govornnw&U -. txn <4P.L^ c tfo ? tinwa: tion of the subsidy. Mf ! H-erries objected, to i any. renewal as oiu: gubsid^: encouraged our riv Mr M^wy said -Ue preferred a direc service at'fralf the; p"ros«nt costMr Scddon deprecated 'discussion -oi r the question-, without notice, point ing out that { all 5 particulars , askec for would \ye, ■ .given v*n> due course. M^ T. staokunzjp.'. supported tin ; present service, "as^'liavmg kept v] ' grain .priced a'ttdt^veii'an outlet fo meat. „ [v *•'" I . Sir J. G.-,Ward,'said:(l) the preaen.l Company intimates that it will no • take on the servwe, • (2) it is -mpossibh 1 to get a refriget^tor 'direct service v '•■' South Africa fforr r £15,000. a year, p# , haps not for £100,000, (-3) the prescD contract was. properly, tendered for aw accented, (4) since Uhe announcemen that the Government is not renewin i the contraot the I Government lias bee inundated with remonstrances and p( • titions, (5) the, conditions- attached i ! support of these remonstrances wor .' impossible, (6)Uenders will he invite it. for a direct refrigerator service, ten ', for any other .service no subsidy ca i be paid. , He agreed; that ilie serv«c ■ had benefited the agricult'ual cou f munity. ' ,; . • Women's carpet slippers lid, eh 1 dren's folt slippers with carpet sol " 6d, childrett r B glace booted and ahb » 2s lid, women's evening shoes Is 1 at the Melbourne special 10 days' b* -. « g «in'sal'e-:-riAa*tv-- t< ;' J t'. "' .' v '