HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13750, 12 September 1908, Page 5

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

T^eJ3ouse met at 2.30 p.m. PIGEON-SHOOTING MATCHES. Mr £11 drew attention to the slaughter of pigeons *by s&-called sportsmen, and expressed the opinion, that the Goveramen^ ought to take steps to< prevent the wholesale destruction of native birds, >'••. • _ . A general discussion ensued, in which half, a down members urgett that these native birds should, be protected by Statute. . Two or three deprecated the panic as anwars«iKJbe(L . .- & DAIRY TNSFESCtION. Tlje regulations, for : the Wpedfcioijuof dairies under- the Dairy Inspection" Act were laid on the table, and referred to . the Stock Committee. ' ,l, l BEGINKE^G. OF THE END. Sir Joseph Ward gave notice to move that on and after Monday, 21st ins*., the House should jfeit on Mondays.) at , 7.30. The Premier Sfcate* that the \ Public Works Statement would bfc brought down., on; Tuesday week, and on the following day he would make a statement regarding the business the Government proposed to go on' with , during the session. , " MANAWATU LINE PURCHASE. The Premier moved the second read* ' ing of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Purchase Bill. He was recounting the negotiations for' the' purchase when tihe time of adjournment (5.30) was reached. ' " . When the House' resumed m the evening, Sir Joseph Ward, continuing, said the line had been taken over on better terms than would have wba the case in 1901 or 1902.. He paid a tribute to those who had conducted the .transactions for the company. , .■ Mr Massey congratulated the fSOvern ment upon the result of the*negotiations. The price was satisfactory. He thought, however, as a matter of principle, that arbitration should* have been resorted to. >" i \ , - Mr James Allen said thp Ime;, would have been acquired more . jwivantageously on the company's terms 190* than was- the case now. The assets then included a quantity .of freehold land which was not now included. Also it seemed to him we were paying £15,000 to the company principally because it would not go to arbitration. Mr Herries agreed that thfrtiSovem* ment had made a very .fair; bargain.. m Sir Joseph Ward, replying, to criticisms, said there was no s^ch thing as goodwill in connection witn-thoj^ilway. The law specifically declar^drthat no goodwill should be paid for. The eiquitable rights of employees. of \tne com* pany were fully safeguarded under the Bill, but he was not prepared to say every employee would remain in the same position as at present* fHe *c* iterated that less would be,fajd for this railway than any other similardine. The Government had done well for the country, and had treated the company well.' He was glad arbitration had been avoided on the /score of expense. The BiH was read a second time^on the voices. *" ' ** \ . PTJBLJC BODIIE^EEASES BIBL. Mr McNab mov^d the second r*adirfng of the Public Jtotai' leases BilK ! Mr Massey generally Approved of Tft© measure. X/* V , .» f The Bill was^rca^ a /second time, ogfflopfrrßttxs/\, . Tlie Agrijfti^tiraCProduice \tafe fc«d Importation Bsll » was read**.;, tHjrd tune and passed/. tiM.',fi ' fi^V «*... The Inspection of MM&frefy bui was committejcU. '- -oL * The Bill -was passed tflMjwßh committee and- reported with ain/wHmeilts. The House^ionrned'A^i^gS^a-ni. - „ • /

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