PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6065, 26 September 1894, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

(B; Tblesbaph.) WELLINGTON, Sbpi'ehbbb 25. „ LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Council met at 2.50 p.m. BHOPB AMD SHOP ASSISTANTS BILL. The Bhops and Shop Assistants Bill was recommitted. Mr Ormond's motion to include commercial and bank clerks m the provisions of the Bill was agreed to. Sir Patrick Buckley moved to strike out the paragraph m the interpretation clause inserted on. Mr Beynolds' motion on Friday, exempting shops m whioh no persons are engaged for hire. This wbb loßt by 18 to 9. Hairdressers were exempted on the motion of Mr L Walker. On the motion of Mr McGregor butohers and photographers were exempted, provided the local bodies decide on Saturday for the holiday. Tbe Bill waß then reported. SILL FASSBD. The Gisborce Harbour Bill pasted through all its stages. aOVBENMEHT BAILWAtS BILIi. Ihe Government Bail ways Bill passed through committee without material amend' ment. SECOND READINGS. The Intpeotion of Machinery Amendment Bill and School Attendance Bill were read a second time, Ihe Council then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The following conoludes the report of Monday's Bitting : — On clause 9 Mr Allen moved that no payment for work already done be made out of the Consolidated Fund. Lost by 36 to 12. Clause 10— Moneys may be paid to a looal authority for expenditure. Carried by 36 to 8. Un clause, 12 Mr Hone Heke moved that £125,000 instead of £260,000 be expended m the purchaie of Native lands. Lost on the voioes. The olause was amended on tbe Minieter's motion to the effeob tbat money should be paid into a special account to be called the Native Lands Purobase Account. On clause 18, a proposal by Sir B Stout to make interest on debentures 3} per oent instead of 4 per cent was lost on the voices. Sir B Stout moved a new sub oeotion to the clause to the effect that no debentures shall be Bold at a prioe that will give more than 4 per oent interest. This was accepted by the Miniater and agresd to. Mr G J Smith moved to strike out clause 23, which provided that debentures may be converted into stock. Lost on th| voicea. The Hon JrifokeDzie moved a new olauae providing that payment* authorised for the purchase of native landa shall inolade the cost of constructing roads and bridges to give acceta to the lands, and thia was agreed to on the voices. Mr G J Smith moved a new clause to the effect that all lands acquired under the Bill, and other native lands purchased, should be disposed of only under lease m perpetuity, with re-valuation every twenty-one years, improvements made by the tenant being excluded. Tbe Minister of Lands opposed tbe olause. If the House ttae strong enough to effect thia change it should be dose jn f,he whole land law of the oolony. Mr O'Began and Sir B Stout supported tha olausf, whioh waa rejeoted on a division by 24 to 13. Mr Allen moved another new olause repealing the Government Loans to Looal Bodies Aot, whioh, be .contended, would only be required when the presant Act pame into force. The Minister really wanted to borrow £250,000 under this Bill and have £50,000 a year under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act. Mr McKerzie said he could not aoaept the new olause. The money under the Loans to Local Bodies Aot oould only be expended on special blooks, and all they wore able to spend last year was £30,000. Sjir B Stout thought the Minister waa mistaken, The olause was rejeoted by 31 to 7. The Bill was then" reported with amend* meats, which were ordered to be ponsidered that afternoon. The New Zealand Contois Bill was oom* mitted f clause 1, the short title was pawed, and progress was then reported. The House rose *t 3.3. 0 a.m. The House met at 2 30 p.m. BILIiS DISOKAB6B9. The Premier the announced " slaughter of the ionocents." He said tbat the Government must submit to the inevitable and it was with very great regret and pain that he had to jpoye that the following Bills bo discharged from £jje Order Paper— lmpritonment for Debt Abolition Bill, Adulteration Prevention Acts Amendment BiM, Hawkers and Pedl&ra Bill, Lunatics Aot Amendment B|U ; Chattels Transfer Aot Amendment Bill, BToyioiia Weeds Bill, Unolaimed Land Bill, Bight Houjvj Bill, Poisons Importation and Carriage Bill, Municipal Corporations Aot Amendment Bill, Electoral Aot Amendment Bill, Commissions Powers Bill, Distreiß foi Bent Abolition Bill, Pawnbroker! Aol Amendment Bill, Sale of Beer Wineß auc Spitituoua Liquors at Bellamy's Prohibition Bill, fur/es Aot Amendment Bill, Beoond< hand Dealer^ JNH, Municipal Franohisi Enlargement BUI, Pharmacy Bill* Towi Districts 1 Bill, Cowman' £nquests Bill Threshing Maohine Owners' LwA BjU, Guar ant^i Bank Amalgamation Bill, Hoi^ta and Cha^table Aid Boards Speoial Empower, ing Bill, Fire Blades' Bill, Teaohers 1 Coun of Appeal Bill, Oregon Bill, Crimina .Code Act Amendment Biy, Contagiuui Diesves Act Bepeat Bill, Shipping an< Sesmeu acrii Marine Engineers' Bill, au< Property Law ConiO^atjojj Am?ndpn v W

The Premier added that the Government had decided to take up Mr George Hutohigon'e Law Praotitionera Act 1882 Amendment Bill, and Mr Miller 1 ! Bmployera 1 Private Benefit Society Bill. In reply to Bir Bobert Stout, the Premier said that it had bean deoided to let the News* paper Libel Limitation Bill (the Hon J MeKenzie), and the New Zealand Inititute of Journalists Bill (Sir Sobett Stout) remain on the Order Paper. Ihe motion wbb agreed to on the voioei, and the Billa mentioned discharged from the Order Paper. In reply to Captain Bussell, the Premier said that the financial polioy Billa of the Government, and perhaps the Native Land I Bill, would be disposed of this waek, while the Licensing Bill and the smaller olasi of Bills would be gone on with next week. As soon as the Government were assured that their finances were aafe, and they knew what moneys would be available, they would bring down the Publio Works Statement, probably at the end of next week, BeplyingtoMr Hogg the Premier stated that the Government would early next seasion introduce a Bill providing for widening the soope of admission of the youths of the colony into the Civil Service. THIS BXODTJB. In reply to Mr Duthie. who aiked a question with regard to the 900 paiaengera who left Auokland for Bydney last week, the Premier said that most of these people ware booked for New South Wales en route for Coolgardie. There was no doubt that the low steamer fores was the cause of a good many people leaving the colony, who were desirous of a change, and that those low fares were doing the colony a great deal of barm. If the Government only got the amounts they asked for from the Houeo they would put io hand the contracts for road making, and settle tho people on the land as quiokly as possible m order to stop the exodua from ths colony. THB TABIFF COMMUTES. The {Premier moved that the minutes of evidence, documents and proceedings of the Tariff Committee be ordered to bo treated as confidential. This course was opposed by Captain Busiell, Sir Bobert Stout, Mr Duthie, and Mr T Mackenzie. Mr Ward said that the only roason why the Government wished this matter to be kejt confidential was m order to prevent any ditturbance m trade before they even had an opportunity of considering the report and proceeding* of the Tariff Committee. The Premier said that the real question with regard to the tariff was one of adjustment, and he denied that increased Customs taxation was neoeisitry. The motion was agreed to on the voices. IAHDS ACQUISITION Blli. On the motion for the thiwl reading of Ihe Lands Improvement and Native Lands Aoquieition bill a short debate took place whioh had not oonoluded when the House took the usual dinnor adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. After further debate the Bill was read a third time on the voioes and pasted. ADTANCKS TO BEITLEBB BILL. The Government Advanots to Settlers Bill was further considered m Committee. The amendment proposed by Mr Earnehaw m clause 22 allowing money to ba advanced on all other property as well as on land, was lost by 43 to 6. In clause 24 providing the olasseß of land on whioh money may be advanced, Mr Camcross moved an amendment to insert "rural " m the first subjection go as to provide that money should be lent on freehold laud m the oountry only find not m towns. Mr Ward pointed out that some of the suburban and urban land waa almost similsr to rural land, and therefore he urged that the board should be allowed some discretion m the matter. If urban and suburban lands were taken ont of the Bill those lending institutions already exiitiog would keep up the rates for such lands; 'ihio sobeme should be used to secure a general lowering of the rates of interest all over the country. Sir Bobert Stout asked why they ahonld not hava a State pawnshop which was the logical outcome of this Bill. He held that they had no right to confine the granting of oheap money to one olasa of the community, Mr Masse; (aid that (his proposal had come on them as a surprise as up to a day or two ago there was no notice whatever. The Bill should apply to the towns ac well as to the oountry. Mr G J Smith did not see why the country members who wanted money for farmers should object tp hsve a like boon for the manufacturers m town*. After further disoassion Mr Oarnoson' amendment was lost by 37 to 17. Mr ThomDßon moved that the words " under the Land Transfer Aot, 1889 " be struck out. His object was to provide that advances could be made on all freehold land, otherwise very few could avail themselves of the advantages of the scheme. Mr Ward could not accept the amendment. Land transfer was an indefeasible title; and the general tendenoy now waa to bring all land under tbat Act After considerable discussion Mr Ward agreed to allow the sub-section to be altered so as to include as land on which advances may be made that held under the Deeds Begistration Aot, 1868. Mr Thompson's amendment was lost on the voices, and Mr Ward's amendment oarried by 44 to 10. In olause 24, leases under the Land Aot of 1893, small grazing rum and mining lemoo were included aa securities upon which money can ba raised. The clause aa amended was added to the Bill. Clause 27— Agents may raiie a sum not exceeding £1,560.000 m any year. Mr Montgomery mpyed to reduce this amount by £500,000 whioh would itijl leave £1,000,000 to be borrowed, and this he thought sufficient for one year. Mr Ward opposed the amendment. He pointed out that if only £1,000.000 was authorised, only that sum would be raised, and he thought if the Bill was b good one they should ba authorised to borrow the full amount asked for by it- He held m bis hand applications for advances from a large number of people, many of them with good security. After a lengthy djjeussion the division on Mr Montgomery's amendment rgsu].ted m a tie— ayes 28, noes 28. i The following is the division list :— Atbß— 2B. Allen Massey Bell McGuire Buiok MoNeb Carnorots Meredith Orowther Mitohelton Barnshaw Montgomery Fraser Newman Graham O'Began Green Bußsell, W B Heke Smilh, GJ Hutchison, G Stout Lang Tanner MoKenzie, T Thompson Maslin Wilion NoBS-28. Buddo Moointosh CarneU MjGowad Carroll Mo£ec«ie, B Collins McL&ofilan Ilatman Mills Hall Morrison gajljonee J?a™ta Harrfr ' Knierton Hogs ¥ti a Bl Houston Basse!!, G W Joyce Seddop Kelly, W Broitb, B M larnach Ward Lawry Willis Pairs. Ayes Nosb. Button Maokenzie, J Duthie Gftdman Buohaoan Reevs* Kelly, JW Stevens Mr Guinneis gave his casting vote against the amendment, and declared it lost. Mr Montgomery then moved to strike out the words " m any one yea?." Mr Ward opposed the amendment. The Premier aaid that if the Government found tbat the Bill waa not working well it could be easily repealed, and that would be better than limiting it to one year. He warned the House not to make the Bill a dead Utter. After a lengthy disouesion Mr Ward accepted a suggestion by Mr Oarnorosi to limit the operation of the Aot to two years, whioh would give the scheme a fair trial. Mr Montgomery accepted this compromise.

and said that be had no sympathy with those who wished to kill the Bill. He asked leave I o withdraw hia amendment, but leave waa refuted, and on a division the amendment waa lost by 28 to 27. Mr Ward moved a proviso to the clause that tbe Bill should only have effect for two years, and that the total amount to be raised under the Bill m the aggregate ahould not exceed £8,000,000. Tbia was adopted and the clause as amended agreed to. Clause 81 — Bate of interest on bonda, debentures, etc— Sir Bobert Stout moved that the rate of interest on debentures or bonds be 3i por cent, instead of 4 per oent. The amendment, whioh waa opposed by Mr Ward, waa under disouesion when ths telegraph office closed at 2 a.m.