PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13697, 12 September 1908, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

M y£er >isociftiom _ IP legislative .codxcil. T WELLIXGTOX, bept- 11mfSsris' s 4 „d the Q«ls» : He th laEc in the intewata of candidaies. j said he would .supportthe | but advocaOed a system of votuii, in oppos ng ««d tM , HrGerman" electoral %yif a Str disgrace to an edncatled democracy, IsT a bye-word and reproach as an. ®Wpress'of New Zealand, an<J adjjkf jefa- criticised the press of Victoria. MoAarflJ* Mr Barr supported Jpßiß, tl»e latter remarking that certain were necessary. Council adjourned at 5 until 7.30 they would Utpport the Bill v but they were opposed to the gag clanAe." ~v Mr Jenkinson said he- intended to vote against the BiU.- <\. , >fr defended the. gag e ' ac6 ®- , Mr Joiks 'generally supported the Bill. The Atton>ey-G*ner*l. jn cd -tfc g»g clamr whiclr he likened io a itrry sent back to reconsider its ver diet/' He added' that it was no abuse of the cardinal princ.pleeof our ,l ° er £ to impose wlence on the Press during the i«rv*k (the electpitf); deUberat »ons ; TJie second reading t4 W3B carried oj. the BDI "was set down for committal CtounoT adjourned at' 10.30 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House met at 2.30 pASfASTWis GAMfe- - .- Mr Ell drew attention to the slaughter of pigeons at Ohakunei by so-called sport*n»ffl t ««1 expmased the opinion that, the Government ought to take some »teps iu Am wholesale desiVuction of native. general discussion enswd in which hjtif a dozen manbers urged that these natire birds onight to be protected by stttni*. wd thro or three deprecated panic Ma- unwa J DAIRY REGULATIONS ' She regulation for the inspection of dairies under the Daify Infection Act wM» laid on the table, and referred to t3» stock ceuunitte*. : - PREMIER'S STATEMENT, J. ; G. Ward gave n<£fce to more tlatt oa aod after Monday, 21st mit, 400 Hteue, «it on Mondays The stated tha'- the Public W T ork* ftrptmimxni- would be brought down on Tuesday week, and on the following day ill irould mak* a. sta:e«««t regarding the bwineM. oa with duonff the Bt«c of tbe session. Jr LABOUR The report of tho OLaboar Bills Commit- ' tea; on the Induttnsl Arbitration Bill *m kM' on the tkble. Hon. Mr • Millar said the dtbate would be taken early next werrk. MANAWATC RAILWAY. ylbo Premier moved the second reading of the Wellington and Manawatnßailway Podchase Bill, aad gave a sketch of its inception and countruciAon. In accord aac» with Uke tenu of notice was g ven {by tbe Government to the company of its iniemJon to acquire the lib*, and tfco punch*** waa amicably agreed upon without arbitration. After discussion, it was finally agreed that the purchase prioe should £IO,OOO for stores, and in consideration of tJM» company giving up poweWon of tbe line 00 7th December next, of holdintr till the 28th February m iff. was entitled U> do, £15,000 should be paid omi of tbe earnings of tbe line until that peruxf. The looal pun Itv-te price :her»-ti>re. or thereabout*. Ii wa*. arranged that- £300.000 *Bouid be paid to the company at '.he «-nd ot lx« month. ih»- company to pay inter***, on bin amount ax 4 p-r «xu'- uu'il ber iJh. and that the retna tjtkr be |>a;«i on February 28tb. the 1 Jovertiajeo; 10 p.»y interest at 4 per c*a>- oa wm frotw "eortnber 7th. The Hobm adjourned at '■> pro. The House at 7.30 p.m. Sir J. Jl. Ward wid that ihe l.new taken over on beCVT t«-ttn* itwin would ha*e been the in liJol-A. He paid a trib«te U> tho«*r wi»o had io&ducted ts.e transactions for the company, and •-u,i that the Goveroaieni *>w po«ue»»ed »»t a liar linking up the prt-gre»»iv« «ie lilies of tbe North Inland. Mr M«*v congratulated the i»overn meat upon tb«* of tb*"ir negotwtioM. There *-»» little for h m 0% anyt'O* '«> pay ftgardio; th« negotiations bevond con gratulanng *ll conw*roed »u 'be n.rnpltton of a uattMb>4w>o of g(<-at impost jii- c \o the voaatry Tie price was. siU*

natural" herbage and grasses; there » factory. He, however, thought that as a matter of principle arbitration should have been resorted to. _ij : Mr James Allen said the line would hay* been acquired more advantageously pn tifae companv's terms in 1901 than was the case now." The assets then included a" quantity of freehold land which was not now included ; also it seemed to torn that they were - paying £15.000 to the company principally because it would not go to arbitration. /. Mr Hemes agreed that the Government bad made a very fair bargain. Sir J. G. Ward replying to criticisms eaid that there was sttcb- '- thing as goodwill of ; radway and land. If was specifically declared that no goodwill should be paid for The equitable rights of-the .employ A ees of the Voinpany were'•fully safeguarded under the Bill, but he was not prepared to say that eveiy employee would remain in the same position as at. present. He reiterated that less had been paid for this railway than any other similar line. The Government had done well for the conntty and had treated the company well. He was glad that arbitration "had been avoided for the sake of the country and on the score of expense. The Bill was read a second time on the voices. PUBLIC BODIES LEASES. The Hon. R. McNab moved the second reading of the Pnblic Bodies Leases Bill malfinjT general provision as to the leasing powers of local and other public :=authorities so a* to avoid making special provisions in every Act which' establishes such an authority. Mr Massey generally approved of the measure. The Bill was read a second time. BILL PASSED. The Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation Bill- wa» read a third time and passed. IN COMMITTEE. - *Tbe Inspection of Machinery Bill was committed. The Bill was reported with amendment*. I /The House adjourned at- 12.35 a.m.