PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14274, 13 August 1910, Page 6

PARLIAMENTARY.

Per Press Association. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WELLINGTON. Aug. 12. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. 'DESTITUTE PERSONS. Air Callan continued the debate on the Destitute Persons Hill, and the Attorney-General having replied, the J.Jill was read a second time and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee. The Council then adjourned until Wednesday. HOUSE Of/ REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p.m. BUDGET DEBATE. The debate on the financial statement wa.s resumed by Air Dillon who said that he had always been in favour of opening up lands for settlement. jTho estates already .subdivided in his district had proved the success of the ! system. | IMr Greeuslado declared himself in | favour of closer settlement and the optional system. Referring to lands in H.n'vke's Bay'lie said that he had visited Napier recently in company with Mr Brown and had been surprised to find that miles, and miles of land were occupied by one individual. This state of affairs would not be tolerated in any other part of the Dominion. He was iu agreement with Mr Brown in urging on the Government the desirability of acquiring land in llawke's Bay for closer settlement.

Mr Jcnrungs went into- figures .showing the increase iu the national debt during th.-! various administrations and quoted Air Corddan to prove that the wealth of the "Dominion was very widely distributed. He objected to cryptic utterance:, in regard to Tammanyism. Talk about TaiDinnuyism was. fustian and inuendo, and was net. in ijie interests of the House or nublio life wnernllv. Ho, hoped that" in any him! i.vusiwf introduced !.y I In- Government full enn-ideration would be given lo

While in favour oi limitation of moii. be considered that I his was sometimes carried to extremes in th..' ease, of the back blocks. Something ought to be don,) to prevent gambling at land ballots which was systematically carried on. II:' complained of I lie treatment of the .men employed on the main trunk line .who should have been given an opportunity to settle on the land opened up i;i the King; Country.

Mr Clark deprecated the compulsory training of married men over the aye of 2!.. He honed that rifle clubs would receive every possible encouragement. The Government might supply them with ammunition free or at a, nominal charge. Afore should b-e done in tli-o way of rural education by the State. He hopod the Minister of Agriculture would take the matter up. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.m. and resumed at 7.30 p.m.

Tlio Hon. R. MeKcnzio iillti'dcrl to tho. fact that there had been little criticism of the Public Works and Minns Dopnrtmonts. This was an indication that thn administration of tho departments nnrler his, charge gave fiiiisf.-iHion. He dcnie3 Mr Massey's chum to have influenced legislation RoplyinK to Mr Buchanan's allegation;

expenditure (111 public works jnsi. previous In | In- .i-li-crinns lie quei' >,l .livjin s to. prove (ho cMiitr;|.-y. Tin- minim, in riusiry \v-., ; . ncv-r in , : o Jh-ui-Hiim'. a eoiidnioa. iii>> miv.es pinnm lr-. iw hi. t. year bavin L - yPi! , |, ei | " n r€r r,,-,i, nsaid tkjt niurol voting on ic-< d hcri-o-WOiild have 'to he- filiofrsbc-cl p,-.fo r rm_to Mr fllle2;i-i.--n>"of'tn mm ;nv"! : ,.. smrl the Govcmmcnl u.-is rr.;,-]•..- {,-. nicet his char--:; :,„H would d-id'uith Mr IIMK-K 111 the proper y, :, v . Jit" t)!< HI - her tor Stratford would' l„- :i n !: ,rk.-:l man until Ik- disj-loscd names in connection wit.li his allegations. The jwciposal to borrow toOO.OUO for tin- development of water nmver was probablv the greatest ever "submitted to tlio House since Sir Julius Yogel propounded lus railway scheme. ICverv cia.ss c,f the. community would hem-lit In- this scheme -which would do m „rc for the progress of this country than anv other one agency. In America there' was a. huge trust exploiting the water power of the continent. The object of the Governmont in. appropriating half amillion yearly for some years was to- prevent any such operations in. the Dominion. The Public Works Department had all the reports nececsary in regard to the liarupssing up of Lake Coleridge, which would cost £150,000 to develop MO.OOO horse power. He was satsiiied that'the development of the water power in the North and South Islands -would make New Zealand a. manufacturing countrv for export purposes. The South Island would bo the chief manufacturing territory of the Dominion in the future. _ Electricity could also he used for railway locomotion in being cheaper by 24 per cent, than .steam." "lie hoped that before the proposals came before the House members would acquire information on the suhiect. ] n conclusion the Minister predicted a reverse for the Opposition in th onear future Mr Hardy said that if the Government would only brine; down a coed and reasonable Land Bill and stick to it the Opposition would give them a straight go, and the result, ho believed, would be the defeat, of the Government. He averred that Tamaunv strll reigned, and otight to be stamped out. The Government would not accept Mr Hine's challenge to set up a commission of enquiry.

After Mr Ngata' had' spoken. Ihc debate was adjourned Til! 7.30 on Tuesday evening. The House rose at 9.40 p.m.