The N.S.W. Parliament.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10499, 15 December 1903, Page 1

The N.S.W. Parliament.

| Thei session' of the New South Wales I ParliaaJemt ended in a count orat 'after an unexpected) scene, for whidhi Sir Joihn See wasi resipomsibla ' The GoI vermment had intended to 'dose in a digniified way, beet unfortuhaitely - in some, of -the sipeeches aeferenoe ' wis made to the application of the "gag," which has been- more frequent tihan. in any previous session. Sir' Jdhn, S^e, in replying to the ahargesi made .agaiinst the Government lost icontmi of 'himself, a>nd savagely .attapiked 'the Opposition!, calling upon the Almighty to witness thiat lie was na honest man- Alter fhiisi anger' was speiiit the Premier ©add it mighti be tihat he would not ocone ba;ak to Parliamient. Hifs position wais not altogether enviable. His whole public -and iprivate life was' disioussedi and brou'gKit under review 1 in the newspapers, and 'Charges of corruption were hurled at ihiini. The 1 session is described by one of the papers ais the least fruitful and miOisfc disorderly ithlait New Soiutli Wales has ever •known. Only two measures of importanice wei-e paissed—the Land Bill a,nd the Referendum Bill- The Land Bill is considered on all hands to be a most satisfactory measure. Its main principle: is to enable, as far as passible, every settler to stand possessed of oi* to aicquire "a living area." This applies alike'to the existing! oooupiell, whose holding is insuifHoient for th? miaimtenaßce of a home on a scaile of reasonable comfort, and to tlie newapplicant. The miuicli needed' Local Government Bill, which was definitely promised in the Governor's Speech, failed to.make its •appeairanoe, and another measure!, the Liquor Bill, promised to the 'Teaaperan'ce P-arty, was. brought out and shortly afterwairdis dropped- Ajltogetlier ninety^two Bills ■were introdluced, and of these, twenty were paissed, ten were dropped, and sixty-two remained unfinished. Despite our faiuilts New 1 Zealand! has a. miuich better 'political record to sihow than any of tJjie State Parliataen't«.