THE COMING SESSION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7721, 2 June 1903, Page 2

THE COMING SESSION.

A FORECAST CV LEGISLATION, ■STATEMENT BY 'ME PREMIER. fpjSR Pituss Association.] WELLINGTON, June 2, Before his departure for the West OdaSt, the Premier was interviewed by a "Post" representative Svifch reference to the proposed legislation d'utfing the .coming session. Seddoft »aid titere would be aft increase in the i\,b»eutee tax. and some anomatlei \yhitdTaow exist with respect tothe a»ses»ni€nt of land values would be removed, i The distribution of New Zealand meat. WdAild reoaiv© atteutioll. Mtl~he thought, When hi* scheme was fully elaborated, there, would be little objeotldn to it. iavblved by the opening 6f empoMttins in the oenttfes named would «ot reach jfIZO.OOO. ite Cameron, the Produoe Commissioner, would give details, probably in the form of an address, to member* of Parliament. There would be legislation oh the subject of combine* and trusty which would be ri».thet in the direction of regulation than, absolute prevention, Aa to preferential trade, the Premier Said the epeeeh fee delivered in Kimberley gave very fully the mind of the Government oa the subject. As to licensing matters, the, Premier said no final decision had been arrived at N& doubt both the trads and the prohibitionists would ask for legislation, but they WeM noli likely to agree as to terms. Tlie QO' yci'nment did not think it fair that, op ing to a mistake on the pati of a inajfiS* trate, as, for uustanoe, ,£u. the case of POrb Chalmers, property should be, as the trade. terms it, " confiscated." If there Was to be any so-called coafigcation it was en^ tirely wronff for ©Ithef committee Of magistrates to iliodate to thein*elv<>9 any ri^ht which the Legislature had 1 «a! 4 rfiould' be vested in the people. On ihai). point he thought the Legislature. Would speak With no uno&rtftin sound, arid it would be the duty of the (jiov«*rimeni to see that the Eeople alone should determine what the fegisiature empowered. Iflcideatally, Mr, S^a4on referred to the "parly committees, and remarked that lie had come to the oon» du«ion that the law was at f afllt in pkotag in the hands of partisans the. administration of the law upon w!bidh such a diversity ' of opinion existed, tmch g^satinteredtl Were at Btake, and the w«li»being 6f the p#ojle was involved. . It Was iiitended t6 go on with iha State Fire Inntrattoe ft&hentt, but the Bill would be a modification of that brought down last year. All wferetiee to fire brigades would be eliminated and a separate measure would be introduced, dealing Nvith brigades, their organisation, eto. An amending Land Art would be intro' duoed and, M hopod, aarried, Übewliting the terms upon which Crown tenants oould get upon biish lands, aiid al»6 amending the existing :law as regards applioartlon. Toe 'preeaofc of balloting^ h& said, Kq[Uit«d qualifying M giving discrimination to Land Boards and preventing the dupbpatiott of; ap|?lU'ntioftS r ; _. :