PARLIAMENT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 12000, 18 October 1906, Page 6

PARLIAMENT.

Legislative Council.

(Per United Trees AssociaVonJ. WELLINGTON, October 17. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. and rose at 4.35

Houn «rT Representative*.

The House met at 2.30. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

According to promise, Sir Joseph Ward mane an announcement of the business the Government proposes to ask the House to carry to completion before the end of the s.i3sion. Tiie Bills to be proceeded with arc: Government Advances to Workers Bill, Thames Deep Level Enabling Bill, Fiiearms Bill, High School Reserves Act Amendont, Queen s Scholarships Bill, Offensive Publications Bill, Polite Offences Amendment Bill, Motor Regulation Bill, Adoption of Children Act Amendment, Mining Act Amendment Bill, Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement, New Zealand International Exhibition, Public Ravemies Bill. Local- BocL-^s' Loans Act Amendment Bill, Habitual Drunkards Bill, Scenery Preservation Amendment, Land and Income Assessment, Custorra Duties Adjustment, Defence Act Amendment Bill, l-.'xecative Council Bill, Plumbers' Registration, Town Districts, .'-'ea Fisheries, 'fohunga Supruessiou, Arbitration Act Amendments. Juvenile Offender.-,, Apiaries, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration. Of the Bills postponed, first came the Land Bill. This, the Premier said, would be the fhst on the Order P.i^ei next session. The Government would make every eft'orfc to place it on the Statute Book. Mr Massey: Will it be tho same Bill? The Hon. the Premier said it would bo practically the same Bill. He would tell his hon. friend he was certain he would be convinced of the perfect character of the Bill by the arguments which would be employed during the leeess. Mr Massey wanted to know if they would be employed by Mr Laiirenson. Tiie Hon. the Premier assured his friend th.it Mr Laurenson was a very good hand at explaining Bills. Anyhow, joking apart, he felt sure that the merits of the lueasuie and the explanation, it would receive would very greatly facilitate its passage to the iStatute Book after the recess. The measure which would have precedence next after the Land Bill next session would be the Tarift Bill. (Cries of "Hear, hear.") He had said nothing about the Bills which weie betore committees at the present moment. There were the Gaming and Lotteries Bill (which would be withdrawn to give place to an Anti-Gambling Bill to be presently corculatcd), the Maori Land Settlemcnt'Bill, the Aid to Public Works and Settlement Bill, St?mp Bill, Harbour Boards Bill, Local Bodies Subsidies, Public Health, Civil Service Superannuation, and National Annuities. About all these a statement would bo made when each measure was reported from its committee. Bills which would be circulated tor general information were: — Harbour Boards Bill. Friendly .Societies, Hospitals and Local G >vernmcnt. Bills not on the Order Papei to be proceeded, with would bo the Post Office (slight macljincrY »ud classification amendments), Reserves and Enabling Bill (a measure for settling a number of small t'.iings that have accumulated for various ic.is inf.), Speaker and Legislative Officers' Salaries Bill (to place tho salaries of the «ivaker, Chairman of Committees and other officers on an independent footing) Statute Law Revision removing some anomalies discovered in the working of nome recent consolidations). The Bills postponed were: — The Coal Mines Bill, which would be subject of a proposal profited by the 5$ mister of Mines to be mado by way of 1 getting a salutary principle on the Statute Book), Pure Food Bill, Native Townships Amendment, Slaughtering and Inspection Amendment Bill and Juries. Coming to other matters, an opportunity would be given, tlic Premier said, for the diseu&sion of the San Francisco .mail service and civil service lcnolutions, and the balance of the ordinary estimate* (eight small classes). He hoped the House would get through tficse during next Friday after noon. They would be followed by the Public Works Statement and Estimates on the same evening. The debate would be taken on Tuesday, and he thought t)k> public estimates might be put through on the same opportunity. Of course the House would sit on Mond-iy and also on the Saturday of next week. This would enable the remainder of the local Bills to he disposed of, as List year, iv olio block. Mr Massoy said the Premier was otferto cram into the next ten days more work than had been done in the hist eight or nino weeks. The House rose at 0.35* The House losumed 'it 7.30. The New Zealand Loans Act Amendment Bill, Post Office Act Amendment Bill, and Public Health Act Amendment Bill wcie read a first time. The Government Advances to Settlers Bill was returned by Governor's message. ADVANCES TO WORKERS BILL. In the Honso, on the third reading ol the Goverument Advances to Workers Bill, Mr Massey regretted that the amendment moved on the motion for committal was not carried, as he believed i< would have improved tho Bill. He read the names of those who had voted against the amendment with a view to having them, recorded in Hansard* Sir Joseph Ward, deprecated this action, which was done with the object of conveying the impression that the lion, member was the friend, of country workers, and that those who voted against him were their enemies. If tho amendment was such as he could have accepted oil the construction of the Bill (which was intended to benefit a heavily pressed section of the community), he would have done so without the slightest reservation. The Bill wa9 read a third time on the voices. OTHER BILLS. Other Bills which passed the Committee stasje curlier in the evening, were also read a third time. The House ro&e at 12.40 a.m.