PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1081, 31 August 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

By Tolegraph.—Presi Association. Wellington. thlß daj. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL' Ykstkrday Tho Council mot at 2,80, CHINESE LABOUR on the rand Mr. Rigg, in a lengthy speoch, movod a motion deprecating tho introduction of Chinoso indontursd labour into South Africa, The debato was adjourned, HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES YESTBRDAY Tho House met at 2.30. LICENSING BILL The Licensing Act Amendmout Bill was introduced by Goyornor's mossago and road a first time on tho voices, FORMAL BUSINESS The rest of tho afternoon was devotod to fomal business Tho House resumed at 7,30,

FREEHOLD VERSOS LEASEHOLD

WANT-OP-CONFIDENCE MOTION, Mr ijeddon movod his motion in favou of sotting up a Commission of Enquiry to investigate tho wholo land question, tho result to bo laid boforo tho Houso not later A than fourteen days after tho oponing of tho » next session of Parliatnout, Spjaking to his motion, Mr Scddon said that of 21,000 Crown tenant} not 500 had Bigned tho petitions in favour of the freehold, If all the Crown tenants were to buy their land it would require soven millions * of money, and if only a portion ol this woro ' paid up a material change would be made in tho stato of tho colony's finance Ho announced his intention of treating Mr Massoy's amondmont as a wanl-of-confi-denceXmotion, Mr. Massoy moved his amondmenl, asserting tho compotoncy oi Iho Houso to doviso remodial measuros without tho delay that would bo occasioned by a Commission of Inquiry, and allirming that Crown tenants should ho allowed the option of converting their leaseholds into freeholds, Mr. Dunoan said that agitators and money lenders were at tho root of tho clamour for tho freehold, Mr. Buchanan having spoken, the debflto *vas adiourncd until nest day. Tho Houso roso at 1210.