The Hon. Hall-Jones

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1333, 23 May 1905, Page 3

The Hon. Hall-Jones

Auckland Presentation

A Speech on Important Matters

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, this day. The Hon. Hall-Johns, Minister for Public Worts, was last evening propentod by the Auckland Soamon's Union with a marblo clools, in recognition of his efforts on behalf of the seamen during the passage of the Shipping and Senmen's Bill through Parliament, Mr Knoen, secretary of tho Seamen's Onion, mado tho presentation. Tho Miniii er, in replying, i elerred to the Opposition's criticism of tho Government po'icj Ho said tho North Island Main Tfimlt line must be pushed forward wi'h all speed, and declared that, the co-operative system was proving cheaper and hotter than tho contract syßkm. Eeferring to the cass exposed by Mr T. E, Taylor, M.H.R., in Ohrisicliurch, ho esid tbat the matter would havo tho immediate attention of Parliament when tho House mot. Leg's ation woiild be introduced providing for a tuoro viasonnbli) timo for lh»commi)nc«ment of a prosecution insuch caser, so as to protont a scoundrel going froe, In the ojso whero a woman was strangled by a straight waistooar in a private hospital it waß proved i that thebe institutions required closet inspec ion by Government officials, and this would al*o come belofe the House next session.