PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1381, 19 July 1905, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

Bys'Telegraph.— Press 'Association. ' \J$ WfLmnotojj, thin day. ' ' '■f 'LEGISLATIVE COUNOFL , i > Tuesday ' f '' ■ / Tha Council mot at 230 < , IMPORTATION OF LABIUM In reply lo<Mi, Mi lor, tlio AttorneyGcnomlsud that ladybirds were bsmg unpolled foi the purpose o£ destroying the blight nOcting cucalvptua Uooi in the South Ibluhl. i PROVIi\CI\L GOVERNMENTS. W,

; .Mr."Orniond:moved—(l). ! :Th'i?t in tho opinion'oftho Council the; concentration of all Piuliiimontaty huslncss'ariil Govern'-' raontal work in : onb ■contrai. place ''in

the colony is '-'. detrihicntid to other "parts of : the polony'.'and to, the tr«iuing o the colonial youth/generally, tfnd.to public liti>.; (2). Tliu tin ofder to givo agreater diffusionof - Parliamentary life, and Gov-, orhment'work throughout N6\y' Zealand, a

return should, bo inado to tho system of ■ Provincial' G6v'eknuleut3 that- .was abol.. ißhcd ia 1876. Thoro wero! niuo other.; sections of tho motion dealing with the machinery and -powers; of-.. Provincial Councils, but tho ru'oVer pointed out; that the'lkst two were sufficiotit for ,tho;purpose of obtaining an oxprossion of opinion on the methods of Government fifty yoirs agoand theeyitomof to-day. Personally, ho would like a reversion to tho old prbvin- . cifiV Bj*a* eni ,""iind .it was with thoobjeot of obtaining an expression-' of opinion from others that.lliß matter was 'brought!; for-

ward.., Ho .eulogised tho•'statesman of. ■"<'/ former times, who had been traineil under . ;./• tho provincial system,: and expres/ed tho ■.;.-.■■/-. opinion' that ilias system .was tho best adapted to the. noeds of ,thp colony. - ; ■'•;• ; ' Mr Smidi raid, ho was one of those who.'■' .thought that "a. mitfolie was mado when '■'.-, the Provincial Governments wore abolish-' rd,; Thcyhad done good work, mid would / '•; liiyodonostiilbet'cr,as the colony ad-,;',., .:;. yanced. .Tho local-bodies- which''"bad''■'.'."'. supervised them hid resulted in a groat. ; wastoofnioiioy. ■•.,,-; :.-. '•:'•■.: V .The Attorney-General considered that.. this.wos'thc most important motion .that ■ rtmild-bc-subri.Viefl 1 to'-^^TJOTrrctr, 1 r but ' ootniugfrom.au/hoo. member who had- -V had so much to do with provincialism', ho had hoped that ihe mover would have sub- ; : mitted Bomo reason .for iho proposed obango back to tho old condition pf.flffnirs... Those who could look hick to the days'of provincialism coidd only coino lb the. conclusion that much as they admired those, institutions, the time was. ripe' for 'their> -'. ~ abolition in 1875. ■ ' They hid' been eslab- : '•;.■'■ Mid in tho days when there 1 was litlo corumunicatnrv by soa or land, but they ' '.-'•' would not servo now,' Under the old system thoro had beerTdifforeut laws for - ;d'ifforent provinoea, and thcro wero powers for borrowing which resulted in Ja>gaindobtodnes3, He quoted from a speech by: '■- Mrßollostoiya strong provihcialist, to .' show'that tho colony was ovorburdonod with debt. Mr Trask supported the motion,.and roferred to the good services done By tho ' ■ ■ ProViuoial Councils.;. " A'■'•: Mr BailJio stated that lie had told Sir '.. David Munt'o6 in 1860 that 'Provincial;; Governmonti wero a inistako, and'that'll •'' woiild.bo better to havo onebnoß:rdUg : • : Provincial Governraonf. Ho would veto '■'•■ • agninst tho .motion. :..'■ ; -'''/"'-"/ v// Mr T, Ko'ly.; pointed o»' that tlio provinces cxistod, mr.-o'ly upon the Cus- -, : : I toms revenue aiv I '-i„ u f Jddils,' MrMoLeiuri.i . ho doubted if anyone.'/-;"< wishodto resoittolhoil'iysof Provincial '..'■■ Govemmen's, 4 Ho had had to do ( \vilu those institutions, but had-nover fegreu'e'd' \ / tho day they had beon abolished. .They v; woro alivay's borrowing,' If tho oounties, "' had beou given gi'eator powers, and '. : of the euinl'er local bodies dono,«wayi. .': with, tho former'would.do all that'was-:. ' rcqnirod,"' Had they not. gotlid'of, tlio',"'.;' provinces when they did, the colony Would '•'?"'" - soon bavo been in a stnto of insolvenee.' Kj . Mr Bolt said ho considered that with all its drawbacks the provincial system '■■-$? ■lind its' advantage?, and wa{a : useful ■.'

school for entaco to public life. ' Ho ;': woiilJ uiovo.'ris. (in nmeniluieDt, "Tlinfc a commiiloe lie oppcintccl to net with'any similar committee appointed by l|io House , ■ o( Representatives to inquire whether it is : pvnoiicablo or desirable to revert to the ■ nystMu of Prov-'nciul Government; Wid that if it is piaoiioiblo or dosirabl6 to do eo, ■■' rt'hat luodiiicntioriji, if any, would bo ■' to meet tho.noiv Gonrlkiobs." :; -' ■-■ The 'AKor»oy-3enoral said ho; hoped ,'.■ that both the motion and amiidmont would be negfttivod. There would bo 'no ;'. ■ uso in setting up a commiltoe sucli as pro*'' • posed. '•■■''. ■'■■'•■•'•' ■' /./.': The motion was lost byl9 to 11, and ■>: ibo 'amendment negatived on the voices. « INSTITUTE FOR.THE BLIND .:'";: The Jubilee Jmthulo for the Blind Biili (~nd) wasropo'rtod.. from ■ ilia coqjuiitiee, wiih verbal, amcndineiiis, .!.'.':, SECOND READING'S',, .■';".." . Tho TaiTinalri yohokfsiiipa B-ill, lo provide higher education whin tho pfoviii'. ■. cial dis'.iiet- o£\Tdvauiili',; was roid a/ second lime..;" '. ".'.'• ' • '. On the iiiolion of the At'ovnry-Gerjcral tho Eginoni National P.irk Bill (Attpruoy.' ]■■■■■■ Genoral) wasro'ada socond timb. \' ~; ' :{' The Council rose at 4J5 p.iu,: ,: '>'>-:

f HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES

' . TUKSDAY ; .,' : .- ; ;' : The Homo met at 2.00 ..,..'.'.''..' \, INTRODUCEt) ,■! / Nolicowiis «ivon to int.'oiluoi tho; and Tobacco Duty Abolition Bill (Wilfordj; Stud Lwpc-otion Bill, (Duncan 1 ), and Ship-; ' ~; : ping and Stomps ActgAiuomliusui:Bill - ,: '-?[:H (rioll-Joned\ ;':. ''■;:,'■ '"/. - ; '/. ; :\# JIRST READINGS ~"'- -/"'^ Tlio following Bills woi'o rond % n^t ; lima:— Efttiboii'rn(i. • Road District (Wil. : :. ford), Auckland Waterworks Loan Biulr-' : '•■:;— ii» Funds:ni:'d" Jiarrowiiig. Ao't Amend- ! ': : ■ .neut'Bi 1 fluid), Law:f ri>olitioneVs>A'ci ; ' ''': v': Miicndiuom(Liurwisoii)nndPtidoiis Act ; " ;v 1882Aiiiiiuilriionl (Biiums}. ' . ~.,;■• ::- : +.- ■ : -^' ;'.>'-J?LOUR DUTY- ABOLITION*-;$ : 48 Tlio debits on tbo motion .-for the injro ''■•• luction of Mr. Hogg's Mont' Duly Aboli-' ' '■■' -B ion Bill ww rcsumod aiid carried ou by V ■' '■;'% ilossra.Eutborford, Tannor, •Lnnronson,' • ' ' ''*& •Vittv, Vik,- Barbery iWkings,. Davoy ■ ,iid Ilcrrios, (hodiscussion boinjj cenduo-■■': <■%% edon tholinoa of town ami country. '" :':■ ' : o;S> In tlio poiii'io. of his reply ,JIr ( : Hog" % 'AM nid,it wiis npt a qnei-liou: of town, r■ >' ouiUi'jyand ho' 'complained:: thafc' : a/'falso"mo hud bfoii drlibera!cly rniseo ; 110 ileiato to provont tho pooplo of: tlio^ ; ?' ; S? ulony ■from Jivoporly .uiidovstandin>. : tiia sal lmturo of his Both: iha-^ inner mid tlio artizan rend, niul il>o proposed rembWof nly on Iloor wrs a omo iu wliioli: thaVmiresh of tbo fmmer;andtlio nrlmh' ; wve :^P; osoiy ns.focin.tofl add : iapiit!fio^r K Ho'^ : ? ? tts so; contondrd, Uint;;:tfe farmea ti^Wo^ llS™' 1 -j" »l«^:m)inß.Uiadnty llio ■■ Jlill. :\vns, intvbduoeel arid :i-oKd a ; " r i^ ; Pl , ....*st. luuc on tbo voice?.V-: .■X^^&'&i&^.&jgl \ '■ ■ ss& (mm issid|;|i MssoMss ■.bylhoLaud.CommUtfe'ii. :i-;:-i;'■: Seddta \%WH : ?£&! ",Qljjg ahp«ld : hftve ; ;ibO;tomm!doii!frppiitdfe^a 'Ml|l '.!|#;l:» : » 4^NiM|||||

Ipiranw that ho will make the question Kflhi order of tho day for'room (tie Ist |August? t "* KMr Bpddon :J bavo already said that I lilLbring the matte 1 ip in loasonibloj, lißßj/and it will be for mo to keep faith MhtKHowo, K- FINANCIAL STATEMENT" ■, In reply (o afiuther question, Mi Sod* Jon sud M( was woihing haid at tho Reparation of tho Financial |3 ftcuient, wd ho would like lobrmg ltdo-vn not b'er than Tueslay next, * OLD AGE PENSIONS ' On Mr Seddon'a motion 1 , tho Old Ago Pension Bill was uccuifflittcd, * Clau6ikj(dodiic:ion of value of pension Of'B bouii7"wn3 auiooded, on tho Piouiier'a motion, to read lhat " wlieie any part of aeoumulaiod p r oporty of any o'oimant oonaieta of a proporty of any tenuro tic" ■* instoad of oouuf Is of a freehold ot lease J hold propoity cto, ; Tho Bill was then lopo'l'd fiom committee, Mr Scddon staled that the estimated expenditure on old ngo pensions for tho 1 current yeor, piosiumng the mcreaso lia 1 offictfioin Siptaraboi Ist, was i 270,000 I On the motion for the third leading of ~ tao Bill Mr Mas'oy said ho Lche\eJ that k in threo yoars' timo tho annual expendiIa v ture on old ai?o pensions would amount to £IOO,OOO. Tho Government was piling , up the liabilities and mdobtodneas of the colony in a way that would bo a souy tale d in years to oome, Thoy should have been v satisfied with removing souio of tho anofflalies in the Ao>. Ho.rapoated that tho f ■ Bill was the most tr'anspirenfc cleolioneor* log dodgb ever eubinitied to tho country, The delnto was interrupted by tho 5,30 adjournment. 7 The Q'ouso roaumed at 7.30. 1 *p After a lengthy dela'o tho bid Ago Pensions Bill was passed through ils fiual stages by 5R to 10. $, The Honso rose at 11.80,