PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1460, 19 October 1905, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

_ i m Ll J By Telegraph.—Pre« Anoofatloau Wellinoion, this day. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, flu Counoil met at 2 30. FIRBT READINGS The Workers Dwellings, Government advances to Settlers, Timber and Flax Royalties, and Waihekn Branch Railway 3ills were read a first timo, > . t SECOND BEAD TOS 1 The Taumutv Native Commonage Bill> ( nd Native Townships Local Govern- | jient Bill were read a second: time pro j forma and roferred to the Native Affair; Ocmmittee. LOHAL BILLS A batch of local Bills were read a first time. HUTT BAILWAY The Hutt railway and Eoad Improvement Bill was read a second time, - ■: '' , FINAL STAGEB The Eduoalion F.eserves Bill and Gerhard \Tohu Mueller Enabling pnt through' all thtir, Btages -.and passed uoaineui'od, The Lincoln College Bcsotves Bill was put through the committee stage, with an amendment to tho title. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS • The debiv.o on the second reading of tho Medioal Petitioners Registration .Ei)'/ was adjourned, , . . The Council rose at 4,C0, '• ■ , HOUSE OP EEPRESENTATIVEB • • , 'WaDNBSDK I TheHoosemet at 2.30• :, REPLIES TO QUESTIONS In reply to questions, Ministers stated That it^is unreasonable to comprahend that there is auy necessity, to haye the balance sheet of the Salvation £rmy.audited. The law does not penult the Splvatiov Army to be placed on the same footing! as j local bodies, so ihat the Audit Department could ftnditite accounts. f ';"_:f-',!y ■ Than it w the intouilon of Sir Joseph Ward to give his best endeavours tp place the Civil Service Superannuation Bi'.l on the Stfttnte Book this session, That no wholesale elanghta- of penguins has taken, place, or. is likely to take placo, ou the Auckland Islands, or at any of the islands belonging to New Zealand, There is in' danger of! tho extermination of the bird* on those islands. . Tli4 tbe Goveroineot by every possible means is facilitating tho placing of this couutry'a products,on IhematKeic of the United Kingdom to the very beat advantage. 1 Every , available opportunity is taken i! of ' bringing nnder the notice of oversea ; cbnsutnoi's , tbe superiority of our products,'the shipments of which the High Commissioner is. dnly advised by cable. The Produce Commissioner and his staff are ever on tho alert in the interns,of shippers and (he good name of our produois, aud any suggestions received ta him as tu tho betiei' ruarkctiug of New Zonland produce are immediasely'given effect to, PARLIAMENT OF LABOUR Mr Seddon siated that unless, good reason were shown to tbe contrary, the proposed Parliament of Labour would take plajoea.'ly uexiyear. > HARVf STER TRUST. Mr Liurensoa asked what the Government! iotouded to do wish regaru to vhe Ilarveiter Tust ; 1 The matier required tbe immediate consideration of the ( Government, , , Sir J, Ward said that tho House could ; wnh:tho maitor until the'liiibour ' Bills Committeo,had 'reporlci on lhe petitions that had been- refo'red to it. They bad-to becareful'in a matter of this sort that they did not' do an income oiihor urcotion. : Per-, spnally, he favoured' free admission " of tho '.raw matoriil neoeesary for implement making. 1 OTHER BUiINESS, . Tbo remainder of the aftoraoon was occupied with formal business and discDssioa on Ministerial replies to questions. . . Thp House roso at 5.30. - The House resumed at 7.80,.;. • MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT, ' •The Maori Land. Settlement Bill waß under consideration in committee the whole of ihe oveuing. - - , r Mr, Carroll proposed anew clauses, providing that the Crown may aoquire any pativo land by purchase from native owners,' \ This was agreed to, with)modifications, In the course of. a longjhy discussion Mr. Soddon nndertook.not to bring .the operative olausssmto ofleet in the districts represented by Messrs Heko. and Wi Pere until 1908. Iu order to pive tho Teasing sysiera a fair trial it was provided that land/when aoqmred from thi Mao. Is, may be with under the Land Act, 1892, and that before the land is acquired a suffiei* enc area must bo set aside for the owners' use. The Bill reported with amendments,, ' Tho House rose at 3.80, ■ 1 I- ■' :!-