PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1470, 31 October 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

j£ .' ■ ■ . ;f By Telegraph-Press. Association. ■§ > WKUiiNoroN, this day, ;| LEaiSLATIVE COUNOIL § Tns'Coaooil had only formal business be S fore it ycslorday afternoon, and adjourned •!;: till 8 p.m. > £1 , At its evening sitting the Council killed 'if . the Maori Land Claims Bill, but passed f& « ill other Bills sont up from the/House, If The Council' having passed tho Appro- §| ' priation Bil', finally adjomnod, , 1 OF REPRESENTATIVES

v " Monday The House resumed at 2 80 . i', tourist TRAFFIC ' ,' >"' A Bill to profide for the administration j'' ; and control of the tourist traffic and soonto ' .'reserves of the'colouy was introduced by , j* ; Gpveroor's message. ' " ' 'Mr Massey called for a d!vi9ioo aa a pro I ' s .test Bgainßt tho lbtraduotion of ft new Bill <■ i iS at this Btage of tho session. ' The introduction oflhb Btlhwss ami , * to by 31 to 20, and tho Bill first time on' the voices. f *i' "• Sir J. Ward then'annonnoed that ha did' 'not propose to proceed with |hV Bill this - session. He bad only introduced itr for the i i purpose of having it circulated during the ' recess among tha persons interested, , { ' . SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES ! " I Mr. Massey asked when theSupplemenv J ' . tary Estimates vould make their jippear- ,*■'" ance, There'wasi he added, a vejy great ''"; 'fdeal oi dissatisfaction un both the 'r\ ,*\House at the delay that had taken place ~,'" vjn brintjiog the session to,a close, ; ,'"> { Mr. Seddon said that the Supplementary "\ Estimates were now being t printed and -I' * would ho brought that evon- ' He hoped the work of the % (k',' 1 '«M |on ' DBt D, fi nt ' ' ' v v f" Mr, Massey observed that the statement 4 - S V of the. Premier would help the business ' \through. \' ' fj/ ' f "* filVlL'' SERVIOE CLASSIFICATION' If I 'A i , ,ii /. , ,Sir J. Ward moved the' second reading * v ,' of the Civil Classification Bill, which, pro- { ! fides for the estaolujhment of a Board to /' formulate ar'sabeme of dps fichtion for the v ' Civil tieivice. That sohemo had, he said) i' /to be submitted to the House for approval ,next session. i" 1 Classification of the, Civil 'i Service was.a yery difficult unit p r and ho | i > thought thejoheine proposed wn< 'he li<"it '> way to do it. He"belioveJ tba 1 I » pro f \ ,'( posal would bo bailed w"h Batisfocl mfty ' ' ,v< the Departments ofieotod v ■< \,< .Jfe, Massey said he did not oppose the ■Kand hoped the Echeme would, be eub- , ' rtted early next session, , , "I the voice's, aud the Bill was oommitted. t n , It Wis amended to provide that it shall i ' t not apply to the Post arid Telegraph or Railway Drpartmonts, or inembera of the 1 Defence Force. During farther discussion, it was said that the effect of clause 15 was that five . d > years of unbroken service would entitle a »'' person to corne under tho a<*hccuB f i Mr, James Allen said that theJ63nlfc of that would be that entiance by examination would be done away with, and hundreds of temporary clerks could be appoin ted, and automatically become permanent at tba end of five years. Sir J, Ward dcolared that no anch thing was contemplated. * A proposal by Bir W. Steward, that tho i provißion'in clauso 15 with regard ,to five years of unbroken service, should apply after (as well as before) tho coming into operation of the soheine, was carried by v 35 to 13. * The "Bill was reported with amendments. , On the motion for tho third reading ' several members protested ognnat such an alteration in the position of temporary clerks being rasdo at the end of the session. <, Against this view it was urged that af cr^ s a man had bsen a temparaiy clerk foi five' 1,1 * years, it was only right that he should be classified. • Mr Banme moved as, an amondment that the Bill be iccommittod for the pur \ pose of roconaideimg tho amendment >, ' made in clause 15. > ' * Eventnally Sir t. Ward said ho ffould have Sir W. Steward's amendment struck v out in the Legislative Council if it was found it had the effect 'Mended, x> i The rtcommittul.of tho Bill was nega tived by 83 to 24, and the BiU waß put through its final stage 0 . ' HARVESTER TRUST. I i The Agricultural Implement Manufacture Importation and Ma Bill wa3 taken ' * in oommittee at 5.10 p>m< 4f Mr Uas.soy wanted to know whether '' he Premier moint to go on with tho 811. Mr Seddon said he understood th.it the ob]eohon of tho oppononts of tho moasuto had beon withdrawn, in part at any into It was also siigges'ed that a bonus should be offered to our manufacturers if tho Board considered it necessar, If that , was not accepted ho would foiea on his Bill. ' ( Mr Massey said that if the Board con sidered tho mdurtiy sHonld bo protected the proper thing would be for the Premier , to call Parliament together. Mr Hogg considered that all tliat was necessary was for the Board to laport to Parliament next session an tho opti'aticns of (lie Trust. iAt clauso fi tho constitution of tho Board was altered and flxsd as follows :- President of the Arbitration Court (who , j sh»H be ohaitman), president of ( tbe Farmeis' Union, prosident of the Indus i trial Association of Canteibury, a iepresedtative of tho Trades and Labour Coun cils and a renresen'ativoof the Agricul,

' tflral and Pastoral Associations At clanse 7 a propo«al that a duty may bo imposed jf Now Zealand miniifaoiurers reduce thoir priccs was struck put, and it was provided that if necessary relief should be granted in a manner to bB ut hereinafter provided ■~'4§ Clause 22was amended to provido that *** the Aot shall continue in, operation until Ist /■' < J.Ufjußt, 1906 rose nt 515 * , ' mj She House resumed ut 780 *', HAItVEbrilU TRUST ' ' The Agricultural Implomont Manufai t «> taro Bill was au3or)d"d in conmitloe to [, provide that where tile Board rccomniecdi V'- that »eh6f bo'granied to maujifottmers of. * <. InJpleraen's it shell bd rivci .b> way of j£, i bonuses not ojceedirfi u3 per rent. m* The Bijl was put through all its stages s*i '' ' piBAL jU Maori Olaims &diustm»nt %}' §j|l'and Jaclonc's A<lt Amendment Bill

Vera passed ihroughfthoir final stag's! * SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMAfES The Supplementary Estiuiiuoß were then considered, . 1 Mr Seddon said that tl.o Land Tiuurt Commission would cost £lO 000, o! winch 18000 nas proposoJ to bo voted on the Supplementary Estimates. After tho telegraph office had closed tho Houso further considered the Supplementary Estnufttep. Ln tho subject of wireless telegraphy Sir J, Ward said that the Government hsd alroidy had an offer, hut thoy would! no lire Australia lo pty half tho coil. They would blso require to instal a system of intercolonial boats Ho intended to enter uitd communication with tho Federal Govcrftient on tho subject Tbo offer a'reidy made was for less iban £25,000 for tho complete service. Tho estimates we"e pas'ed without el Idration at 2 45. '

RETIRING FROM POLITICS

During an inkivalo f informal flowed ings Mi tieddon referred to tho fan thst Mr J. W. Thomson, member 'forClutha was retiring from politics, nnd \\e moved that tho Houso place on lecottl i « nppit c alion of the long and faithful sorftee? rendered to the colony as a rucinbei jf Parliament by Mr Thomson Mr. Masaey said that roeniben on (Ik Opposition side of.tho House greatly ai prcciatcdthe exceedingly kindieforemo of tho Promiei to tho member fo" C'lntlt i The motion was ogried and or loud to be pluoed on the records of tbo House, APPROPRIATION BILL Tho Appropriation Bill was buuglr down at la.m.' In tho couiso of a debate Messrs Knihait and Wi Pore prote»ted against the loss bf the Maori LandOhims Aijustmcnt 811.

Mr. A L. D also oxprossod re grot that the Bill had not ptwd, declaring that in consequence thousands of acres of Und wero locked up lo both Maoriß and Europeans. Mr Seddon also said he felt that tho native members hud good dulse for com/plaint, and he would make the Bill one of tbo first Gwerpment B IRneit bcsbioo, THE SESSfO'N ENDS f , The Appropriation Bilbwas passed (nrough its final stages on the voices On the Bill being returned io tho Houso after signatuie by the Governor, Mr. Scd • don expressed grntificalion at the legislation of tho session. Mr. Buchanan (on behalf of tho loidor of tbe Opposition) paid a tribute to Mr_ Speaker for his work during the Session.' Mr. Gulnnoss appropriately ackpowledge't) the compliment, \' A motion for tho adiourntaent of the Houso wes lost by 16 to 15, f ' .The Speaker left the chair, and tbe session was finally dosed.

> BUSINESS OF THE SESSION '

, ''THESOHteUULE,' i v The schedule of business during tho session shows that 23 SolectiCommittees weie setup; 10 publto Bills wero reserved for the sigmfiotit'on of His Majesty's pleasure |' 98 Bills wore dropped or otherwise disposed of; 674 petitions were presented. ' Tho House fit 71 dais, tho daily avorage siltipg being 8 hours 83 mmu'es, 329 papers wore laid'upon tho table, and 480 ieports were recoivcd frqm Selept Committees. ,