The Session

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1471, 1 November 1905, Page 2

The Session

Statement by tho Premier

Bj Telegraph.—Preai Auociation. , WiurNQiON. this day. Aram tho Appropriation Bill had passed l at eight o'clock yesterday morning, the Pronator made a statement, in which be said, in reviewing what ho termed to be one of the most interesting and uniquo sessions in tho history of iheNcw Zealand Parliament, that notwithstanding tho serious drawback through a matter which occuI pied so mueh timo, the laws passed woro of a more important and far reaching character, nd b!«o exceeded in bulk, those plaoedon the Statute Book of any expiring session of any Parliament ho bad known. Certainly they had passed a number of compiling and consolidating' Bills, but apart altogether from, thai members would realiso later that the- , bad no reason to regret the result of their labours so far as their enaotmenta wero conoerned. He referred particularly to the old age pension extension,' the provision made for poliool toachers, and the classification of the Civil. Service, mentioning particularly in the last respect that thoy hi done whathad been attempted twenty years ago, and whioh hadsinco lain dormant. There were also the increased pay and ■lichie'r hoars to the ;railway servants, in whioh his oolleague Sir' J. 1 Ward, had been engaged long b'eforo tho session began. All these had entailed in-. creased'•expenditure,';'and those'benefited' would feel satisfied that Parliament bad done its duty by thoni. Altogether he believed that oompared with the rosultß achieved by other expiring Parliaments, the work o( this ono would Btand out in bold relief. ■ ' / ..'