The “All=Red” Mail Route.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1, 26 September 1907, Page 6

The “All=Red” Mail Route.

Statement by tlie Prime Minister.

CRADUATED LAND TAX. A LONG DAY IN THE COUNCIL. ~ In the. Legislative Council yesterday.' aftornoon,' < tho . Attorney-General, speaking on a suggestion of tho ,Hon. T. Kelly, that Dominion Day should, bo celebrated along with tho anniversary of .tho foundation of the. colony, announced that the Government hoped to bring down. legislation this , session with a view to providing for the celobration of Dominion Day 1 without adding to ; the number of annual holidays. ■ Tho AVaitara Harbour Bill occupied tho Council, almost all the afternoon. At

6 o'cock .the Hon. 0. Samuel had not yet finished an exhaustive argument against the Bill from the JicwPlymouth point of view/ He placed himself in tho hands of tho Council, and was courteously allowed to com : plete his 'speech, although this involved an evening sitting. Altogether .Mr. Samuel spoke, .for : three hours, nnd the Council sat until twenty minutes to ton. "j

In tho House of Representatives'the ; Otaki and ■ I'orinia Empowering Bin . -passed .its 'third, reading.' Subsequently, as the outcome of a discussion' '. relating to a request :for a'braneUliiid' of railway; in' the Auckland district, ". the Premier again indicated that ljo new Railway construction would lie ..undertaken until the principal, lines now in. course, of construction were, completed. . A lengthy debate, fol-, ■ lowed, consequent upon a report from, tho Reporting and Dcbates Committee ■ 'aiid .ap. accompanying complaint from. Mr.- J. T. M: Hornby that a breach' of the' privileges of the: ' ■ House had been . committedby the, 1 publication of a satirical paragraph in .1 a South Island paper. Mr. Hornsby's : j .remarks entailed-allegations against the Press Gallery generally; and other matters were drawn into the' .'discussion, including the behaviour of v a; certain 'member: of the House.". The afternoon was well 'advanced when at : last a vote'was taken on a motion by' ' Mr. Hornsby that a breach of privif logo had been 1 committed, which '. e- '• Bulted ( in the motion negatived ..on the voices..; A number of questions : wore then: deal's with, and afterwards . tho Premier, ifi reply to Mr. Masseyjj made a statement-.'in" regard ,to the . " All-Red V. mail- service to Europe. ' Negotiations, lie. said, wero proceeding and he hoped : tho result would .. be •: J. satisfactory.". "Ragging" scajidals: 11. V comiection with certain railway cleaning sheds were also dealt with. At the evening sitting the House, passed, on; to tho Land and Income Tax Assessment Dill, which was discussed in. Committee throughout tho evening- . without any. amendments being made, : The ■ House rosp at 11.30. p.m. in. order to partake of the hospitality of- . tho Premier at an, oyster supper-at-Bellamy's.. . ; .