PARLIAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 251, 16 July 1908, Page 9

PARLIAMENT.

. v QUESTIONS . ANSWOEI).' CONTINUATION OF, THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. A QUIET DAY IN THE COUNCIL. • Following.'''upon''thef[strenuous, times! of its'. 'AddrO'ss-in-Reply ..d^bat-e,.' tho • Legisla- - live CqulioirilmpSt had'* 3 holiday.■; Tho busi- ■.: less before 'it ;y6stcrdi>y; occupied pnIJF forty- : five':'minutes.>The; 'Jt|ftSrnoTrQenej?al';;'pro-, -mised ;to, c.onvby : :to;:tHpj,Preimer tlio...rcprc- : .'. sontations of "Mr;. M'Cardlo , in> favoiir- of ex-: tonding tii'p; i :proyisions''of- the Advances to" Settlers' Act -torlessdes of Mhori'dands. .Mr'.- '■ ;Jenkinson;took advantage-.of the -Meikle- Ac- • qniittal Bill to draw attention to another sup T ; ;posed-: judicial; drror—tlio sentence of. .three 1 months' 'hard labour 1 recently - passed at Inyercargijl. :;upori; a'. ; ijan;' ( ;who, was-:-found .gtlilty-of falsifying a school certificate. ;Dr. - .'■Findlay,-declared,! ! that" - fcKo:Tf\ill--.evidence, : which had not- been' published in-tho news-.j papers, ' entirely, justified tho' action; .of •'the :in • not: .icofttpiyjijg/ with - ,tho; demand ;for'. remissions off tjips- sentence. .. The. ' Loan ' Bill' was fpa'sso'd/- : aind the' Meikio. Bill, .' Bill, .'and. Society of. Accountants Bill .were "read a second timo. : Wben ,the/'H6tisej;met y'estorday-, afternoon . :the'.^ellingt6ri' i; H^ow.;Board ; Bmpoworing ...Bill was -advanced;n'\stage.'. Some time was - then in discus'sipn 'consequpnt upon: tho "•exp)alia^^on;l : ;'i&Qm' l Athe•'.'•Weningtdn,'• Official -"Assignee, regarding -{he matter of the ' ad;!miriistration -.to a- Jew recently. , A. njotion.:by-^he ! .]spn. M'.Gowan' (Minister for. Justice) that'it- lip upon the Table was ' carried;.'' .'the afternoon : ,the. members .'ut3i^d^i&°. > discussing . ministerial replies, to ;.. -■ - In the eveiuitgitho. Financial Pebate , pursued , its Jmisiollaneo'us -.' way : - through : tlio, I speeches '. of i_^les4rs'.. Gray/ Malcolm, ■ Mander, ahtl'lHard, until 11.40 p.m;, when the. House l'bse. Tho debnto vrill bo con--tinued Mr. D.- Eeid having tho floor.- ? .<■-, ■■-./■t ■ .