POLITICAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 260, 27 July 1908, Page 7

POLITICAL.

THE FINANCIAL DEBATE. Tho Financial Debate, which camo to. a close with tho Primo Minister's vigorous reply on Friday afternoon, was spread over oigbt days, having been opened by tho Loader of. tho Opposition on July 15. In all 47 members 'spoke, including tho Hon. G. Fowlds, Hon, 11. M'-Nab, Hon. J. M'Gowan, and tho Hon. W. Hall-Jones. Tho mombors who placed on record thoir viows woro Messrs. Massey, Lang, Buddo, Gray, Malcolm, Witty, Mandor, Izard, D. Reid, Junr., 'J. Allen, J. Stevens, Hanan, Wilford, Lauronson, Fishor, Herrios. Hornsby, l)r. Ohapplo, Stallworthy, I'oole, Sidey, Okoy, Da;vey, Poland, Rutherford, W. Fraser, Hogg, Arnold, Remington, Hardy, Barber, Ell, Greenslade. Seddon, E. G. Allen, Hon. C. H. Mills, Field, Symos, Sir W. J. Steward, Jennitigs, Hogan, and Major. Very few of tho mombors spoko less than an hour. For tho coming week there aro some small Govornment Bills variously down for second and third readings and committeo stages, and a number of local and privato Bills will also require to bo dealt with. Last week's Ministerial replies to questions havo yot to bo dobatod, and with other replies to come this wook four hours will requiro /to bo allotted to this work, On Friday tho debate on tho Budget Estimates will continue, and it seoms likely that another subsequent Friday also' will bo taken up in..this way. ! In his spccch on Friday tho Primo Ministor, was reported as having said that monoy invited in Queensland was afterwards reinvested in-New Zealand at 4J per cent., but this should havo been 4 por cent. It is probable tho Hon. It. M'Nab will bo present at tho opening of tho extension of the Waikaia branch railway to Riversdale on August 12, and in that caso he will bo prevented from attending tho Auckland Fleet celebrations.