POLITICAL NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 7

POLITICAL NOTES.

REFORM PARTY AND* LAND QUESTION, i, S important statement. by mr.' ■>:■■? ■■ ■ massey. ■• ■;•■'■ .;■.; ?;•■■;/.■: " there;mtjst half measuees."; ? -:' j ; '!• During''thei Wurso -of c'an'"inleryiow with a "i Dominion reporter yesterday Mr. W. F. Mas-' spy clearly defined -the position, of the Ecform , \ '■; , party \ntfi reference to' tho land question. ■; ■ ' The Governmont, ho remarked, had informed - : Parliament that an opportunity to eottle the T. '':■; question would bo giyen . Parliament this sm- v •■•'■•■ sion. .".','.''■ ...'■ ■'.'.'.:'"■ '.-'.- : -V. ..':'.'■ -. ■■■■" .■-" 4 '.:..".' ! \ : '*'I sincerely hopV' heVch't'on toVa'y, "that"' ■<'$ '. that; mil" be, tho'(M6C. V Moajnthile'l "am just"" :!v :'J', curious to 6«e whether they evrine . i,-: ; V>:' little further;forward , " in the', direction' of Irce-"':'"^: : '. hold or a" little further back-, in ■ tho'direei 'ni- ; tion; or leasehold, and -'-landr,nationalisation;/;'.:;: IJieir education has; been going , oh Very satis-.' ""!>'■* factonly eince 1900 when they"attempted ' to':■'.,: V. stop onco and,.for all, tho'. progress, of • free-.. ' ■.' ; ; hold, nnd I should hot bo'-at , all surprised, to .'VS f see them drop on the', freehold 'side'of'-iho"- , V^■:' fence sometime during tho present eession.'U.■■;■ --a But this half-and-half policy, will not'do, Thcro must be.,no half, measures; no. eplit-the-differ- V once , proposals. ■ Wo require a strong land 6et- / tlemcnt policywhichmll apply to both CroW ; '' ' lands and the.unoccupied Native land/by which'; lands will bo made availablo for, and ererV ,1, ■"■ ■' ' encouragement given- to, intending.settlors and. ..■'•: ; ' : by which they will have the■ 6fciirost,tenure ■'•'■: '• that it is possible for. tho law to'give them./ : '-:<. ■■'■ Nothing else will,satisfy us, 'and wo mean''■"■•■"■' to have it.- Closer Bettlenwrit, restricted irea».''■'*'; und scounty of tenure is .pur'motto, and■ from-'■■"■■ : '''■•' that principle thoro will not bo the eliirhtest ■ ' ' departure." ■.-;.■.. -, .... : ■..;.: ~'* ■.. Vn;, -° ~ jS,ii. VETERINARY- '. f.' - v ': Mri',James' Allen i-'J'-v,: ■■ meeting .of .membera. of ;''Pnrliament'tb:'diecns» ■'■■-, ,' : . tho qucsbon of the ■ teaching -of veterinary! '- : — science. A vote has boon passed by Parliamont ,V- ;«;H, for the establishment of a votorinary college in,. •-•' ' connection- with the;Dunediri- Univorsitj-Tbut'*-:;''; the sum allocated both'for,-buildings'and for ' V curront expenses is said to be too Uttlo.- Vα-- ■■'■■'■' loss, grant isVmade:- the'prospects, of--'tn >;.'- the establishment of .such a collceo are 6om<w ''.'"■ what remote. , .. ■ ••':"■ :,.■.' ,'■.;■'■.'•■• ■•■. , ; -; .■■ ■'■' '■'■':<

THESTATE AND-THE,BANIC/OF: .NEV^'v 'j : « : - ■■" ' : 'v^^ZEAUND.;;;-6v,;;:;,'..:i£^V ; ->;: . .According, to Mr. ill.vM.P., ■ tho..guarantee .v.:>& given .by.-the .'.State tp'the Baiifc of'W'Zta. ™r(: ■' •it nd -,F as one of the/best; investments 'whibh" '■ - 1 ' : the Government ever made. -During the course I ''''. of .(his . speech.on /the Address-in-Reply. on;' - : ;:•■.' ?m- J , , even ' n B' he ' mailed the fact that iii ; '" '■ '■ -~' 1900 when the Government purohascd.. 75,000 • ! n snares in • the bank, their , , face value : was £& .'-> '■■•'■ -'.3 ,135,, 4d. ,a-picoe. ■■ MUr.iEll' continued:money involved .is costing-,.the.vGo.verriraent : less than 3} per cent;" What: do wo reeeiv*/ ' ■■:.£ from it? .In 1905:.a 5 per. oenf dividend, '■ ; ; 1 amounting, to MSMO; 'in ,1906 Another; cent, dmdendof J525.000; in 1507 ft"7i' per cent; W*/'■ dividend of X 37.500; in 1908-ai;7i'per oe^ : . ': • dividend .of £37,500;. and in" 1909■; : aa--Bi'peV- v . ■' ■& cent., dividend, amounting to' iE13,'750.v In- fivoM : '->': - years; only we have;/received.))4l63,76o;■ whilev ; the amount paid in interest on tho' purchate ■-••■■■."■•.■ money, comes to. .£18.113 ■ft-ie;W;v'v' i v'i derstood that Mr..Ell..and.bthor : 'meniljers , ivlio :.-!■ ■■~ favour:.thp: extension;of.State'coritrol-in"cbn- : '.I'-,' , noction.with tho Bank"intend''to' doputationisa■- '*■■'; the Prune Minister o'gehr this'.'session.' '■■;■'• ■;■'■< •■•■'''•'• : l:

■PUBLIC WORKS NEEDED; IN OHURA,;. ; 1 °£ V l*'l w . ants .'»..ro^rd'-tovpublic works "M were brought nnd« i the Notice- of thevDon', SE.'' : ' iTKenzie-fon %tird,nV;'" V'itbhiitoUH v-' main road. Mangaroa lo Ongorne, Mr.'M'Ken." : '' .Mβ replied that: ho thought thb'.best* wy - would-be for the Government ia hand to the ''"' ,; .oouncil' any; grant; that: riijght -bs 'niade." It' '■'-:, tho facts were as slated ho would see that tho : ; '.' further anibunt Tequiredif.brvthe'.Mangaroft-to' • :•''■■- .Tonjjaporutu' Eoad would.-I>4; grantcdl-.-K» \' " matter of votes for the. Ongarno Bridge l at d U, TM^f m u i i rmd ty t .;;■ KoadwonW be considered wn«n"the'EsHmtttesl : '. were being framed.,-j.Jtt; regard;to the. llanpa. V.v . Bridge •. on : ■ Hoihmga- . Soadr~'ltr. > \ v JlKqnjie.said pWirfon F lor «s (construction this /year, even'if other I :,.- works had to bo postponed." Aβ '660h rs the' ■"• summer came round the Parapara Eoad wonld be. pushed, on tronj/both:ends.■HevalsJ:.skted , ' ', that f as , soon ns-.the. r hu. i '.-■ tnoriscd. the. neoessaryV'hioney'-to'/Rive' roa'd v : , access V m . the: Knngataua Villftgd /, Settlement '■; ■ ; . the. work.. ..would,. : be/, undertaken;.:: -•.j' Tr.' . . '.'.-;

■■■■■ ;; . :;- r n.ETUß^F : 'MbnTG^Es;j:''^^^^^ ' Ac 1 cl) S il !F. *Oi'4V,i:etuni)preEenl«d''to Parlia-;-/ '■';■ ment,:Wclhngton,l)eadsttho-list of'tho amount ,, - ' of mortgagee registered:VdutingTthe year, , the'; -! s«m being; was neitV v with ,£3,295,790, and then Auckland &MOM, ! -■ .Hawkes./Bny , Taranaki vJC1.548.010.: ! >. . and■Otago.;j;i,374,7«. Some lucky borrower inOtago .gpt.'jESifil- free of; interest; '■' A paltry rv.' : 14 f "lIS™! 1 ■}' l P«"e«nt.,. ,£5360 at 2 per :\ '"■■ - «nt, £W. at 2i per at 3 perj: :/ ■XiP■&?**&#■•< S -CJ33.500 M{4 perl-'- : i cent., ahil;per': /tti , ,: per. cent,, .£388,102 at 43 per cent., at' Y'-:-sper:cent.).jei ) sßs ) 33s at fij per cent,- i ■ ■ <■' at.G poroont., >£532,32e'.at 7 per.cent., £299,809'' ' ■■'• at'B , per cent,, v6C4,'2oßiat-,9 per cent., ■',: atrlOiper, cent., je.M7fl.at cent., ■-. at 15.per,cent., £6767 at 20. per cent., ,£lOl at'-. :;; 25 , p er at:the'rate of 40 l pcr' v ceht.-thfe'fn'Hawk-e's/Bay. ;!? • -,■ : ■ :

Among tho Bills circulated yesterday Was tKo' '••;'{ Licensing ;Aot,.Amendment:Bill, rintrodeced -b'f : i ( ;' Mr. Laurenson.", Tlio ol)je6t.of:'tho lnoasnroiiV; '»V hy preyetit the jxistonce ofcfany,, HttuorUieeneesi."":, Wthd^KmßeounfaV,''-Section'2 provides that / it shall not Id lawful to"gr&at:c-r': feriow any ■■ •'■"■■ licenso of. any tako ntt'oct within'. ■ ■■-'• the King Country.?", r .•:■; .. : -:.-■ -■ -'••;• ■?■;.- •-•..::-:,' -Only two nominations,- thpspof the-Hons. R.'' : 11.. Reeves and W..Carncross, Afore fecoived for "■■.- the position of Chairman of Committees in the ' '' Legislated Cojroeil..:. The election , 'will • take ' ■.■ placocthii afternoon! ~' v, :i ...A \ - ■■.-'.- : ; '-, •, A congratulatory telegram from members of , } ; ..the. No-v,. Zoaland Parliament ..to. Mr, ,Uoyi-~ ■George is boiflg faiHyr'humdfbiisiy' Bißtied.'.'W ' '■■■'■ signatories,.jw,might, bn expected, belong pfin-- ;■;.- cipally ti tho Rfldical plemcht in the Jlouse;' ' T If is expected-that iu all 30 eigaahirce will be' : .'--■'• obtlJd.J. ■..■' .;,'.... ..'■. ■,;.■'■.■•.; ; ..■■.,.-. ...,: ,■ .. ,■..' : : .;.'V. . ; '■■ ' ■ ; ;THE : ; ; WND;, : QUESjioN;.:i;';'v . i : |B3r'Tol<>graph.-Bpcdni'.borreipsiident.)v\(iVr.'A:. , '„,' ■".'■ v'Christchurch, Pctober'il" j; a "\\' e do;not'very w,cll : bCo,* , 'sjvys'tlio "Press',".'.•'■ V how-auy reniarks ".which' eithcr : Mt.'lTogg' of i any other mombnr of .tho, Ministry.:-could make ' ' in -regard \ to the: land-question-could, reason- ?!■< ab]j-|lend' to .a requc6t .for his resignation, no- '■''.!' ing that it-is now abundantly plcar that'Che ''; Govornnient;had rio'.laud;policy.:-lf regard for principle, at lvhich ' .'!' a year or eo ago, nailyd.tho leasehold, flair to , ■»'- the mast would not hiivo.torn,it'down,-ngaio •!; almost novi/wduldtit havoi al- - : Y lowoil the Attorney-Oeneralltb doclare only r : i .taw .weeksragp thuf.lnnd-tenuro', vfus V:)itn : "': ietish. -If ■ there- was any. consistency w' tV - : V>v herency of view - in; regard to the land, .the' "VHon. Dr. Fmdlay ought to havo been r.lled'"' upon to resign. Mr. -T.. .Macken7.ie° : shoil2, -vtho Hon. Q. : rodds should lio niftdo Hiniste- ■ - : '