THE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 6

THE COUNCIL.

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EXPENSES" OFr DEFENCE* DEPARTMENT The Hon G J SMITH (Canterbury) moved that there be laid on tho table of the Coun cil a Totnrn 'giving the names of—(a) All in Btrnctors,in connection with the Defence De partment holding commissioned rank, with particulars of the work done during tho twelve months ended 4ugust 31 last, giving dates upon which thoy were actually engaged in instructional work, and the district or districts where such wortywns done, (b) amount of travelling expenses or .allowances drawn by each such ofheer for bim'selfj and also in respect of any orderly attending him, and (c) tho names of all with particulars of the distnol or districts to which they,were attached and tho branch of th 6( service to which they belong Dr nNDLAY said the ,GoYernment could . not agree to furnish the return. Tho informs ban sought would prdbably be available later when the' proposals of the t Government, with reference 'to defence, were brought down -Mr SMITH said it was his intention to withdraw the motion, but if the information which he wanted, was not avwlnblo when the Government brought down its proposals, then he ■ftMild ha>e to "give the Government'some information which ho felt it had not got at the present time . > * l ''v, . U , TO WAKEFIELD. The Hon/jMr^DfCLAIR .(Otago) movedThat of tha.ercction of a suitable memorial memon 'of the "late Edward Gibbdri. Wakefield baJaU"n.mto consideration by. the Government" He 4 said„tho Em pfe owed mnch'vfo Wakefield, .for ho "not only did-'good service in, England and afterwards in Canada, Africa, and x lustrahsia, but ho was amongst tlu£firsti'to'-iliculcftte''ths pioper sentiment m, regard to government of the colonies, vi?, flon-interfererU on the part of the Mother Country ,iii tho domestic concerns of each de--1 pendency "■ MrrSihclair "referred in particular to the Wakefield topk m connecboa with the,oolomsa?aon at (New Zealand l A * bust'of Wakefield'hid, "ho mentioned,"been placed in the Colo'nraLOffice.' It was not true, as had been\ reported! %(r his, resting place / had tbeeh negleoted >, Surely v it, was- fitting that -riltftnonal should be'raised on.Vhwh would'be placed a suitable, record of .the .debt which tho (Umpire owed? "to Ihra' Personally he did not,favour a pretentions erection but , thought a bust with slab, of brass, should bo installed m the Parliamentary, Buildings Tho Hon t U. SCOTLAND (TaTamki)'said he hoped that if\itiwere\dpcided to erect a memorial it would the form of a column or ft statue •> It tans hisJopinion,that a scholarship —something that would'appeal to tfio intellect —would be far preferable. , i The Hons,, T % f Macdonald T .jfelly, Loughnan, ,snpportcd the proposal Dr ITNDLAY said'ho shared with -tie move the hope that a monument would bo erected to i + ho memory of ,th& docensstj statesman Uo body could, great Service which ho did for alrtima for this country., Tho parhcuf. Jar shape of, the memorial could be determined . nt alater date -Be felt sure that tho Govern J ment would l sympathetically l advance the pur- » poso of the-'groposll/'. ' \ v Tho motion was carried unanimously Tho Council'then 1 - adjourned fall Wednesday * afternoon •'*n i ,