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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 900, 20 August 1910, Page 11

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FROM THE LADIES' GALLERY. GLEANINGS FROM PARLIAMENT. It seems almost unbelievable- that at last, after weeks and weeks of discussion, the debate upon the Financial Statement enmo to an cud on Tuesday evening. One cannot help' wondering how many volumes of "Hansard" aro filled by the lengthy speeches that have been placed upon record—speeches whose only use will be, by and by, the references made to them to confute the Speaker if he should, as ho probably will in the timo to come, change his opinions and'arguments. It is exceedingly awkward and inconsiderate tho way in ' which members will dive into a perfiict horde of theso volumes, and presently emerging, will quote with gleo lengthy passages at total variance- with the views that he now gives expression to. One needs an infallible memory in Parliament, but failing that, there is consolation to bo- derived from the opinion of tho wise that it is a very foolish man who does not change his opinion. A Difficult .'Problem. The Parliamentary trip to the Auck-! land Spring Show must' have been a very pleasant change and relaxation from tbcarduous talking that has been taking place in' the House,- and as members made their appearance in the Chamber on Tuesday night they'looked very cheerful and pleased, and appeared to have enjoyed themselves immensely. "All- work-and no'play makes Jack a dull boy,"" is evidently a saying that meets with a welcome- reception by them. The Hon. Mr. Ngata, who had been speaking when the House adjourned on Friday night, resumed his speech upon the Natiyo land legislation, replying to tho criticisms that havu been hurled' upon the administration of Nativo -affairs, and' the distinctions.that have been made between Maori and Pakeha in legislation.' Even in'the comparatively short time that Parliament has been sitting, somewhere between seven and eight weeks, the subject- has occupied a large amount of attention, one or' tivo most, interesting' speeches having .-been devoted to it, and probably as Parliament proceeds ■ with its business,, there will be heard a great deal nioro about it. Although it is such an important subject, the average member is very careful how'ho approaches it—a few plunges, and he is hopelessly at.sea in a most befogged-and floundering "condition, while Mr. Ngata smiles gently and . sarcastically upon him.. Therefore he is usually content to leave- it in the hands of an expert such as Mr. Horries. Naturally; bis views aud those of , the Maori members widely differ upon certain points. . Two more speakers followed Mr. Ngata—Mr; J. P. Luke and Mr. Ell (who has really been heard surprisingly little, barring interjections)—and then the debate upon the Financial Statement, which has afforded such joy and such verbosity,! was finally allowed to dio its lingering death,, and is in- "Hansard," subject to resurrections in the days to "coin©./ . '■' ; ■■> .Vaccination. ' ..Rather an interesting' subject came before the House, when Mr. Taylor (Thames)'demanded tho abolition" of the Vaccination Act.. There aro hundreds of people in New ■ Zealand who havo-the'greatest horror of their children -being' Vaccinated, and who would absolutely defy every law passed that would compel themito hav,e ' it done. The Ho'n., Mr: Buddb remarked upon (h<l difficuli.j',.'nf I'hh mar-tc. .Owing to.tho large number of exemptions the supply of' ;yaccine was scarcely necessary,- and if an epidemic of smallpos. arrived there would bo a great scarcity. ~ Although a considerable number of- peoplo were .opposed/to vaccination, its total abolition: would -be- resented by, a large section'.of the community. Judging from the "hear'..hears!" that wore to'be heard at thi conclusion of his remarks, it was evident that there woro strong supporters of the system .in tho House. '. ■ The Knight from Auckland. ' '. A groat deal of amusement was caused by.the monster-petition which was presented, by Mr.. Glover from the.citizens of Auckland. It was presented in two rolls' containing sixteen thousand names .praying that' tho Government' House and'grounds at Auckland be'not interfered with. .Mr. Glover made .a most imposing sight as he marched into the Houso followed by. a.retinue of two. messengers bearing tho rolls.. There- could not; be found. anywhere a more impassioned advocate of Auckland and Auckland's claim than Mr. Glover, and it must have been 'a source of satisfaction to him that on this occasion he represented it on so largo a scale. The rolls almost hid him altogether from sight, as'ho stood ..up . to; speak, , and members rallied him greatly as he marched up tp. lay them upon, the' table, : one. under his -arm and a: messenger following carrying the','other; Cases of Hardship. / '.. :.'.. 1 On Thursday all sorts of -matters oi>. cupied. the attention, of members, several of them bringing "before Parliament cases, of ..hardships or injustice that' needed looking, into. Mr. Duncan related a - very unfortunate : case' -of:/ a school inspector who had■ ■suffered in the matter of and another case of a. contractor who had had 'the'contract of' building a .school. Unfortunately a cheque for some £62 odd, sent in a registered letter, went dor/il* in tho wreck of the Penguin. As the numbers of thw bank' notes wero uoii -• known the bank was not liable and tho unlucky contractor could not get his' money. A considerable amount of discussion followed upon the matter, Mr. Fowlds saying that although; it was a case- of considerable hardship the- Government was not responsible. In the end it was decided to ■ refer the ■ petition back to tho Committee for further consideration. . .'. ' . ■ . ; Where the Money Coos. On Friday the Consolidated Estimates were responsible for the presence of a~'largo number of people filling tho .galleries. Finance, railways, roads, and sinking funds, were, tho burden of Sir Josoph's speech and he appeared to revel in the figures that he uttered so frequently. As the Prime Minister read the list of names to which' railways had been, either authorised or' suggested, one could not help wonder-ing-'if'there had-not been a private rehearsal of the many Maori names that fell so glibly from his. tongue. , It sounded as though they would havo done credit to a Maori scholar himself. One after another, they simply rippled from his lips till at last thero was a pause "Tai —," and some member finished for-him "Taihoa" at which there was a general laugh. As he mentioned the different sums of money which tfere allocated to tho railways one realised what a, costly business railways are—both in tho building and in the upkeep. Of course localities would add '/to or detract from the sum needed, but still when one heard that twelve miles of ■ railway would cost £120,000, and forty miles £400,000, one realised they were not made for nothing. A Dive Into History. . Then a dive was made into history and tho forming of the. first sinking fund by AValpole was related and from that on, in easy stages, down to the Ballanco Government. In twenty years, he said, it was most probable that New Zealand would not bo a borrowing country any She would have modo her roads and bridges and evcryt'liinfi upon which so much money was being spent. Somehow those Pisgab , heights of non-borrowing :years to como were too dazzling to bo takeD

with an enthusiasm or any great credulity. There were sounds of disbelief that wore riot altogether subdued. "When tho world saw that' New Zealand was setting aside a sinking fund for the repayment of her debts, and Sir Joseph, warmed by the picture he saw in his mind, waved a sheet of -foolscap,, a feeling of respect would grow for herand siie wouJd be trusted by other countries," aud then, Sir Joseph, to the sound of the clapping of hands ' sat down. Ho had opened the battle and the deluge was now to follow.