FROM THE LADIES' GALLERY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 11

FROM THE LADIES' GALLERY.

GLEANINGS FROM PARLIAMENT. Members of Parliament must: feel very envious of those fortunate individuals who are able; to roam about in the spring sunshine outside at their own sweet'untrammelled will. To sit in that heated, heavy 'atmosphere and discuss railways, State sugar-works, tho Land Settlement .Finance Amendment Bill, and others equally'laborious; when all tho world is calling, one -outside, must require immense ueli-obUtoration. However, they .-must "dreo ■their weird" like everybody else, and mako the best of things.-: Matters of considerable importance, have made their appearance in Parliament,; and at times have galvanised members into a considerable state of activity and heat. : The Sugar Beet Bill was a subject over which' a great deal was, said on Tuesday afternoon,. hardly of a cordial and agreeable nature, for members appear to view it with distrust. In tho evening the Native Townships Bill was discussed in Committee, and.'; almost from the very beginning of' the subject started off;..into■' a .freehold-leasehold debate, lasting till.'well on, into the evening, or rather,: tho'early .hours, of the morning. ;"-.'".', : ' ■ .'• Oiij Wednesday 'afternoon tho . lonj-,-; looked forward 'to Land 'Bill was read a first time in the' House. It appears, to have/had. such ah effect upon members that at 'tho-/'.present time, most of thorn do not wish 'to give/expression to their opinions /upon., the'-, matter; neither ' freeholders : nor. leaseholders. The course of tho Bill will be a moat in-teresting-'one tb follow 'when.it conies to be debated, later on.- ';.'. - . ...Besides the Land Bill, various, other:' mattors of importance were 'dealt with. A Loan'; Bill.for £1,750,000 for public works was-brought down, also, a now Bill, entitled the Commercial;- Trusts Bill was.introduced., A matter .in which a: considerable' amount of interest, was taken was the' Oamaru Harbour Board Bill; one of 'the 1 few .'private' Bills; thathad; : survived in, the .-; severe strugglo for 'existence. In connection with.,this Bill, thore ' w.-.s' talk / about. the : honour of, ,thb country; being involved,'.arid • that the country as/a' whole should cpmo to the rescue, and- so on. -Ma'- Buchanan and Mr. Malcolm .spoke .against, this ■point, of view, Mr. Malcolm saying that it would place a' premium upon encouraging lenders';, to advance;, moneys -on indifferent security. ~l'ho ,-Bil.l; was finally;, referred ito:-the Public, AccountsOonimitfceu.'■"•-.: "■■ A''"/:';'.' -.-'."//■■.",..;." -'■ In the Legislative .Council: thef'Milk Supply:'of / tho vCities*: was, again'' the centre of :' discussion,' several,, speaking •upon Dr., Colliris's motion-that further, legislative measures/were 'necessary;_to '"secure : a purer supply -.for tho;city dweller's;. /Dr. Collins did not.think;that, any. more, .important subject /could ;be taught girls at. school than tlie handling arid study: of milk::, ; Tho. action,was /co- thoroughly, inj'accbrd with the; feel-:-,ing ;6F" those' present that it was carried ;bn,tho'/vbices.,:.:;'?:: *'v'. '■''■-". ; -r '. ;'-A '•;',o'n-Thursday evening the Hutt;dupli-. eation'works :were:'the ! subject of: a;/keen debate/; The J Jill' provided ;f or ; thtt authority/to -raise-- an additional. £35,000 to fi'omplote.the Hutt.duplicatioh'works, and - several /-of ;: tlie-' members' -poiiiled but that- when:,the /Bill, had;been liitrpT /""need in 1903' tho'.Eduso ; liad' beeh: told by .the' 'then Minister-/for. Railwaysj that :, only"£100,000'-would be ; rcquircd. for■ the j/liiie, arid the'balance would be' acquired '. by sclling';the lands reclaimed.,: Instead; oi' that'be'iiig'.the case,' additional'.sums had /been" asked /for"'. every : J year,, .-■until, it hid":reached;'over, £300,000,','and;. far too much- 'money;,." had been- /spent in j-luxuries'<and .unnecessary; objects. ,It | ■ was a ■ veritablo Old : Man ; of,■tho', Sea I'.burdeii./;' A great ■ deal '-was /said; /and--■probably: a, great. deal was. 'thought,, by those: in. the galleries. ./'.A /■ ~: . "-..-;.'-'! '