POLITICAL TOPICS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1461, 8 June 1912, Page 5

POLITICAL TOPICS.

■' ;■: ■ i'^'i^ii;^ ■h-* l -< ■^^: : y^i-H ; ■ ],v' '.^ , ];J; ;:J . l^!W^i''; <:^^(pv l iay;«:/Aii! i ;;;.|-i l '. ;Ji<)lnop^idi ; i:oiKitv;ii)bdvi-al)ibr;ii : ;:Uiis Vj;, R<) !V ■!''Si:'!^ of ? <o'i>icsV wircn-:iio : was ■ , ft l^^'yi 'il;:l"'i<'i , by n n)l(MiKloN."l'CpOld\'lV^iJis? : ' - ..; " ..-? :^-no»Vtlio-, , ;;;iil)jcct i: ihb' tlir'co Hova] have" bwu'sot' up.'hj ltj!ipf])nwt!iii;.Govui-hHip.jit, : Mr; Mnsspy ox'." :pi-OK?bd r liimseii fr.e'cl.v.,..']lo also dealt'witt ■so.jiippijimilsCraiseiLby tho ](mi.;A.j'M. jJlyprs*ii« i a;x'p«!f]t : -'at^Vucldand, : ''a- v;, |olc--Ri-anheiV report of which was, published in I'ljii! DoMmo>ryestprdnyi" ~L<."%. ' . ■?'/s#'l«'fc:.t.hiit (lio'sclliiig un c( : eo many. csijceialljv on (lio eve, of. the ■ K -!:J s and a 'gross iS' l^"^ l! u, >'i<! muiiL'.v,.".'said tho-]xador Cost of p''!^'i°' ;^l """l^ io, . , '' : '' for "iii'-.iq7>roV;' ] don't tliafcaiiybno;iiiia;{-iiips.ihat.it is poycoiiiinission'to deal with nIL ■Umynyolyplif'pdHoinpiicaleil'JqupEtioiis 1 i';^ , ' r «!'' i<F}fi' a!»l..travol:ai!.oybr New Zea-. : :!a'ii(lifpnm>;ia;Uic';nip<'tiiiß;rf'j'ar!ianient. the Public Set'Com. ■!iii^bn;^'j'arliaiiient;i3 ! 'n,uito ;compc(on( if jriveu' ilic'up-'-(pbnu'iiijylyjy 'a; Govennneni, having' L- : fi\ion^}iii.):'.its?lf.';uniV'-'abio..to" iake Iho in..i(ialiveVy:;J)ur;o'xperieiice?of.the?picomniis. ■sioll^W:'p! i l'st',ycars■ iias hot' beeir;by any i'inraus;s:iiVfapAovy. v TlftJ,aiid Coimnissipii :ap(B(ha;Tinil)er-f;ommission, for instance,. biit the results thing is .not only ■ luii'.'iiidijcatioiiiof- weakness on the part.ot 'matter for Mhp.:Uixpiiyer.^.Tako'-tho■ conference ok Iho That. Bill, wonid ' cpiKjiptwecii;; .£l«p'"and'.;.ttOO i lo: draft; ,tha Jc.ypiMi<cs of -.'(!i ;U be" protore tho' ))iil ltb^hrcd^s ; ;]ks;iU;iWl!ill<' dropped!'-. And .'.]iov//.^conlii'iiK'rlj";V:Jli ; .;..Srassej - , "another iißill^i^biijVUitf.'stock,';''which rarliament. ■'niayv > ov';.iiie.y , 'iibt■ttt'a'ked to dcai : witli '■iat'ei'' ; .on,'..but whicli.th'.) llinister for InitoVnaDAn'aii'S'iias. been good enough to fadmi.l^cpji'ains;:everything the Leader of '.■■.llic'J'Oppbsitiqiir.liM''!)oon.. advocating." for' .■yp;irs/'..'lf. this is Hie case, then it would ■.di'bvc.'becn b-jtier for,.everybody had Hit'.' been given to the Leader oi ■:(he Opposition of shapiny the first 13iil according .to, tho ideas uud principles, which v'aro'.iiow.'.. ■ !)y Jtiniiters as ..their\own'.'''''i. •■■'*'.',,.■■', Starving the Back-Blocks. /".■?.. *J7.'i''bis,speech at Auckland on Tliiinday.' ■;e'yciiing';jfr?'' Myers .referred to some.pre-'. j : viqu'a;uticiance of' Mr., Massey, and yes-' cteiday. .iiio latter replied to some, of the ' contentious raised by' the Minister. ferring .to i lie, Government I.oJins to. Local: 'BodipsiAcf,'. Mr. r Jlusscy taid : change .niado two. or. three ycaiv ago. had f.t'urncdfOut to" be a very ecrious ,0n0...1'0r; the .--local, bodies in the out-districtsj.'Jaiid >,'as.now interfering, with the development : of the.back-blocks. ■'■■■ Prior td thb.amemU"mcnt;;of ,the.: Act, county councils'y.nnd'' :."r«dd;.'boards couid-Jjorrow"on a, fovl} : s>iie' and by paying-SJ'Vp'er-.'ei'iil'l'' l 'jper nnnuni,"the liability,ceased at.the/'c'id; ■ of" forty-one yeovs, the sinking"'fiind': ; .))e;ng; ■ provided .by a contribution':,, frbrii,:",! he; 'cLand. Tr'aiisfcr A srntraiK'e and; Wiifc. ';; if nipvffrpm^thcr,'sources. .itthen stobdwas intended to assist strugOgling"loca! ..bodies, and was xindqubtedly 1 : .'-,of..'great.benefit., : ,. Now. instead, ..theyUiad i they lvoro able tq; : obtain. ■fr'oii£ the ..Government the •■'lnoiicyW-.they.. which. ..is,.- .'not*.;always-*;!lio' .case—Xs_':., 35.;- per ' centum.\ per> anriuiii.;, foKSGI years. , Moreover,. , stated, tho local bodies were* Tiqwi.being.",- ■ iiiiiitpd.-: to' ' jEoCOO, ' just about, cnbugli- to.build a moderate-sized .bridge,. Hie .latter, difficulty being created by- tliq.fact. .tliat large sums, of lnoney had been'lent Viiider'-' ' (he Act to boroughs and harbour boards, ■ bodies' which wero well ablo' to fiaanco ' ,-in the'-open marlcet, ■ and in'. coßb'cqv.cncs' . the districts that wero.- really, entitled to '.asslslaucoWere ijeing starved;:. ;:j...:-,.,...'

'i:S('f|.;'S'. Taxing a Man's Debt;,''',*;*.;-; ". ". "With' regard to the other point, about ■ a - man's debt being taxed," said Mr. 'Mas'EO}v".hcro h tho position: There arc many "Bottler's in places like Taranaki and Canterbury,, who'.aro paying taxatiou on an 'uniniprovod -value of .■C2S per acre; 250 •'.acres at .that value would bis worth i' 15250. ';I;donT think anyone-would suggest that Ibucli';a'man-is,;i. social pest, and should J!bo burst'up.-.v'Now, supposo that man has ;a".''niortgac;e-of ! .'"«ay, J.'-lflOO, the. amount ■of his m'ortgnso is exempt for ordinary ilaifil-tnx purposes, but it ! is not exempt 'for the purpose of tho graduated (;ix; and 1:1 pay that it'should be, up to a .roasbn■:.ablb;.a'inouiit, vhen tho'necessity for iho rburstinfr-uii. policy would 1» 'supposed to i.c'onie'.'in."' ,1. ■ -. -,:,; ;'■ 5 " 'v.llivMyc'rs'al: Auckland foreshadowed a review of the''.whoia position- of tho Kail:way Dopavi:iiiciit.. Askwl what ha thouj-iit "of this proposal,. Jlr. Dlassey replied:— ■ 1-,, ''I' referred to this the other nitfht, when r -I~ spolco" in tho'Auckland district, and I caii only-repeat, what I .said then. I bo'lievo'i tha't.'tlio' time has cmno when our /■railway system should bo modernised and 'brought thoroughly tip'to date, and if wo 'avß.'K'oing'tq. do.that then wo want the .yib'si '.liipii'.that can' bo iiroeiired for money l;t6v,(\o; it." ::'.'• :: --i,''-i ■::-"::-;;,':■ ■' '•;:■/ '' -. is 'attend'a- : -banqiipt:: , ,t.Taihapp,-- when-- Mr. :lloc'vlyiv who": was .".'the-. Keiorni 'canllidatft. for Wai'ii'vn'.iiioVat the last election,! is'to; ,be.':eiiivrla'iiio(kvUV- i . : " ;'■-.- . "!■' : '3lr.''\VJ'lil.^' i ]Tprrie.s , ,--'"iiieiiilwr for Tan-, rani?ai" ,, .is"e , xpecled to', ret urn io Xew Zpc- ' jaiid by-'tiic;:lonic, which'-is due to arrive .at" W-eliinzlon'on .Inly !).. .■.'' A,' MILLAR.,,--. : , TO TAKE' A;REST.; i-vTbe 'ilou.- J;,;'A."Millar'' is' to' leave:'fiu. r 'llotorua on Monday next, and tho dura- ; lion of.his stay in that place is uncertain. „'iSinco',lio.tvas, interviewed in Christckuivh i'a'few.days.aßotMr. Millar Ims had further iinedieal. advice. His doctors linvo-.' told iiini* that-'in Jiisijpi'eseiit. stato of health ...aiiy" strain or'excitement would be dauijer6ns, , and"' iia'vo'' insisted -upon his at onco HaUi'hg'ni-'couipleta rest.' Mr. Miliar hos decided.-to o'dc.v tbo doctors and will n'v islain-'fi'oni: taking ,'any active part in ''politics.':until'his healiu has Honsibiy ini'proveifelf.. is .finite possiblo that ho may '■■bo'l: unablo to - attend- when ■ Parliament vassenililes'at tbo end of'this month'.'; Tho Aclaie.cf-.-his'return.to Wellington, he. stated t'omlieiiiir-intovietved yesterday, would do'lieiid entiveiy-sujiou tho advic© - ofj hi'■doctors;'.''.Although.ho is'suffcring an' ab-' 'normal blood-prcssuro,. Mr. .Millar state--Hhati,ho.feels;bis general health to be escellpiitiT'.iTb'Biifiered no pain in losing the sight of; his'right'eye: and tho virion'of >his' ; ;kft"pyo/is. tiniii! paired.