DISCUSSION ON THE ESTIMATES.

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DISCUSSION ON THE ESTIMATES.

LIBRART PRIVILEGES. COMPLAINTS BE SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICES.

The House of Representatives met at 8.44 p.m. The ..Perpetual Trustees Estate and 'Agency Company Amendment Bill' (the Hon. J, A. Millar) was read a third time and passed. Mr. C. E. STATHAM (Dunedin Central) moved the second reading of'the' Church of England Trusts Bill, the object of which .was to permit the Church .to deal with its .trust lands. He",stated that .the. Bill affected only the internal Government of the Church of England, and did riot affect any. ono outside of the Church. ; ... The second reading was carried. The M'Dougall. Trust Estate BUI - (Mr. 33. P. Lee) was .read a second time'. : ORDINARY BUSINESS. Four days'leave of-absence was granted to the Hon. A. T. Ngata (Eastern i Slaori). Mr. H. POLAND (Ohinemuri) gave notice to ask the • Government whether it was the intention to . submit ; the report of the Mines Cominissibh' >, to tlfe Goldfields .and Mines. Committee this session. - , Mr. G. W. RUSSELL (Avon) asked, without notice, whether the Government had come to any decision in regard, to . the representation of New Zealand at " the Panama Exhibition. The Hon.; W. F. MASSEY (Prime Minister) said.the' matter was still- un? der consideration of -the Government. Inquiries were- still-being made, ami up till tho present no; definite decision had'been arrived at. '' ' ' - • NATIVE LEGISLATION; Mr.;Cj. PARATA '(Southern,-Maoris-speaking, through an jnterprotor, asked the Native Minister how long- the Native people would have to. wait before the Native' Minister.--..would', introduce promised legislation!.. .'affecting the 'Maoris. . The. Hon. W. H. HERRIES (Native Minister) said the Bill that was to be introduced.iwas'i already in print,: ilit" ' suggestions were being deceived both from .Natives and Europeans, as to amendments to the-1909 Act,-and those suggestions had' to bo considered. • He hoped'the Bill ; would be brought down .within about a fortnight. ' SOMEWHAT DISORGANISED. '' Mr!, T. MrWILFORI) (Haitt) asked whether too could put a question to the Postmaster-General without notice. Mr. Speaker: The. time far questions has passed. (It was 4.30.) • ili'. Wilford: But this afternoon is somewhat disorganised. , Mr. Speaker :■ That is-no .reason why: it should be .more ~ disorganised. ' He ngreetl, however,' : te allow Mr. "Wilford to put his . quosti'ori. if it was one af Urgency.. ■ Mr. ' Wilford assured him that it was, and proceeded to ask it. The question was whether the . Postmaster-General bad considered the advisability of securing tlie' services of" some man with a knowledge of automatic telephones to supervise the fulfilment of the contract recently let for, the supply' of these instruments to the Government. ' .' The Hon, R. H. RHODES replied that seeing tihat it would be some timo yet before the contract was entered upon, l the question was not ono of iirgoncy. If the honourable member would give notice of bis question and put it on the Order Paper it would receive consideration. .' ' '