REFORM OF THE COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 6

REFORM OF THE COUNCIL

THE-OPPOSITION CURIOUS MR; MASSEY'S MANDATE Sir Joseph Ward said that ho wanted somo information about the Legislative Council. He w&ntcd the Primo Minister to tell him what ho was going to do about tho Legislative Council. They had a right to know. Mr. Massey: You will know in a day or two. , Sir Joseph Ward: I want to know how many members will bo put in tho ■ Council ? Mr. Masse-y: Do you not want to know their names? Sir Joseph Ward: I want to know if they arc going to be in the position of members of tho Land Board ? Mr. Massey: It is not safe for you to talk about Land BoaTds. Sir Joseph Ward: I want to know if they are going to be in that position. Continuing, he said ho wanted to know if tho Primo Minister was getting any pledge from the members who were going to bo appointed to support all his measures. A member: You arc too curious. .. I Sir Joseph Ward said that bo desired to 'know why they were denied the right of dealing with the change in the constitution' in the Lower Houso first. They had undeniable right to deal with any change. Had tho Primo Minister a mandate from the people of the country to make the changes he suggested? Mr. Massey: Cortainly. Sir Joseph Ward was cut short by tho bell. ■ At Last Election. 'Tho Primo Minister (tho Hon. W. 1 ,, . Massey) said that he thought it was hardly safe for the hon. member to ask if the Government had a mandato from the people; Tho hon. member knew perfectly what took placo at the general election. He was in office at the time, niid as the result of tho election forty-one members were returned pledged to oust him from office. Did he contradict that? Sir Joseph 'Ward: I deny it absolutely. The division in tho House showed it. The Primo Minister: There wcro forty-ono pledged to oust Sir Joseph Ward on a want-of-confidencc motion. They included tho member for Otaki and member for Grey Lynn, neither of whom kept their pledge. That left thirty-nine when the division look place, which gave a .lie. A second 'wanl-of-(lonfidence riiotion was carried by a majority of eight. That was after the hon. gentleman had resigned. He said that they had a. mandate. A great majority of tho'peoplo were in favour of reforming the Upper House. ■. •. Mr.i Isitt; Wlmt is your proof? Mr. Massey.; The proof is that forty.

ono wont in opposed to Wih. Gi'cy Lynn returned a Labour nictnber pledged to oust Sir Joseph Ward. Sir Joseph Ward: Your candidate lost that election, Mr. Massey: And where did your eaiididato conio? (Lntigliter.) Government suppßrters. Mr. Massey said that iu the number of mou appointed by the Ctoveruinent to the Upper llouso tlrere were i'om , who were not supporters «.f the Guverntueiit. Could tlic Leattcr of the- Opposi* tion point to'ono Appointed by tho late Government who was not a Government supporter? Sir Joseph Wnvd: A great reauj' <rf them opposed us toath and siai) as soon as they got there. Mr. Massey said tint was a different thing. •• The fact was that tl-ii-s Government had appointed, nfen who sverp representative meiij aiid wk& w-ertN capablo for tho position to bo roiiferred upon- them, without regard.to whether they wero supporters of the Govern, mnnt. That principle would be followed in future. ■ With regard to the reform of the Council, it was proper that reform should emanate from thij'-Obam-. Bex to be reformed. Tfris was the invariablo practice. Sad it mot beefi fat opposition encountered in the Logifte tive Council it would liave been poss-ibb to have had half the members of the Council elected this year. Bβ very much regretted that this would now bo impossible. lief erring to tho reserve fundi securities, he quoted from 1 a speech of Sir Joseph Ward to show , that that ftfintifrman had o'neo stated fls Treasurer that the reserve fund securities were meant for hypothecation in LAndan in a:uy unusual circumstances or any tjjtne of crisis. W.ith rogafd to ■ tte liali'ffiti-ijs of local authorities, lie woii-H look the figures! up before the <fc>bat« oft iho BLil was finished and wo-uld «w<* the Correct details. ' On the motion te go itito- Cblninittee, Sir Joseph Ward again referred to-the Legislative Council. . The Prime Miftis* ter had declared fhat tes cams back after tho last geileorcil electJoß. with, amajority. He-had-saM a Refertu ©a-iitli-dato 'was standing, for Grey I/ynn-, Mt was not returned , . , therefore tlie.niah who was returned was not a suptwrter of his. .■'.•'■ ■ Mr. Massey: H<s was aat a supporter of yours. ■ Sir Joseph Ward o.ontinue-tl,- artd said that Mr. Massey could root sa;y.tho ftieni.hor for Otaki was irc-tiirrtecl as a sapporter of his.. .Tiierefece- lie eouM : ho* say he'had a.mandatefrenj tho country to alter, the constitution of this Council. The Prime Minister cohH not 'say tite member .for a supfWrtOT of 'lus] . for -he had, a. ■Beffiifin caiididate there. ■ Clearly Hive; Piiftifl. Minister, d.M not have a ; mandatOv : %rJl tho and tho people -of.-. tiw-'feMmtty- had >i right to be referred to', irfore "Uus institution : was • All th'e.. facts shpw'ed that there waSB.o v n'ia.n3hto. fto-ni the people to niakfi , fiieAaftge proposed. No Mandate* ■' Resuming after tji'e din.nejf nilio-ut-ft.-meiit, he said that-after last election-a minority of candidates supported: tile then- Opposition, fbe GovernjneUt of that day then had the aiandat-6 of the people, and it was nottriie'to. saj| that me present Uover-i-vme.ifiiiada mandate from the country to alter the constitution.of the Council." By whit right did the Primo Minister avow' ask. tlic House to amend the con-.stitwtiof-t without t-fao people having had a-ii o.pporkm.kY of passing judgment upon , tj-ia true&fckm. His own opinion Wais that the change proposed would be tfoadV-aMsgcaus te tho country. It Was anno-an-eed that more Legislative Oonaeiftpfts Were'to- bo appointed, and the. Council would nfefc bo elective until 191S, He befeed that the object of tho Government's schftlning concerning the Legislative Co.uuciiwas to frustrate the will of the people, especially in the matter of an increase of the graduated kn.d tax. Regarding the reproach that the Liberals never appointed any but tlwir pel'Weat friends to tho Legislative- G?uflell, he- know of no political party which had ever appointed other than iheit frieiids to the Council. Mr. Massey: We do. ' ' Sir J. Ward said that if tlw Government chose to appoint good liberals t<3 tho Council, his party would take no exception to it. . It was 'a high e'ijßipHment to tho party. The Majority In Fact. Tho BIGHT HON, W." t, MASS&Y (Prime' Minister) said ho eatfld flat understand why Sir .Joseph Ward was anxious-to stress th#.point that thojte* servo iVund securities were io} vi.su not only in oraergenoies and crises twit torgeneral purposes, for' ordinary iwrposes tho Government could: uso'Treas , ' ury Bills. Ho (Air. .Massey) contended that tho securities were for use in ciiergency only, but he did not suggest , that the previous Alinistcf of Fhiaiti'Q had wrongly used those securities. Apparently the right hon. gentleipan.Was bitterly opposed to refornl ef tho Legislative Council. ■ . . .' Mr. Fisher: He is behind .iro times. Mr. Massoy: No, the ''Times , ' , is behind him. (Laughter.) At the last election tho peoplo liad given the pj'esent Government a. Majority —— Mr. Isitt challenged this statement. Mr.Massey:' It is a totter of opinic-a. Mr. Isitt: It is a ijiiestiei- of. foot. Mr. Massey said tljat a m-aji)-r.ity of the members of the jtfes&it had been elected on- tho Hndmtnndmg that they would vote for reform, of U\o, Council. When lie moved in 1912 v certain resolutieivs afliraiins the desirability of irtakbg the Council elective by .proportional -representation, upon! %-tiicti resoiittioos tho present Reform BiH Was Wisml, tl« following members voteij wftlj the Heform Party:—Messrs.-1. H. tsrev, Jf, Robertson, T. K. Sidcy.. J. C. Ifcomisn, W. A. Veitch. ' These were outsida tfc SO members of the Reform Fji.rty eieetct: to support tho . Massoy (iove.riiine.n.t., Could anyono say in tiio. face of thii that there was no mandate Irani iM peoplo to reform tho BoiiSo? The division in favour of the - resrfntfoils was 39 to 17; More- than, two to wje, Did the honourable SUggysi that before" any iropeffaint. legisljjtvfoji was introduced tho peSplo , m-nst deeiarc in favour of it? Sir Joseph Ward: For en iiijport«al change in the .Constitution, certainly. Mr. Massey: What about tlie. Seeoht Ballot? Sir Joseph-Ward; That was not a change in the ■Constitution. Mr. Massey said ife was ft very important change in the oketorol" kw, and ho ventured to say thai, beiofc tk previous election not a si-itglt} candWati: had ever discussed the iftoaswre. Yet on tho ove of tho c : l<«ti6n< the IjoitO-ur able gentleman had i-irtrafflUcwl it, afic forced it- through PariiarnejvS with tjx aid of tho majority' ho then coMimauded. An Absurd Suggestlbrt, He characterised as . ab&nrd the' suggestioh that the Ga-ve-WUneiit were seeli ing to pack the Logisiati-V*; GoweiJ , fr order to postpone Aft. increase oftta graduated hind taS- The. henoKfiibli gentleman had not increased fte gr.i'dflated land'tax from. 190? ; ts-1912,/wtini the present Goveitiirienf inereiiioEl it As a result of this, last increase*, in x puriod. of two yeass tlwre Wort" stib divided and settled -wr , a million ant a half acres of land. Sftcli a j'&swlt tai never been shown be far-£ in this eeffl/f try, hud it was largely :<!ne-t<r th« incroaso in tlin gratteud.- tax. Jv Kawkc's Bay alone -35,(100 a«eS of Isiin formerly held in largo btete had btjoi cut up into blocks of 150 acres or ili.erc abouts. The reason for nppeitituts niori inombers to Iho Legisl.itivfi ComiciJ wa: to provide in that Uvtfttilier a majority stiHicient to puss OKvUefwni Bill. , ■ Mr; Russell: Don't erecdo it'? Mr. -Mewy: W'c dan's wenfb? apv4.< it. It iaigb.tr bo neceasarj tp ap.peiiit (

sufficient munher to bring the Council up w its fnll meiiibership. The Mftmbe) 1 for Avon. Mr, G W. RUSSELL (Avow) asked would tile- Minister of Finnaee give a little iutorumtion with rascard to soo;f iiccaunts publkhcd doaliiig with tho March quarter, and asked hon - th-s-y wero all so much smaller tliiui for thi previous tj-uiM-Lw. Tiiey reflcefced ou t;R> surplus of £>126,Cf)0, and it sojhuwl that some* juggling with the amounts bad' been dofly. 'llic protntscd refwrM ci the Legislative Coiuioil was anetkui wiftlter lie wanted 'So refer to. The Gov' eniinoit had committal tho folly of going to tho hotly which was to'to rei'ormed Mil asked tltem to commit harikari. Naturally they r-cfu-swl, For the third time- tho ti-ovcrnment were gouig to ask the body to do the saw© thing, nnd Were going to put twelve or thirtoen men ta in eeswo. tlris. Ho pro-tc-stotl against such a, course-, and argetl that tb?"proper cosirso would liave be-eu J to bring the UiJl to the House «if ttoprese»totiv«s. Mr. H-ttsscU dealt with the voting in tlto Council on tUe Bill, . The Governiaowt had two <*$ their most recewt ajipoistees ateent from the last divisitiji, Ho was of opinion that i( tho Gorernttient widi-ed to staiul trire to their promises they had a majority in tho Ofliincit to do so UkJb;?, witliout adding su-eh a, number ~of i-nen for a seven-year- tenure. They should test tho matter again- before making otlwa appoititmeniis, Ilio Government .kici carried ottt- <i palterifig policy, and w«rt now, not merely for' passing the Sill, lint for'ca-r-rj'ing en the-business of tjit country as they said, going to mate the.atlaitio.iml appointmente for sou** yew*, He would say that if tlwy wavl over tlio ceantry tiiß.v would Mt iim wo Mienihore mare wortliy ef t-iieh positloa tli-a-a Jl.r. O, Samuel- and Mr. J'. 11. Sinclair. The Bill' w«k not- t-nfe effeefc tijl the deetiainsf 1.9J.7 Ijangtioge , failed tes • esttrWß' ar opinion ■oFeu.eh Jeforni. 'flfet-o wen going about tho country ' masi ei-Eis:ter.. .reports «t ' tho way ' ti« wvmittent- vrae "gwryiaanderiiigv , . Mr. Russell fefcrred to iho aboliti.pi of the Second Ballot, -anS eritioised- tht Goferiiinent for placing nothing in jti place. What Jiad ta&eii"plate iit tho Bai of I'stends, where two Befonn candi 4atifrs were standing? Tiip "Kpw Zea land Btewlfl". said that Jtr. Wilkinspi was inforjiied .t-hrit lie was on® of fcki proposed- appoiiitjniMltg to t).le Legisla tivo Couitctl. Wflul-d the h«nv.' geutjeuiai <leilj' it? Mr. Biassey: Nobody has -SW-n the Hβ but- myself. (Laughter,) . Mr. Riisseli edikinu.e'J -9i-at ft© sm< stoterasnt ooni.d apply to- 'Sir. Bttick iMlhierston NVth . C«nclii<line, ha sajt that , lie Would liave , Ifed to have tei miiitites- , cliseussion rbgttixJing tti-o 3?nb Hofeist'Ofikt. '.■'.;. ■. - '•■: ■ A-Budaet of Atiswors., ' The-BoB; J. AiiLEN- (iukistet of I'i Jianeo) m\ii thai-.tUts aoa',. ■gftutleiqai i\as'.a.i,isieiis.to ,'fcnw. about liio Jiay o scat-, im<i tlte i'aimerswu t\orU seat, llimy fisd a very vmd iirtKiua troii.. NVith regard to Six.-'WilKjnsoj axidiUr. iß'tjioJi, ne iiad much pleasure n sayjiag that n-e-itteqi , ted beftii olieretl i -seati.M tilt? Co-mieil. Uivui; i-Btoroja-tioii regwttag tho March qua* ter, iUr. Afeii Said nothing h»U heel held back, in orte to esreate a surplus 'lire hotu morober hd.il -referred' to slwoia Acts. There was only £39,080 heii hacii, which thej; had- tt> pay to t-lie Ail iiiirelt,¥. . It was 6«rt. to. JiMidon earl, inijarehs a-iVtl. at the Adn.iralfy-'-s rt quest; it was jielti os4r because rt wouii iaitv-o.interfered with their aecctint-s. Th< hon. ijit-mber hid also - .rdjorj'-ed to ih: details of liabilitiea, and. said that tUo; wero all signed- by a sccveteiry, oxc«[> oa -the railways, niiioh was signed by tto Hiaistef of iia.ihvnyS. Thai was liia-s curate because others were signed -6i bclialf β-f JMnietaa. Mioro liad boon n< creation of a surplais; an the- eofitrai'.v hti. AJtetv referred Wttie fact tfeat tIV Wadertf the Opp.otit-ion had attemptes (to shew that he '{ih\ A'll<m) l : ta.:d made same iftapWH'ato statojECnts with r<i gard to. Admiyal Hclsdersou's report ti AusttMi-a an their naval policy, 'i'he jn accurate statements were, wiwie, lnjw aval', by tie Lesdet of tlw Opposition Sir ..fciscph Ward had said, as tfiiown ii "Hansard," that Admiral Hcndersoi hiid said that t-ho ordinary east to Airs traits wou-iil bo £23,200,000 ;• reserve stores. £2,oOs,<MOj and , d-eipreeia iioj).., £.1,240,000. Sir Joseph. tVa-rd: Do you say I aojfe two lwill-ions? 51r,-Aliens I say you tised two- jnil Jiciris Wice ob, t -trav-s got yoi ou tdasli." (lja.ugb.ter.) Cbntinntog. Mr. Allsn said that Ad ; miwl; .EendevsQU*«i thargss we.r< m.op,m ; resariras, -aiw ' depfce-ia&.n £IjM,OOC>. 'Rye Iwijotttii-bli ineiiiier had aMeA on £8,003,000 to t:lji iiiitiai cb»t Srr'Josefik Ward: I did liotljihg g.f thi bwf ' ' With , regard tor tho . wimtog-afe Borateh Coiiiit-il loan*- Mr. Alton 6a« tiat tJiere *as nd dl-awso ifl the Wash Uvg Ui> Bill tlesHng wit-h it; When tlie; came into office- ft'was discovered *W ■thero was a loss going cm wit-3'i rog-at< to tecifl aiiitiorfties, and the. Govern ■ftettt thoflgh't thai; they should stej thai lass, esjsecMly as the.rate in twest; hflft kewsased'. That was- done and the proposal t-a- stop if was sijb mitted to the Iffiw-sa. -.- Mr. Rttssisl'h Did we- know- w-lia't » wero doing? ■ Sir. Alien: "I'oii ought to have toowi irhat you were doing/' Ho understooi that the Borough Ootuici w-are ijvn'te satisliM sow, ' 3 ... WUose {ha fault? The 'member fox- Aven had said, tlii ■Gowniment were appointing meni.bt* to tho Co-u-teil for sewn Tears, but hi Ehoiild'lrave added that tho present G«v eri'iiJienf. had tried to remedy this b; introclimtng a. Bill to rediioß the toll oi tbe appojfttment to three years. Th Bill passed the So«s&, but- iras re jeeted k tto Cmlhcil. If the- (J-overn iHfcitt caiild mako that Bril" law , now the; «-<3uM <id- sp. They knew as for us jnci eonld: phisibly know fclia-t tlje. Eefarii Bill would .n.ot) pass the p-restis-jb C'miiiei . wiihoat ajjpjiintaig new wembers. Mi- Wii-ford: Pidn'-t jm vote for tto ' abelition of tlio Cftii-ngtl? .Jfr, ilfon. I cid ohOo. Anct I'll tel ;vgtt why, I was so jatterly sipk -of- tit- ■ spv«n years' uonvfeiiticm. I c-a-nie to tJi: ' cfln9te;sioii that ahj-fhirig would b' bettor than that. The right hdnourabk gaitlepian li.n ; said that tho Besnrvo. Iriind sacHritie wore to in«e;t- a eriiis> but tk© ifl-uattr ri'ilo .ge-i.-it-letuflfi had jjiodged. all tlia socu riti'cs,. Icaviiig iiafc.a,ha|fpsiUiy to Jtiee a. crisis or emeresaicy. fhp hon. geut-lc Hj-»ii 1-J!kJ -sliirketi tfe; floathig of a loan ami b.iid Mt Ins successor in a ve.r; diiliwilfe iwsvttoH.. Tho test time, t-h" secilrMos were pledged by this Govern Hieat was. on DecuinW Si) .1912) b-ti they had bijcn absolutely free cv<* : siitcc. This wjis a tceoti of which ttu (Jovorii-Jnent had' a right to lie proud Tii.e .Goverjiitißnt had- from time to tin* arranged certain temporary aflvaiiefrs but iio-t to- a' hundred'tji part- of tti< aiM-nnl t ais«t by fhft ho-n-.eiira.Mo gentle ta-n, ;vti.d .tl»e.v liarf all teen rettemed on of .the orctiftaVy revenue ef the- country , : §o far as St'hto te settter ! and- Jacnl- bodies were concerned tk , fnct was Miat ftlV 'mtrictiniM excap tVie stattt-tor-y resttiotione were ho^ taliea off.' ■ The Opposltlen Verßian. ' . SIE-.WSEPg WAIRD <.JK\vama) sa.i< i tl-iiit if atty Mnliawissme/Vrt- wnsfelt h ; tive pi'OSMC (WeHMacnt on cemiing ii.it' <<flies? it was chje to a fajliftg-nlf ttt t-li. .: deposits in t!» Post ■ Ofilefr i Rank. T-liose fell <tif to Uto ttiite o .£J.(00,0(.»Q. Tie wfl« j-Kit ih> . (ioi+nmiont- fur .it, Irtit the Sllnietc i li.i<l, iiistoittl <rf paltms doivii to th ; Ijtio iM-us-0 Llm redHfition of Hi? nj»o«ijt ■ to bo ivdvjiiiwdv W the Sl'nte to lm-n ftiwiior, ami setiiers, trsf-dL in TOre ai ?>IT Ws ofitmneiit, , . Tltw taii - #Es iliA tfte Wok'-bkiiNi- ted hiidis , I Bad Ml the #l»cE yets kcssal?. '

-Mr, Alien: Who reduced ihe amount, to £5000:-' Vmi <M. Sir Joseph Ward said that his Gmernmout luul ion tied £1,800,000 to Itieal limlios within a skirt period. [It as Bbsolutejy noiieeHsicaJ to speak j about merejsjng tin? amount to be Waned to any oho sctlkr wtei tlio total was being tkwrenseti. He contended that the .'ilnmmts to bo loniicd had not been iitereasctl iiu January, 1912, rifter the diction, lint before 'the electron, in November, 1911. j j The fiasinef! and Reform- j i> night Hon. W. F. AMSSISY, w- c plj'HiiK to rise' nibtnlwr for , Avon, snid that it was Hot correct to Say that tho ] Council was about equally divided on s the .Hoffirjtt Bill. The fact was that -of ; the sGvea life memhers six v.wro aj;ajtist 1 tho liii). Of tho Others, ten were against | lire Bill and eight were for St. One did , not propose to rcqoixl his vote, aivd two 5 ««t6 doubtful. This left a mile imwtity of seven against the Bill, with Wo < doubtfu]. The position now was tjjatlho : -Govenimciit «nrSr| tiot alfori to ri*k i the possibility of same <>1' tlio'so gralle- , men cliftngine their views ami rating for . ( tho Bill, liio coftM not , risk a "just possible" agftii), slid, the' ■] CJorernuicnt must nominate new nient- , bws, . : Ml-. G. WITTY (Riceartoii) risked : why the. jnciiilijf rftpresentifTK j liad not been appointed to tW Mnrfttfur ' ■ Board. It had boon ilio tsasstetti in fte Hob. F. M. B. FISfiiSR Oiintei:' ] of Customs} said it was ahsurf to.-eoiv- , , i ieud'tbat o, niemter for a iMiist-ifciMiifty : i i kul to bo appointed to; tjitt Hartosif ' . Boar<ii It was not tlto eusliom.fo do ; 'fiio Bill passed at-flhio :ifttau ; tcs flftiiir i : midnight, myl Oid Bonso' xoso lo'rth- . 1 ffiil., ' : ' ..-.■..■'■ ■ Tom AfMOPiWAtMI .JWWvPW-': ■; ' Tho liiijJiest Sufiily Bsir.passed; j-psV '• ' iexdixy. p-tervidos foi" a total supply b.f ; ' £97-1/000: Pollgwing aw' tiie.' tW6'. ; scheUntes::— . ■, ■ "■"'": ! - ■ mm® mwmxsm. ■ 1 ■■ . ...•■• ■•■.••' :£ r " : ' Tho Coiwolidfttod IHjniJ ...... •■ 7Qt s OW ;■• ' Hio PttMic Wttfks Firad '. '*ms®o . 'f hejVid. Water-po*cr Wof ks \ Aectrant „ 15, : 00 ft 5 The Irrigation and Water-sop- '.- .'' "'■■ " ply Acemints ..„ SjOOt) • Opoiijng tip Cwrtyii Lands for Se-iUemoiH Accotfjit •, SiW 1 ' TJio Nstiofial Undtiffwoiit Aβ- - '• oMinf- .; ~..„......;.. ijQQQ : t ■ i'ljift Lawl for. Sc-ftltjnJHit Ae* ; : [ . c«nt ~; ; : 2^d00. : ] - lliß. Stiitfe Forests Aoeowit , t » 2,i(TO ; Tlio Stiitii CoaUtiiines A«eoftitt : 2q,Q00 : ' The Sceawy frosQi-vatittis io ' count, " ,; ~., 1.00(3' The %4l;ittgtOT-Hptt iMifej? : ■•. . anil J.ioad lmpitivoiaeiit ••.:'. i, . ilcewmt :,.',.., ■ , 'SO© ■ t Tbo fi.aihf.'iys Improvemon-t - ■' ' i AeeoMit ■-..'.., .2,000 . The NitWvci- taM Sctitawmt . ':. i , Awawni 3ftO !: Tim Waihou • and OMuemuri ■ ■'■ \ EiVij.rs IttijjnivoiaßM.fc Ao. ' . r OSUnf ■ .; ..„',.„>».,... '' S,OOO t . 959,000 : . SEGOJiTP SDaWIE. ■ > ; ' j The Government InstiranM Att- . ,; ». ... wftiifi .„ ;.....„.., 7400: : Tho Gevcfntiiciit Ae«ideni Jn* '•••:, f SH-rance .Account .-, '.., 1,009 " The Sfato Fire lusttraace Ac- • ■. f eojini .....,,:,.,.;, WQO i , Tho FtiWic Ti-ast Offieo Ae* ■ J . cwiftt , ■..„.,.. -3,100. f The New Zealand State^gnar--6 aiitecfj jVflifaJices Acftottirt — ' - i\dva.neca to SottWs -■"' . ;. Bj-Wiril ■ Attolliit „ ' -SjW 1 AdyjiVceii to WoAfira ~ ..'. ': ifcuvßli. Account -. „. - #&■, : : > A-dViweos .to Ijod&I An* j tlierititfs Si-aiich - JOt) ' .. . . , -'i&fim