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ADRESS-IN-REPLY.

"Government; MADE GOOD." •' giHON. W.' EARNSHAW'S CONCRATU- •| LATIONS'.'" ;,.j The Hon. \V. <;LIo v.remarked j;~m «ifio'o.nd|ug".tiio-;'A[ldres3:in-Repl.v' last ■ jycarrho: ih'a,d t congratulates- thovOovoni\r>m<at^v, geßeradb^wns, , :'anJ whilo s'up-in-.-thbir 1 -'Land dicl-'-sd,® not Mltevilig^irT'tlieir'. S'ipro|WSiil3 ! ' : ui nftfc' , WipTei' ! 'ljut :: , fcalisirig'' •s|tbat tho* •]*"l)6.t\i:een freflhald,. aria j-lea9aholils; ! jhy"put forivh'rd by 'tho 'LitK vno '.momcntf; llo' ,3jbeheVe'd^hat' l 'tfio ;wipii *|the position of tho people witii-Tegai'd '- 3P- - SO{?SP. .wouU; be .firmly ostab- • * Ho' Wad l tho : ;'pleaaUra -this yeaf* iAgainVatippoi r peec¥,Jalid;lio" i ; ,€ofleratula;tod f<J'hQ l I Government" -on - : .it. : ji'J.'iioro wo'ro things in it with which lifi ' pledges;; , ... ■ !>° wished to re-' r , ;i®v.'"*to//tho;Yliabour : '.. meihbers who had " '* ''V* • '.Goifflcir,'' ana worthy . of'fNow-. - of/.'those. ', tad /ftad , -to-.-taco-a-most-difficult-task-through" .. the they had had • 'Out 'of . four cotlld b political oppon- . SSS?W9 act- ® was! not'so sure Gksfflnjent had not. given . j ;to ".Labtuf ~t'i;V&i?«:t.°; , wnwdcr what had.'been PnSIP Iwes-' jentior AjrteiMntoht :Bili; 'Ed,,.: . j Mion* Amended' Bi)l; ;; Pensions "" Bills!irt::ir! ft; Pension .."Bill' • claims •of Labour; •.1 i , 3ldt sufficient indication»of SJO la " lt . Or' tho > Labour organisations lT^&r^oy have . waited. ,v.aii, the •Go"vernnient-during. tho recess "S- thA T k ," O "' U thoir . nec ds.' The onh tIX p'r -^ a « ls . ati <>ns .could get " ' wntlnuf Hf' howovor. imperfectly, and 'that > ~The. Labour .Party,.would bo much better work than- they irere .. - jfoinfe at present if. they .would formulate ; . ~|heir and . not struggle- and . : figlit as to. who. should bo .on. top., '•• cost of Living. ;. j Tho cost of living problem had again VP- - Ho had previously asked ...,'Jipw tiie'Government, surrounded by .. ; .Y es t«d interests wr.s.going to solve tho . . problem- .Mr Rigg had...talked about* i ... .R.i i , A Previous Liberal . Government had "choked with butter" .f'simnarMeasure., As the .city grow •' W^, rl?e i llr s to get housing somewhere. The/ landlord was then in the position to grind the worker, and values increased far •beyond the intrinBiC|Valuo of tho land or the buildings. The Hon. J. Difthie: It is only an as- . sertion, not a fact. Why are houses so scarce. Is it iiot because do not .-. pay tho owiler to build them? ■ Tho lloii. Mr. Earnshaw said there was a war between .the two.classes, tho' landowners an#the workers, but tho day would come when the latter would force their rightful heritage into proper use , i for.;tho; bew , it'tif the ; whole : . : The State, should ho the. landlord. Bible Reading Referendum. • , -f- ri W?/9 n ■. iifcwuld-.W that' the i%'.6oV^ment..;undorf,..great difEcillties, had justihed. their term, of. office. Ho "w'duld .say "it ,wivs a godsend that- they *■' ; D_amo into ofhee when they, did, anil .'.' righted tho affairs of the country: He congratulated the Government.on their defciic'o scheme. For the welfare of the .young,, inoiv themselves nothing > could •.• have been, better than, the inilitary dis- . ~. ciplinQ,imposed under the scheme.' One . ".other .matter—with regard to the Bible- ... ...reading refGron(lu'm., l he regretted that p.o,.fjoyernmeai.t. ; .which ' had done; so ■:.r. and, so deserved thn sunport «f tho . ...... public, had-been-misled by the cry - from : n .-a. isection.of, the .'community. So surolv ~ . ..as' thero -,was. an . attempt'to force tho' .. . ecclesiastic;'into ■ the domain . of' tlielr purely secular life, so surely would thoro .arisfl ..an antagonism in the country f . which would separate friond"from friend, .-father, from-"-,son. >riiid. from ■ .daughtory.aS did'.flro.Civil.Wa/ iirA'morP'nnncil. ■' if It xlid M «'<i)iltl"figbfvit "tootli'and nail. .',t, iM,;wiißo(flM/l.anrt'Rarty Politics, .'The li'on/ ! Hr'F;''WK)E.AM deprecat.l'PiYiifrkV'iriadq by tho Hon. llr. r-r.;v'R l iH'''i/rt!ihe l CHri?toliiirf'h Hospital. The finudefen«e''3(-heni(>''Thet ivith his approval. iu"•-TiSo""c<?)stlit,ioiis"--iif''A'list'raliand Ne\V ; ;iyyf-(?'-:r1ifr<?rir?nfc/-' 'lit- did not' ,&"'f^9dm ; 'a;•lot!aJ' : flccbi"'l)y the acqtiisitioii of tms a a ni'i<it6l r ; eruiscr''. ,: ';' : Ho"regrcttcd tho <w 'so closely 'allied. r >" .With', iiarty'-politics.A good'' schemo. • ;, ' > ; r ''.ft()Ti!d-' , l(6 :> t6'. , hav6 : a "naval base -in New' ; iT -'''Z(Viiland: ! ;' 'flo'-advdeated ;a' Government. , (>'ra<licat'o- : ''coiisiimptibii. jt • fi' ,: ' i }iad'''lieMr i "said;"'thiit-tllb diseilso could lie ••"' : '' ;^ru"cHpalty; ex'ti ; i7'mifated.fi'6m Ne'w Zca- •

land. ' A move in tliis direction by tho "Government would bo verv popular. Speaking of the present death duty, he suggested that the progressive death duty , aiid. the succession duty should be amalgamated.' He suggested, that'the Ciovorfiirient should, go into tho paper making industry'." There "was : a J virgin field for the enterprise, and expert inquiries,, «hould' lie made into the possi"lilltfLcsTSif 1 "■ establ 1 sliitTg ; siiclr ail" industry: '"'-a ' ■: ■ --^ ; '--'fl7\"Reply-to Criticisms, ■ The Eton. J. DUTHIE joined in the congratulations to. the Hon. Mr. Bdrr hud tho Hon. Mr. Hardy oil their addresses. Ho wanted to reply to the criticisms of tho Hon. Mr. Earnshaw. He refused to believe that there was any great field of danger behind society at tho present time, as had been depicted. It was altogether out of tho question,.'.. Never in tiie history of society had the human race beoii enjoying the same comfort and wellbeihgi as existed'at the present time. Why all tho talk of a bust up?' Men had never better food or more enjoyment. In. all. grades of society every comfort iind enjoyment was being taken "advantage of; and yet they wero told of'disaster at,the back of society. He ' jidvi.sed tho honourable' member to put /it'_ aside, tako some cooling medicine, an;];! got .into .a reasonable view with regard to the. problem. . Ho wanted to ideal with, hoiisc-rcnt. Undoubtedly it was. one .of the charges which pressed .heavily on a family. It was high, but why'was it high? They had a limited area, aj.d competition on the market had' foj'ied the price of sections high. ..Tlmfcrvvlis fully, understood, and was partly caused by tho Government, who wefe buy.ers and paid tho market price. •'Lonal<bo:dics were borrowing/ and rates for every '.persoii encouraged ;'Ji(uiii/;ip|tl fexfonditure.' -Naturally 'tney • 'Tliero was '.•aiMi'tlrejmatter. of' the., cost;;. Tho cost h'oUso to-day was prac- '( what, it. was 15 or 20 'Timbercost more, men were work, and wages - had, in'creaseawj He did not own cottages now, that 'the building and s cottages'iio\j\ was not a de- , ' There had been within the past few. years, 'b"ut~tn&&'ccent._high rents was causing now. . • The • . whole! question, however, was that demand ruled, and. would ;i'\iie>"mWill relations of life., A rise-in. ..tlio'. raWof wiigos "fotced everything, up accordingly. He did not agreo that tticiiroprirtion was wrong. 'Tho instance quoted whoro a rise _of Wages of £3 los. per_ wee'E brought" :oir extra return 415.; to;; a particular industry: was an exception to the; ordinary tiling.' Civilisation had never been in a better stato and if thoy.could maintain it at that le-velrthcy,.would .Ijo great- patriots and render great service for the country. Thoy, wore living in a plethora of borrow--, iinga't As reasonable-mcii they 'ishould.'not cry out.against the- present : conditions, but should, try and bring about- a.'sound and solid foundation to tho. life of tho day.

Tlie Hon. J. BARR thanked members for, the : complimentary remarks mado :<vitli-.reference to tho moving and seconding of the Addross-in-Rcply. He :\vould reserve replica to some statements to a later occasion.

' The motion to acrce. to .tho Address-in-Replv was carried.

The Council - rose: at 4.10 p.m. till 2.35 p.m. to-day. the Hon. H. D. Bell having ..previously mado. a statement with regard "to tlie carrying on of the business,' as reported elsewhere.

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 4

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ADRESS-IN-REPLY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 4

ADRESS-IN-REPLY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 4

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