ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2196, 8 July 1914, Page 6

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY.

AND NO-CONFIDENCE AMENDMENT. THE DEBATE CONTINUED. Mr. J IJ. LSCOTT (Palnatua) r> sumvd the debate op tho Arl(l.-c»s-iii-Jl< pl\. He .Mis> yl.ul to sco tint thfl'libhe Pen ice Copimi .sinners had given ill tlio Public Serwee. Tho I..MHX i<) iho count! y uoiiH 1)0 ".bout 170,'Xin under the I'iiblrc Stwio Aci, and tho oli : 1". linn of politic.i , p. n lioni<;o lu-d K-en ilon" aw a> with. It vjs niibtii'toi; to notn tli.it tlio teacliois weio ii"\iii£ in *Id >*;;-iio diirction, lo<iKiiik loiw in! to tli« est.-bhslunont if a OmiKil oi EilmMion, and they hupec , I that it would dial uith thu question of t appointments. Tlio cdncatiu'i s.<sum h< did iicut I'o fratisfactorj till there uas .". Dominion swn; or regulating . ppointineiit<i r i\\i[ pioiiiotion. 'Io pi lei d wnTi the Go\ori.nout"& nstpi do Unto polic\ It H-ac quite rip;l t tint the moil ol the Doi union should no trained to l .iKc their iMit in tlio doFcii"i» ol the I'mpire 11n.io hid I u> a grr. t dial of j.>i«.roj i«. ->o itttion about tli« 1 natal poln \ Tl "M '> is no intention to j (instruct a *'inll Icnl nai\ It I\e« IZialiiul itul build fluns t\\ n \ would remain put -xnO par<el ] of tnc RiJlisp Naw J lie Do ninion hid not been lonnnittiil to .11 c\|ionuui , ro fctodiii" f 101,000 If a Uristol miisu \ i-. (nnstiM tod tt would man a vli»!it ncrevp, but 'heiepiC^Pii 4,, 'ions tliattbo nml <\| end.tun Mas bcinu mi reaped without due TKura to tin. iLniiii , - of tin Hopiin on weie quit > \ lthout founilitioii 'Ilie oxpinilituro f>l hid a'ld n \il (Ufemc di 1 lot ijlCi 1 ai> ■■mount of i.7")(l,W«l 'lie foi.nation ot i l>o rtl ol \»'iouHuro lukl Joon a uooii tliiiis; mi ilio of the eo intr\ Mo Im' bun to benr the a titcmcnti> lint \\e.io no sinrll nun on tho Imrd Hie men'i- for llawKi » ]U\, Mi \\oivli, nas not i !)>(; mill in tho irmeril ac optutnn of t'l , trrm He reami r'llt so, ill" sin ill me i »'r V ilson vho iiu , piT-ticnl e\|ierienco ttlieli would bent uro-it -nsufi i?" to 'he Munstci of \RrioullUi-> Ml W l'eir\ ownei! onh 11)00 ncr-s of hnd in tln< V ii l> Inn! been Uioi'jiht to i 1 stiii of pe.fiftion b t! c l"b----oui inn omrpj spent on it \>\ AW Pern IVre bud bu-i -oipphmts t'nt. thf «raihnU<i 'ind ta\ not bee offeitue Duri'iß tlio first \"Ar an c\tra amount for luid ta\ of 141,0u0 )nd Iteiiieroned 'j'jioro ias 'lothins Hi tlio tintention thH tin Act w..s nullified b\ *ho incroTiiu \.-luo Risen for unprotemeiu He ttoiild fiiioto Jor tlio Moixlullo Count\ tosl.oi that lnd<r tbc old tali it ion tho imii«ipro\od \n'.uo of the Couit\ \.is LVAA" I((vinU\ tlio c >uiu% lind liecii resaUiod \indi r M\e new \a, -l.d allliojrli ccater iiuounlf. lia<' « r eii iilnnc-1 to f<>, iniproir ni.its, tli" lien i.iluatioii \ as £21-Vlj-V/Csl Coast Complaints. Mr J', I, N bCDUO.N (Wc-tlann) miintiiniil t'lai .'>n hr.ii benr done to ila Coast b\ ilio failn.o ■ uf ibe (> im rniiicnt to n th nto a rtpr- - U-nt-ii.o of tint district to sit on tlio llin.d oS Ho also d»Kcd ilmt tlio Muibtci ol Mines iiau f ailcd to take am nosuie, for the dcteJopm< nt of tii- niin-ii,; mdu'-trt I Land Sottlement. Mr K .SCO'! r (0 a«o CVitral) smd that ? time uoull one daj como ,wicn Idem mils o! worUis for more nagcs rould no loi ger uo granted b <:aiiso. of Die burdtii bfirig iniDOset' t'poii <mpio..ers Uo h'jpul to s n the Oo\orniucnt purMio it-. Hum settlement polic>, m (. njunctiou >v'U a Mgorous nninißraiiou polif , >•« ucli'ud tlio datoriim< nt Mould HKiuire luu! .ifnr the <-e,itus «t lopnlitioii for <.übdi\ rsion into innll 1 Is 'lie n could bo arti/iiro , )j worl.i.i'! e,en if thci \ tro <im>'rj(d oi> tbo faiais, and the hnd /-ould be lor tho most 'iiloimio .licthods ot faiiniiiH Aft "-i i<lcrii'i!» to ro-dni'J pri'b Inns inn i'in ne-ess'ty for Iml budns bniißi'iß tlio-nsplics up to d.it« to p.o\idi> tin inofr tiafliL, In Miiiil.t I lln- , op.mon lint before main veil". I.Minis in the baiK countrj would nip lit rses -inlj foi i\or'v on the fmi's ind rfonld i'o "ill then lo"K "'.d jour , ~r«s w th loads. I)j uiotoi .\ iKons tie vouid liKi .-ii a"""'"'" t' l,,, v:,,0 " i'm I.iviiriiic Ifn\biirs,u r.ul«.i} fliuilil bo im 'led on Maori Land Crlcvsnccs. y r T, M lbltl <Cliii'tili«rcl< >~>,t|,» i,i| lir tuiisu'iijrd it priukco u, Mipiost ilii' nintiin ol urn I o , **>•>- Mdnu.' inoM-d In Josnpli V in), I tl,on h hi diil nnl foi a niomo't ] tint K would ')< 'iui.il Mo hid ae i Hsi r| uie >itn t> M' ii l 'r nf M ' xo i,IK tl, t Mior. to piil iM'b tln> hnd, 'aid h" ii id bun assuied that h" rs' nionir rhiMi 1p li.'d ('one ti)'Linnaki. i id ,rUboii!;b spwril Ind ilk^l l.im nit i-> sp- ilc Hi'""' N •<»* j<^ I le hid msisttd upon doing w, >nth the f result he oh.mod, .hit be In I -l-ned hs ludieilfi .n the firuukl rei-fies itli him on c\cr\ nonsion He r^u from •> co-iti -rut lenw nf Nntnc hnd ' to a lluieppin woiiiin i condition I tint'the' << nreifli ~,1,1 , (, °. ho ; I be,' to w-ur' tin ' r oetion on tlio hnd. I nr t s hit T! no-.sililr Io it. the Knknlio I l!nlui\ l it on I Mr llftn- 1 ; Oh, I Kno'\ jbont Mi it 'lint iMsi'oue liefnro m< line in'ooilrc ' \'i ' iU stnl 111" d-ti on thi iiaMi nis v Pn t(»ii,!pr, V)l2 Ilow"v premrci 1 to ncept tin , .TS'iiranre oi tbo Pri no Mn isln 'Ml l l i - ■nomaii hid no in Huoiipp im'li thi Coioiii'iiuit <o pioenie t'io (iiolmii of U'o ) i l»ii\ slitioi Put . j will wen >ho\ !<• 'Inn 1 of i "P'lt I i , l< lip i of siilicliiM «lin wiulil In i jim Milinlioii p-'piu n l< si -villi s.m li I 1 igpihtii-iil 111 )1 ' V «.i>i "hint tune. ''n- \, w l -n(iit\ |;ot Io «o'k 1 b< i_i« mini, b< n is v niph i di 1 bei id itti'lipt <ill tie |int of tin nrm J M pin upon (h< iii'lllllv <f (lie H< lip|k\o I til it II illsie I i'i" il|\t lirtf - llliih m llidi'nil* w< t< 40m- 11 in \i'iv hiK , ii '\ tint >~ r< ; nl-itm- «rrp c the \ itnr- (."I ■■ • ing botvece them and ♦*"» trtn rho

mmi> nltim.Ui'li u> faun tho land. 1 Hi dethreil t , at hud ,i<;;;r>f;itioii «.is K''.n L ; "ii is tlie re>nll oi tin hgisl.itun i>l ihe (■o\i>innic:it Mi. T W. jmoni-.S vl'ha.nes) camphmoited the (J(,\cr;imeiit o.i tho fact ' tint tin li-jitl.i'ion ot t 'si had U» >>t unpelns tn l.llid M'ltlemeiit In his onii district then -.a-, no.i a •erv keeh dem.inl tor lin.l Duiinp th(, the "I S(|iM(liou" ha(' 1-l.m Homn round 'msrepipsenfujj; tlio pos ; - tion. ]sut tlio\ lud appaientlv b<en \d\ gu.irdcl m*tli(>ir st?UMiients." It ho coiilil ii arn that they liad ria;L tho •i.iine- frtatoments o'l tlio public platform as. they .n.ulo list session, lio nonld irno them the -'lipiicl' o , " pro; mg them ''hero iii'd been greit jittei'ipts a<, niisrep.vseiiting the position with regard to tho Hauraki p.'islcial lands It n.ts incorrect io say tl at thero hid been any opposition >n tlio notdf.clds to tho Sr.iiit.iii({ of righto tj pistoial ste At to tlio cost of linn;.'. Mhile there wer , * f"»v of tho necosspries of hfo or winch the Custom- duties could lie icducod, ho \MiuM like to soo a reduction of tho enormous duly on toLacro lio ',ia» i.i favour of ihe (io\ern:nent tAiim oio. - tho mini arterial rovls, in ?n endear our to s.>LtW the road-jig problem of :ho 'lack- country That v.ou'il le:.\o tU buosidiary roids to the loc.l bod.cs. Mr. l>. C. WEim (Orev> fiairt bo siiueroly oonjirati'l it«l tho Goiernnnnt on neing truo to their Tory trtditwif in prcduiinj; a policy that wap ansolutely barren of anything lr « tho n.ilura of proctitis CratJuattd Land Tax. Mr. W H. D. HELL (Wellington Siibmbs) said that it roiild not be d«incd tli it there had been nn lncroaso in tho graduated land tav b> stoopeuiiß tlij nso on tho higher holdii.gs Tho alkx-ation to the l>.ind Valuation Act, lo al!u.\ nore for benefit tho Sinai! holder uiorc than a*ijono else, and mould r.ot nul'ify the :n----<.reased c r a(.'ii.itcd land ta* Take tiio two Acts together if tl.ej liked, 'M it Tias certii;. that tlio larijo landhoMer had bten penalised morr thin under r.n;, previous Admunstrat'c: , . As so murh had beer iaid abo'it tho strike, ho -lould sr.j tint tho Tvholo treii'jl>3 v;ti<vubii by tho fact tlial tho "stop-work ,, mcctiiu 'was p b r eacli of agreomerf. It ■«.•"! idle to say tl.n 3trikc was caused h> , th.i> workirs in Krans Hiy Beca.tso of iho hreaeh of agreomc.t tho Ehipownoi Jiiiplojed men to tako tlio places of i.eto ausentiiif; tli"m"*i\ps rt 11-c "ston-nork" n-ecting. l'nnwharf iahourors c.inio an n y trom tlio "step.>orl:" meeting dtwminod not tc strike in .s;'mp."t!ii Vinil tie woi';ers ai E\an r Bay. They went back and warded fh.> men who !nd been taken on :n tlioir places to bo 'lisrnissed Kaval Policy Points, Turning to tho Na\j question he asked what had been tho objections raised b> tho Opposition to tho Goveirmcnt's policy J 1 i r st, that the\ should hive one Imperial co.itro! Ho agreed Secnndl>, that t'loy did net get il.o most cihc:ent trainiug horo Ho agreed ag-uu T!ie third objection nas th-it .\i>r rob talto placo in the Pacific, He agreed, 'f! c iast ono was +hat tho ships vou'd not bo of uso if nar did t.iko p!ace jii tho Pacific. Ho agreed pgnin, but su!) «as rohir to vote foi thn f uvornment's pil.oy. ilo vould bo in faiour of a Ei.bsidy to +ho Bnt.sh Goier'imcnt if it wo'ild iiinreaso tl.o \r.lje-of tho lintish Navy, but ho did not think it would do so. Aftor what I'cii h.'ip|>ono(J to tho iOOO Ag r eonent ho ■was ot opinipn tiiat o\cr> [/Onny sei.t frou Xcw Ztal.-iKi, iis a ribsidy, went in a re('.ictio:i of tlio UruiiL Estimates lie did think they i".ero do , .if; t'ie bf>t. iMider tho ciraim-tonccs, for they nero snaking an increase to the British X.ny und"' tne p:oposal of tho Government, Ho aid not l'ko a loca! navj, but ho did pieler a local n;.\y to rodi.cing the amount tho Britis'i tai;>ayer paid fyr the Imperial Fleet Hvplying to tho cnticisn 10-.clled ngiinst tlio Go , ernnient on t'lOir Native hnd pchev, ho quote<l Attc pas c ed : >v pre\.oui Administrations, in nhiVh the N'atno ouneis of V.'cst Coast l?r.ds i i eie 'i"\er cons'dercd A Hojal Commission set up by tho C!c\ eminent reporter' tnat legislation passed liad :>ocu nl'olly it. tin uuerosts of tho lessees, the Furopeaiio. Reply to Mr. Isltt. Ho referred u> the Vorhhlmp, tho Miori find transaction at IC-u----kolie referred to nv Mr I.sitt._ OJd'v enough, ho saiJ, ti"i nliolo iiicitient li.'.s traursed m tlm current iwuig of "N'rw Ze.ilaiid Truth." (Laiie'ntcr) Mr hitt had oaid tlr.t the transfci was completed <jn Septemhe.. -I, 101'J, i\lucli vas \\e\'. u.tliili tiie term a' the A ! .issei fi'o.vrn:i cut. It iias pcsiUo ili.it tho agreement v I- 1 ma le tl'p sawo day. but, it m>, .'t «oiiM he tiie fi.bt c.i s e of that kind in Ins cxrieiieiro. The pro l abilities vere lli!<ttlio ."Kteomont io transfer t> as r>ado saino time Wfore tlio p r e3ert (iccrnincnt ca'nc intc office. Mr, Ma .««> . 'Hn site of the KnAche station vas settled long before w n came into office Mr. 801 l said ho did rot +y-ink there T,n-> an\ real wint against Mio Govcrnmc.it in tlio lr.c'dent, own as related bv Mr. hilt, and it "ip<l beep bv tliat lion (jentlrmnn to l«-ad the unthiiil:inp; reider of ' Ha.isird" U suppose *I.at Borne acns-tion was bc-ng oustniiud ncamst th<> Go.emnent Mr. I } . G. ELL (Chnstchurch fcuth) sr,ol-e chicflv on lin fsMo.n.to topic—tl.e poisibilitt and tlio dosirandiU of reducin» ilm Customs duties o: - irt oks of common iieccfsih Th<J (leTiate was adjourned on tho motion cf Mr G. M. Thomson, am! tho House ns-> it 0 13 a.m