PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 501, 14 August 1902, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

By elegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night.

After the Telegraph Office closed this morning the Education Department Estimates were further considered, and after some discussiou the remaining votes passed unaltered, and the whole class was agreed to. On Lunacy and Charitable Department, £07,551, Mr Pirani asked what was to be done about the office of assistant-inspector of asylums, for which £750 appeared on tho Estimates. For years this lias been purely an ornamental vote. Mr Ell was not satisfied with the administration of this Department, which he held was in need of reorganisation. As an indication of his dissatisfaction ho moved that the first vote bo reduced by /200. The administration of this Department was antiquated and out of date. They had old men in the asylums who wore merely suffering from senile decay, and ought not to he there, and they had children in the asylums who ought to be in some more suitable home.

Mr Mills said no appointment of assistant inspector of asylums had yet been made.

Mr Ell's amendment was lost on the voices.

Mr Field urged the necessity of the establishment of some tribunal by which the grievances of asylums’ attendants could he considered.

Mr Mills said ho could not see his way to do anything this session in the direction of establishing an appeal board, hut would look into the matter.

Inebriates’ Homes, £46Bo,—Mr Millar urged that some of the young doctors who have been in South Africa should be given an opportunity to take charge of this home.

Sir Joseph Ward replied that tho inebriates' home would be under the charge of Dr King, of Seacliff, until it was in working order. \\ hen that stage had been reached there was no doubt one man would not be able to look after tho two

institutions. Mr Miller's suggestion was passed.

At 3.15 a motion to report progress wn lost by 22 to 10, and the whole vote fo: Lunacy and Charitable Department \v«: agreed to unaltered.

The votes for Department of Labor and Mines Department passed unaltered, after a brief discussion.

Progress was reported and the House roso at 3,35 a.m,