PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3990, 24 July 1915, Page 4

PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY.

THE HOUSE. .„rvi Act 1579 Amendment. 811 wax. lotion of Mr. Ed, read a «*,- ' 1 Tito 1 i’oilowiiig Bills wore introduc ,| „ V ~ first time: —I names LorRhodes), Shops and Offices Act 149 tmeiKlrmnt Bill (Mr. i! ind marsh;, [mdewood Borough Embvvment D.sooml BUI (Mr Okny), I‘apakura Bearn Vk-stnm Bill (Air. Massey). Mr 'Allen moved the second readin.; of the Expeditionary forces I dh which, was referred to tho Secret. D - fence Committee. . K (j,, a. motion to go n.to commnu-e on. the Cook Islands Bid, Mr.Olw-r • | ip'll did not commend it.vlt srt&iS** *rj*-je* cultural instruction nad wm rn^hit(,d Insufficient doctors wore provum-, to Watch over the health of the rc-o-Me y .nd a man hau been finftl by a {dolly-paid official £2 lx;cau.-xj n ” v ”y' ;; linb a cigarette tn tho street- aMvt. tl« «ur l««*t«l Bri. tick freedom f Tue a dm. mstratum wls not satisfactory but he had only been able to touch tho inngo of ti subject. Unless the .Minister i ,va> ]>'•- pared to meet him ho would find tk w, get a Bill or over (/*) dau-m ilLrough committee would be a so,mvdiat difficult jnattor. , Mr Isitt said ho want.d iriiq.ni„-t-ion ’ He wanted to know wnotinr a petition of the nativi-s on tree sunj.-m of temperance- legislation had uu-n (Considered by Cahmet. Had the Hmi legislation b:.en ; _ as ( promised by th-j Governor, Miomima -o tho An.,. - Had the wireless station so nem*saty uj assist the natives m tiro fru:t trace breii erected He as'KC-d wuat wax bring done to check tho rey:ml eves now prevalent in the Islands ana o<cimating the people / Dr. Newman .said ho regretum t.m Government was doing c> save the Islands people irom c-xtme-tlo|i'r Joseph Ward said tho Bi-( war

largely a consolidating one, _ anc, i:t that sense, he had no objection to n. hut unless certain amendments vv >re made, an anomaly was going to - created. Lu connection with our divorce laws, five years’ residence vva«. necessary in New Zealand n-tore a otvorco could be obtained, but on.v .wo years was necessary in tne G-'Xik Jiand.s under this J3dß , Hon. Dr. Bomaree: I nat will o - wiped out- bv amendments. _ Sir Joseph Ward, continuing, saia hr* was pleased to hear that, and, ir He powers of the High Court of Rara-t-onga in dealing with divorce was limited to natives, lie would cto an tn figs power t-o put the Bm thxouga. \ir. Herd man said it was proposed to prevent- Europeans applying tor divorce in the Islands. They wouaa have to make their applications before the New Zealand Courts. Dr Honiara combatted the contention that no power of instruction Itad been given the natives in agriculture. The report showed what had been done in that respect. The provision in Clause Col, objected to by Air. Giover was the only equitable way m which debts could be collected in me islands. In regard to the agitation regarding the prevalence of disease, the health of the people was better now than ever. Land legislation naa - been, as promised, laid before the . Arikis, and lie had received their criticism. He denied tna-t the products • of the Islands had decreased. The revenue had increased in law- years - I from £BOOO to £14.000. Exports and ■ j imports had also largely increased, which was not consistent with deereas- • ing trade. The wireless station was a : pig matter, and could not be eonk stnu-ted out of Islands revenue. New Zealand would have to do it.. Since medical men had been in the Lslanos the social evil had greatly decreased. ’ It had practically been cleaned up. ' The Bill had been carefully considered 1 bv the Statutes Revision Committee. ! lie believed the Bill would contribute ‘ greatly to the advancement of the ' Island's. \ Tiio House then went into Comnu:- - tec. on the Bill, and had passed clause ' 276 when the House rose at- 5.30 p.m. 7 The House resumed at- 7.30 p.m. u Consideration in Committee of the 1 Cook Islands Bill was continued. Some formal amendments were in'T troduced in the Bill on the reoom- ' menda-tion of tho Statutes Revision j Committee. On clause 531, Air. Herdman moved 1 an am lulment having the effect oi , preventing Europeans petitioning tile Higli Cotuu for divorce, mid clause 534 was so amended on th •- motion of the i Alinis'ter as to prniiiLit the Higli Court dissolving tiie marr...ge of Eurer, poaus. Oa clause 607. provision was made t . for regulating the importation of j- liquor by the Resident Commissioner _ for public pur})oscs. w At clause 60S. Air. Isitt p otested s that no notice was taken of the petition of the natives of Nutt- Island in ~ favor of total prohibition, a Dr. Pomare explained that no nae. tivo could procure liquor. Liquor intt ported for Europeans was strictly cont trolled. Tiie amendments made by the Legis.l lative Council in the Trading With - the Enemy Bill were agreed to. The House rose at 9.10 till 2.30 on Tuesday.