Political Notes

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 August 1913, Page 2

Political Notes

WRITTEN FOlt THE CHRONICLE. SIR JOSEPH'S RETURN. Wellington, August 11. The two chief events politically of the past week have been the return of Sir Joseph War,d on Monday last, and the introduction of the Budget, which was brought down by Hon. Jas. Allen, Minister for Finance, on Wednesday evening. Sir Joseph Ward is looking very well and seems to be in good fighting , form—judging by his criticisms of the State Advances Bill on Tuesday evening. On (his subject, (if course, he is thoroughly at home, having inaugurated and developed th esystem of State (Advances in this country; and his criticism sof the main charts proposed in. the Hon. Mr Allen's Bill wore weighty .„„] <o the point. STATE ADVANCES The i State Advances Bill is a consolidating measure, and also introduces some changes into the system hitherto in vogue. The principal change is in the '•(imposition of the Advances Board, which i< proposes shall in future be composed cntirelv of heads of Government Departments, and that the Minister in Chargeof the Advances Department shall no longer have the rig-lit to sit on the Board. Tt. is to see what can be gained by the proposed change, and ii is just as difficult to see any cousistencv in the Government policy, heeause on looking at i 1 u> PubliY >niß< Bill (id present also bctnrc iU House) we find that tlie Board includes the Minister in Charge and two outside nominees. Tt is the more inoxp icablo when we remember that both are Sbto monPY _ ; lending institutions.

. THfi btt.dcu<;t. On Wednesday evening ;ii '•■'iO, iho Minister for Fm ill1( . o hvmitr]\l <Wn flic Annual Bud- «•('< lus seeond '/won siuee niai,»»f <>ft>e. Tl)o reading foolv silinnst an liour and a half : ,nid was lislonnd 1 0 will, | C(M>n miorosi J( is „„ ( ]o,!l>{ o. 00 d ! !•«< o»p n..,l ihree-cuar-tor mil-ons will 1,0 horrmv,,! ror Public Works, tlmuo-h i< m -?y '■nse qunhns in iho ,>„„. SHonros of <],osc wl,« l lnvp 80 ~m" ao-ainsf il u . l )m , rmvi »ff of tl lo ] ato f . ov . ( % i'ninenf. SCimOL TJiACHEKS. Jt is also :<ra(ifyino- \ 0 ] o; , n| U,{, |. SOlllftl.iuf.-, ]ef i< | )( . CVOj »'! i«Hi', is io he done imnie"ijitol.v 1o mcrease the pay ol s<-.iooj-iea ( .hers. The o]>pcisitj,"| i«™ in the House ],il,. ™ sni.l Labour -~;,„ <'li'iJH some credi< f (11 . <.|,; s ~'. in <)„. soss ; (ni ih( , Min _. !J, U 7 .| m " K«l««'««"n. indieaied <'»»<■ .it was not Ih, (; oV(>rn . s_ intention in that dire<j°»<l»s session. Tlic persis-

J ™ "fixation on ih o part of ,utl,n K V the Opposition has i'PPJironily had iis efl'eci HOW WAITED ATA '••\j[ss SEDTHKBrsS." " The must amusing ineideni of I lie week was undoubted! v the sudden dispatch given to the r;;nnum Bonds Validation ni Jlr Harris, the young and somewhat pompous member ™i" Tliwßill had vvMhh] the tnmmiftoe sfage, and on the House resolving ij sl .]f j nto I ommittee, Mr .Aialcoim iook the chair at 8.30 p.m., the

mcmlicr m charge of the Bill , as is customary, taking a chair "Mho right of the Chairman "t Committee. It was "WaitemataV, first Bill hi s V(jrv own- and consciousness of the importance of tlio occasion was visible in all his demeanour • lie «<niifirlitoiioil hi s ti (N ] 0( ; k(1(1 around with a lofty stare, inserted his thumbs into the'arm- • holes of his waistcoat, then ...... . suddenlvaM-oketothefact that The/hairman had loft the Hiair, and that he was sitting nlone and the House roekinc with laughter. Tf was Br> p.m.-and his Bill was ! W mle he wns engaged on thosn preliminaries, ihe member for Avon had moved ' that the Chairman "do now leave the '"hair," and the motion was put and carried with Waifemafa blissfully unconscious of the (hat the carrying of i\ w motion meant Hw death of hT Bill. If is even rumoured in iho lobby that he had wondered "'why' they had objected to M r Malcolm beinq--111 fie chair," and he evidently sfit .still at the table after The chairman rose awaiting the election of another chairman

$ Catarrhal ailniouts hyp oorasioiicrl by exposure (o cold. An inhalation of "XAZOL" will remove the mucus from the air passages and restore natural breathing.— Advt.

"A COUGH THAT CAHMED HIM OFF.',; ... - You-vo hoard it before, you'll hear it again—-tli'e whole- trouble, with its disastrous conclusion, could easily have been averted by the timely taking- of Tonking*'s Linseed Emulsion. It has saved thousands of valuable lives, and in hundreds of happy homes to-day Tonking-'s Lmseed Emulsion is an indispensable refuge in cases of coughs ami^ colds, etc. _ I.s (Id, 2 S (sd, 4s f!d, all chemists and stores —Advt,

to yet his Bill through. Later on, however (Mr Massey evidently taking pity on him) it was moved to re-instate the Bill and this was carried Tjy the House. There is, therefore, still a chance for it, but Wailcniata's member will know more about the Standing Orders now 111 an he would otherwise have learned in years. FINANCIAL DEBATE. The financial debate begins on Wednesday of this week, nud should prove to be one of the most interesting , for many years. Sir Joseph Ward will' be taking- part, and his speech will he awaited with keen interest by all. There is plenty material to afford good.grounds for attack by the Opposition, though the Budget itself is more a negative that a positive pronouncement of policy. ?>aval policy and local government reforms arc not dealt with, while on other questions the legislation forecasted does not promise anything , very new, or revolutionary.