PARLIAMENTARY.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1926, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[>T TELEGRAm rER PRESS ASSOCIATION. THE HOUSE. AYELLINGTON. Sept. 10. Afv Lysnar said the Bill did not go far enough. Next session the Government should stop more competition with the railways.

Sir J. Cl. Ward said the Bill did an injustice in not allowing compensation for goodwill. Omnibus proprietors caino into the business to meet the public requirements and were entitled to goodwill. He did not seriously regard the quarrel between Air Harris and the Government. They would settle their differences and afterwards leave one another better than ever.

Hon. Rolleston replying, said the Government had referred the whole question of tramway v. Ims to a committee which had taken evidence and made a thorough investigation and tho hill was the result of their recommendations that disposed ol any suggestion that there had been anything improper in connection with the Takapuna Company.

The Prime Alinister said in reply to Air Lysnar that the Government had no intention of introducing legislation to prevent motor competition with tho railways. He thanked Air Fraser far his generous vindication of the Government in connection with the bill, as the statement was based on inside knowledge of tlie position, gained as a member of the committee. His speech was a complete answer to the Lender of the Opposition. Air Holland said he accepted the assurance of ATr Fraser, but what then became of tlie member for AA’aitemnta? Air Coates said that was a matter between Air Harris and the Government. Continuing, he said ATr Forbes had not been generous. He had suggested that the Government was influenced by political “ pull ” and tlie straightforward thing for him to do was to get up and make direct charges. He did not object to Afr Harris making a big fight against tlie bill, but he did not want support from anyone who believed them guilty of improper conduct. Afr Forbes, by way of personal explanation, said, what lie meant was that tlie Reform Party had at last elee--1 turn indulged in unparalleled expenditure and it was freely said they had received large contributions to their party funds from private individuals, and therefore their legislation required careful scrutiny. He .thought there was some relation between that point and the charges made by Mr Harris. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The House then wont into Committee of Supply to receive the Supplementary Estimates. WELLINGTON. Sept. 10. The House met at 2 p.m. A r ahintion of Land Amendment Bill passed all stages. The House went into committee on the New Zealand Agricultural College but as there was evidence of sustained opposition, the Prime Minister proposed a compromise that was accepted and the Bill was passed in a modified form. Tlie Forests Amendment Bill'. Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Amendment Bill were put through all stages. The House then went into Committee of Snppf’.y to consider the supplementary estimate? amounting to £423.506 which were passed unaltered. The Appropriation Bill, fihe final Bill of the session was introduced at 1.45 a.m. and passed nil stages, tho Houso rising at 2.40 a.m, till 11 a.in. THE COUNCIL. The Legislative Council passed tlie following Bills: —Motor Omnibus Traffic Bill. Valuation of Land Amendment Bill, New Zealand University Amendment Bill, Agricultural College Amendment Bill, AA’estland and Nelson Coal Fields Amendment Bill. The Forests Amendment Bill was amended with the addition of a clause empowering the Commissioner of Forests to delegate the authority conferred upon him under the Bill to Wardens. At 11.30 p.lll. the Council adjourned till 10 a.m. after a number of local. ißills were passed.