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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 600, 6 September 1913, Page 5

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The Houec im I '' '*V ' S peak in. r ; to (hi "* enson seeking miou i ' i ' u ■; the annual ro-po I't Ik i m ' n l Ofiico the Hon T Tr u i > i tools full rospo ) ibih!\ o i > i>! <g the report befoi lie i \» is not as had bee i a-ik < u i I t i\< real custom \v;u t, ]'\ ' c nrt on th'. l table. H'.' <' if i i ii hi icpoi t furnished by ui Ik !In trustee a conlidoniia! c;o in ( 'lull should not go before- the House. Any report so treated should not contain statements of policy, but only a roiow of the past year's working. The Public Trustee had no light to discuss some oi the question:-' ho had (io.io. They worn, purely mstlcis C<n - Ministers of the Crown. if v.-,;- very obvious from what, ban transpired recently that someone in the '"nniing Ofiico or the i-'nbik' Trust Office had committed a very pvsvc breach >' : ' faith The fact, thr:t a garbled report appeared in the New Zealand Tinea w;ip evidence that someone had helraycd his trust. The House then went into Committee on the Estimate?, Clause 5, public, hi] tidings, domains and maintenance of road?, ,'-.' 11 Mr KiHScll moved to reduce the vote oi" .tl-S '< Totaid tor the maintcnanc.o of soads as :ui indication that fuller detail? should be divert. On being assured ilia! the' Minister would pu[iply details. W-.v Knssell said he would not- pursue that course. He nsked whether the Govermennt intended, to go on '.villi the proposed motor car tax to consider in the maintenance oi roach-. The Hon. Mr Eraser, replying, said the question oi' a motor car tax was not in this department. but he understood motor car owners desired to be taxed in order to properly maintain the roads they used. The vote was passed unaltered. Class 6, Native Department, £24,724, was then considered. Mr Wilford suggested that the vote should be held over to allow two of the four native members in the House who were away (one through illness, and the other owing to being occupied on public business), being present to watch the interests of their people. Other members held the attitude adapted by Mr Wilford. ].)r Pomace said there were two native members present. It could not be said that, those members would not conserve the rights of their people. The Hon. Mr Herrios said that if (lie native members had given him notice dnat they desired to have the Eyi.ima.tcs postponed he would have (ione so. He was bringing down a Native Bill this session, and the whole affairs of the native race could be thoroughly diseusßed when thai measure came before the House. He would say that he, as Minister of Native Affairs, or as a private member, had never done anything detriment.il to the native race. Ho had., as a matter of fact, on more than] one occasion been against his party on matters affecting the native race. In the House in the evening, the Estimates were further considered in Committee. The Native Department vote was passed unaltered after a desultory discussion on the rating of native lands. The Justice Department vote was also passed unaltered, as was the Customs and Marino vote. ( When the t-. icgraph otlico closed at 2 o'clock (he House was discussing the Estimates in Class 11, Customs and Marino. 0:i ike vole for Governnunt steamers ;' Minister, the Hon. Mr Eisner, said nothing would be done this year, but next year it would bo necessary io provide another steamer to take the place of the Hinemoa which, was rapidly becoming unsafe in a heavy sea. The 1 louse adjourned at 2.25 a.m.