PARLIAMENTARY.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 30 August 1911, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

INFLATING VALUES. ''This constant tendency to boom land, should be discouraged, in eyery possible way," remarked Mr Poole speaking upon the Land Agent Registration Bill. "It is injurious to the prosperity of the country, and must tend to very serious financial consequences to the community at large in times of reaction and depression," said the member for Auckland West. He was of opinion thai reputable land agents would welcome a compact not to make any attempts to inflate land values. WAIKATO NATIVE LANI}S. The area of native land dealt with by way of sale orjfease in the Wai-kato-ManfapotoMaori land district, according \to a return presented at the instance^ of Mr Greenslade, was as followed -'Area sold, 103,888 acres ; leasesr69,232 acres; total 173, 125 acres. The Boaid only came into existence on July 1, 1910. The return includes the operations of the Board for the nine months ending Mlrcb. 31 st, 1911, nnd the three months ending June 30, 1911. BUT HE WOULD HAVE GOOD SPORT. In the course of some remarks on the racing question on Sunday, the member for Wellington South invited the attention of Mr. Glover by suggesting that the Takapuna and Avondale dubs, being proprietary clubs, would be very good ones to which the happy dispatch might be given. He trusted the hon. member for Auck-' land Central would not raise any objection to his suggestion. The hon. member for Auckland Central to the. delight of the House, Sprang to his feet, and announced ~K verv emphatically that he did object. "Why," he exclaimed, "Takapuna is the most popular club in the Dominion. I recommend the member, for . Wellington South to pay it a visit," (Laughter.) Mr. Pollard: He would not get" out alive. ;, Mr. Glover: I do not know whether ho would get out alive or not, but I "-' do know he would have n good day's :{ sport, and the House held its bides. FINANCIAL STATEMENT NEXT WEEK. • Sir Joseph Ward laid the report of the Imperial Conference on the table of the House yesterday afternoon, and moved that it be printed. He intimated that he hoped to bo able to submit the Financial Statement next Tuesday, and stated that he pro^ ' v posed to make a statement this week regarding the invitations sent to members to attendee Coronation festivities. He assured members that they would see that tho implications levels ed were entirely baseless.