Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 24 June 1893, Page 2

Parliament.

— ; — ■-,*■ ■'■ ,^ -.- !",.,■.-, The last session of the^ejevenUi Parliament was opened, ., { lay, f J^Q, Governor on Thursday af^nopn,!'; THE SPEECH. V : -. '..;f,^rj;i; The speech contains very little v that is new. The Governor -nitide'a feeling reference to the deatli 6f MrBallance. He congratulated Parliament on the buoyancy 6f the public finances, the public accounts showing a surplus of revenue over.? expenditure " unparalled in the history ojf ■ j, the colony." He asserted that the returns by the Lands Department will show how satisfactory has begn the rate of genuine settlement during* the past twelvemonths. The dJEeviot ) estate was mentioned as' dccasibriitig'c attention to proposals dealing with' ' it. Bills were promised to deal with the important task 6f refor'min^'tfie Native Land Laws, in whicji it would be shown that cerfiain^ii^as of those Native lands hitherto escaped taxation s;)tAll|jiip!w be placed on the same fpotiiig^^g'the holdings of European seM|n#^. ferenoe was made to the|ipjiointments of the new Legislat^l'CouJacillors with a wish M flip; ;||Ms addition to your numfiers^nj ;f||d weight to your deUberatidhsV'^i^y to your actions, and B|rengjlgij^e|r constitutional position.'' mainder of the Speech- w§^jas follows:-- •■ ■■—; : '- : 'r:^£^/ Returns will be laid BeforSj y6u showing~you the results of traffic; m all branches of the railways^ will be asked to assenf to ftfcl Bill restoring to the representatives of the people a portion of the control which they formerly possessed over this important possession of the nation. The carrying lon di jaul)Mw/rl6i| during the last year has been notable 4 for the success attending the system of co-operative contracts. The Department' of ?Labow/ > hja<r\ succeeded in dealing "with exceil^^' effect with congestion of the labour market wherever it has occurred. You will be asked again to consider ' the Electoral Bill, and to 'pass measures dealing with the extended jurisdiction of the Ma/istra'tes' 'and* District Courts. Bills will also belplaced befois dealing with Municipal Corporation^ /^d the plabing of the banking "institutions on suoh a basis as will ajfor& greater financial security. Tbe,OonoUiftti6)i jind Arbitration Bill of last year has be^if revised, apd will be laid before 7^^^\Srifißk Possible date, together witfraAßiiyin subbtitution for t the prowni Shop and Shop* Allllttßfl Aet t

Several measures relating to. the wage-earners and workmen of the colony are ready for your consideration. Amongst these are Bills to amend the law relating to shipping and seamen, to further secure the wages of workmen, to repeal and amend the conspiracy laws bearing on trade disputes, to deal with " sweating " contracts, to facilitate ; the collection of industrial statistics and others. -I ask you to give these matters your attention, I assure you of my earnesj wish to aid your efforts., for the weli.J)eing of this colony, and I pray*' th^t your labours may, with God's blessing, 'tend to promote the happiness and prosperity of the people of New Zealand. When the House assembled after the opening of Parliament The, Premier moved, '/That this douse desires to place on record its high , sense of the faithful and distinguished services rendered to New Zealand by the late Premier, Mr John Ballance, and the serious lossEusteined by his death, and respect-. fuljy "tenders to Mrs Ballance its assurance of sincere sympathy with her in her sad bereavement,' • Th^'Hon W. Rolleston, Leader of the Opposition/ seconded the motion, and also expressed the general sorrow felt at the death of the late Premier. Mr Hamlin also paid a tribute to the -memory of the late Mr Ballance. The motion was agreed to. M!i Willis wais swornin. ! The Premier announced the formation of ''his Ministry and the Hon. Mr Rolleston offered his congratla tions? ■■■■■ The House then adjourned to Tuesday.