POLITICAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1011, 17 October 1912, Page 2

POLITICAL.

BILLS TO BE PASSED,

The Prime Minister made a statement in the House on Tuesday evening iudicating what measures the Government proposed going on with before the prorogation of Parliament. He thought that, by leasonable methods, this work should be accomplished withiu the next ten days. The Bills proposed to be proceeded with were— The Shearers’ and Agricultural Labourers’ Accommodation Bill. Pollution ot Water Bill. Plumbers’ Registration Bill. Amendments to the Arbitration Act. Pharmacy Amendment Bill. Local Authorities’ Superannuation Amendment Bill. Justices ol the Peace Amendment Bill. Widows’ Pensions Amendment Bill. The Macarthy Trust Bill. Public Revenues Amendment Bill. Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Bill. Savings Bank Amendment Bill. Aged and Infirm Persons’ Protection Bill. Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bill. Cemeteries Amendment Bill. Cook Island Government Amendment Bill. Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2). Barmaids Registration Bill, Land Agents’ Registration Bill. Military Pensions Bill. Reserves Disposal Bill (a wash-ing-up measure.) A Loan Bill, which is intended to have discussed in conjunction with the Public Works Statement (to be brought down next Friday), Native Affairs Bill. A small Railway Bill Regarding increased salaries for both divisions of the service). A small Education Bill. Coal Mines Bill. Land Bill. Local Bodies’ Bill. These, said Mr Massey, were not ail, but practical'y all that could be dealt with. He was afraid they could not deal with the Counties’ Amendment Bill nor with the Shipping and Seamen’s Bill, He could not say definitely which Bill would not be gone on with, but there should be no difficulty in dealing with all before the end of the month. Telephones for country settlers would be provided for. There would be none of the usual “slaughter of the ibnoceuts” so far as the Government was concerned.

THH LAND BILL

Several members have given native ma: they will move amend* men;* ;c :ue Lanu Sill when it is hired oy the Comm;;irr h; lire whole the most : ~ r-: : ;.a.m ; w;d be proposed by Mr diacltua.u .Say of Plenty), who inter is anticipate the policy of ;ae Got era mem tor next session by moving to give tenants under

the lease-in-perpetuity tenure on settlement lauds the right to acquire the freehold. Mr MacDonald is a treehojder, and he explained this evening in discussing his amendment that he cannot understand why the Ireehold shou.n De withheld irom L.I.P. len.uis wuen it is to he given to inose with renewable leases. He is also desirous oi dealing with the wuoie question ol land tenure this session instead ot allowing it to spread uver several years. Several members ot the Opposition express approval ot Mr MacDonald's amendment lor the latter reason.