PARLIAMENT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8857, 6 July 1907, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Per Press Association. Wellington, July 5. In the Council tho Hon. Mr Scotland esumed the debate on the Address-in->eply, which was continued by tho Hons. IcCardle. Gallon, and T. Kelly. The ebate was adiourned on the motion of he Hon. Jffr Anstey, The Hon. Air Feldwick moved a rosoition extending sympathy to Mr Hallones in his illness. The Attornoyieneral and the Hons. Luke, Thompson, nstey, Loughnan, W. C. Smith, und iaillio eulogised Air Hall-Jones’s services, he motion was carried, and the Council >so at 4.20.

ROUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. In the House of Representatives the Mowing Bills were read a first time : foal Mines Act Amendment, Police peaces Act Amendment, Tohunga Suptession. The Speaker announced the receipt of ’ a bust of Admiral Nelson in Victory ik and copper, presented to the New ealand Parliament by the British and oreign Sailors’ Society as a memento of ae centenary of Nelson’s death and of the ear in which the New Zealand Exhibi® ion was opened and the death of Air eddon occurred. It was resolved, on the lotion of Sir Joseph Ward seconded by lr Alassey, to accept tho gift and tender

ranks to tho donors. The Premier announced that owing to le absence of Air Hall-Jones the followig ' redistribution of portfolios was pounced Public Works and Tourist [apartment, Mr McGowan : Railways, Sir bsoph Ward; Defence, Mr McNab; frinting Office, Mr Millar. | The Premier moved a vote of sympathy [ith Air Hall-Jonos, and tho debate on lie address was continued.

IMr Greenslade, on resuming tlio |ebate on the Address-iu-Reply, exirossed himself as satisfied with the irogress made with the North Island Bain Trunk Railway. Referring .to iiilway men's grievances, he said liere was no denying that great disatisfactiou was existing in the jbrvice, which should be remedied. - ft great deal of trouble arose in arious districts through lack of rollag stock and motive power, resnltag in considerable inconvenience nd expense to farmers. Mr Hogg expressed surprise that acre members of the Opposition had jot spoken during the debate. He lad hoped to have the pleasure of Implying to some vigorous attacks on lie Ministry, but apparently the Opiosition wiis contented with the Iromises of the Ministry. He. couI’asted the present state of affairs frith what existed not many years Jgo, when the present Chief Justice at on the Opposition benches, and bferred to the Government supnrters as “dumb dogs.” Todching u tlxe lauds and closer settlement, e complained that tho : Masterton loctorafo had been neglected by .the fOverumcnt. He considered it was igh time that the searchlight was brown on the manner in which ativo lands were acquired by ertaiu Europerans. The practice md been to lease lands for a term if years, and then advantage was Ukefi of the necessitous position of lie native holders to get tho reitrictions removed, and thus secure die freehold. He knew an instance jvhero a sawmiller leased native wls for 81 years. The timber was f /ed out in a few years, and the Sawmiller became purely and simply ni landowner. He urged that a neasure should bo passed forbidding private dealings in native lands. Whilst Mr Hogg was protesting against the undue aggregation of dative lands in his electorate, he was interrupted by a stranger in the P.llery interjecting “You’re quite wrong, Mr Hogg. ’ ’ The Speaker ordered tho offender’* removal, but he did not leave uuti' forcibly removed. 'Mr ‘Stallworthy supported tin proposal to change the name of tb< colony to a dominion, aud eulogiset the Arbitration Act. Referring t( pa ’Frisco mail service, he con tended that the country general!: was keenly feeling and lamenting the loss of the service. Alluding t< fixe Farmers’ Union, he maintained that it did not represent the farmer of New Zealand, finf only the grea landowners. The farmers prope realised that their best friends dn not sit on the Opposition benches He complained that in the last ap pointmeuts to the Upper House *n one was appointed from north o Auckland.

Afr, .Seddon eulogised the Premier qt the service he had rendered at he Imperial Conference. Ho urged Upon the Government to give favourable consideration to the tenders received ■ for the construction of Arthur’s pass tunnel on the Midland Eailway. Mr E. G. Allen moved the adjournment of the debate..