PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 55, 21 October 1914, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

[Pbh Press Wellington, October 20. The Council'met at 2.00 p.m. r l be Education Bill was received Irom the House, read a second time, and referred to the Education Committee. LOCAL RAILWAYS BILL. ibe Council went into committee upon the Local .Railways Bill. The Bill was reported, and the third reading was fixed for to-morrow. Hie Council passed resolutions expressing regret at the death of Messrs 1. Iv. MacDonald and Walter Symes, and placing on record appreciation of their services. The Council rose at .‘5 p;m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2..‘1() p.m. Hon. Buddo asked , the , Premier whether the report of Mr W. S. Short on the system of grants to local bodies in New South Wales could lie made available to members.—Mr Masse aicplied that the report was ready and would he laid on the table. Mr Veitch introduced the Public Health Amendment Bill, which was read a first time. Mr Wilford asked leave to introduce the Horticultural Industries Bill.— The Premier stated that the Government had almost an Identical Bill on the order paper, which would be almost certainly passed this year.— Leave to introduce the Bill was 'refused.

The debate on the Workers’ Dwellings Amendment Bill was resumed by Messrs Glover and Myers, and , after the Premier had briefly replied the Bill was road a second time. LAND LAWS AMENDMENT. The Premier moved the second reading of the Land Laws Amendment ißll, which he explained was mainly ot a machinery nature, designed to facilitate carrying out the .land policy of the Government. m c vbo. Mr McDonald contended that the giving of the freehold to certain classes of settlers did not increase settles/ ment. The Government ought to have given more attention to small dairying lands and the poorer classes of our pastoral lands. Mr E. Newman urged that groatci attention be given to afforestation as a means of developing the poorer pumice lands. Mr Ell claimed that all the forces that brought about an increase in settlement were in Wrco when the present Government came into office They were simply reaping the benefit of their predecessors work. The debate was continued until after 1 a.m., when the Bill was read a second time. The National Provident Fund Bill was put through committee without amendment, read a third time, and passed." ' 1 Hon. Fisher moved the second reading of the Fisheries Amendment Bill, which was passed without debate. The House rose at 1.50 PA I '.