PARLIAMENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 32, 6 October 1915, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. I'ISU PIUiSS Association. Wellington, October (j. | In the L‘[,))*>:• lioi’vj tins a I le-noon, Hon. . Heeban moved that the Goveriiment be requested to take into consideration the advisability of reconunending “that members ol the Legislative Council who June been ten years and over in the Council, and who have ceased to be mem be is through retirement or resignation, shall be allowed to retain the title ol ‘Honorable.’ ’ Hon Sii F. H, 1C Hell said that peisonaliy lie agreed with the suggestion, and the motion was agreed to. Hons 0. Samuel and .McGregor and Sir F. H. 1). Hell were appointed a committee to man up reasons lor in- . sisting upon the amendments in the Mortgage,-5 Extension Hill. Ino Kauri Gum Industry Amendment Hill was introduced and read Firstly and secondly. | .1 he Desitnte Persons Amendment' Hill was reported from committee with j two or throe slight amendments, and ! passed the linal stages. I The amendments made by the Low- j cr House in the War Funds Act were ! read, and consideration was deterred. | j Council rose at 4.20 p.m. I " ! HOUSE OF HLPHLStN f ATIVLS. j I ! In the evening, Hon. W. H. Herlies 1 moved the committal of the West Coast Settlement Reserves Amen'l- - Hill, and hrielly explained tne principal provisions of the measure, * n Inch is mainly a machinery one with >“ no question of policy involved. Hon. I A. 'l'. Ngata generally approved of the Hill, which contained many useful provisions, and Mr J‘a rata also spoke in terms ot approval. The motion was carried. Hon. W. H. Henies then moved committal of the Native Land Adjust- ; ment Hill, which is intended to further amend the law relating to native Hands, and determine certain claims 1 and disputes. J Messrs J. Payne, L. M. Isitt, and Hon. A. T. Ngata followed with 'speeches on native affairs generally. Hon. W. H. Homes replied, and claimed that tho Government had endeavoured to hold the balance fairly between the two races. He deprecat- j ed the statements that natives had ) been badly treated. j On resuming after the supper ad- j journment the House went into com- j mittee on the West Coast Settlement ! Reserves Amendment Bill, which was passed with one amendment, and the I addition of a clause affirming that ! mortgages may be transferred to new j J OcISCS. j

i Tho committee thou considered the • Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill, which .was passed with two or three minor amendments. | Tho committee then further considered the.Counties’ Amendment Bill, which was passed with amendments moved by the Minister. ( Tho House then went into committee on the Friendly Societies Amendment Bill, which was reported with 'amendments. j The several Bills were then put ! through and passed. 1 | lit. Hon. W. F. Massey moved the second reading of the Education He--1 Amendment Bill, which provides that land intended for an education reserve or endowment be subject to the Land Transfer Act. This was agreed to, and tho following Bills were read a second time:—Education Reserves Amendment, Municipal Corporations Amendment, Lake Coleridge ' Water Power. j The Bills were then reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed, and the House rose at f 2.10 •’ a.m. i