PARLIAMENT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 151, 20 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT

Friday, The Council mat at 2.3op|^^^H TOOK Q PEBSONB PEQIBCTION^ffIi^B Tli« Young IVrsjus Piotecliftnßiqj •as partly rsmiderfd in iod bo am< ad ii l iits wore made. .Dating a <hr.ussioa oa the permissive claußQ Hon. MoLatn stited that the Bill, if parsed, would remain i dead letter like the Inebriate Home* Bill, T 1 W « 0 ' Wa!lwri »pli*d that tie inebriate Hqmes Act waa not a And letter, and that he trusted it would shortly be in full operation, and an mititution waa in prooess of reconstruction for giviag effect to the prorieions of tbn Ac% and in all Urge hetpitils speciil facilities ware to be given |by the Government for providing audi accomodation aa might be required for cl ro ic or violent oaaes. SECOND BIADIHOS, The Cyanide Process Extension. Public Health Amendment, and Chinese Immigrant* Amendment Bills weie read a second time, and the Council rose at 4.55 p.m. [HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. | Friday, 19th July. | The House met at I 0.30 a.m. Mr. R. Thompson c«lled the atteoh I tion of the Government to the decision I in the Appeal Court in regard to defamatory libel and asked what it pro* [posed to do in the matter. The Premier replied that the Government looked upon the matter aa a moss seriou* one, and he ncogoiaed the necessity of immediately passing legislation to meet the aicoatioo. Ihe Land for Settlement Amend' ment Bill and Government Advaaoee to Settlers Bill wen introduced and read a first time. On a motion that smendsaente made in committee in the Referendum Bill be adopted, Mr. Pirani moved an amendment that tlie Bill be recommitted for the purpoce of considering a new clause to provide that polling on questions referred to referendum be conductcl through the post. The Premier opposed the proposal on the grouiid that it would be an interference with the secreoy of the ballet, A long debate ensued.

i Several spetkers contended that tba Referendum Bill was not the plaoo for Mx. Pirani's suggested amendment; it g should be inserted in the Electoral A«*. ■ BveutuiUy the amendment wss ejected « by 44 to 13, and the amendments made in the Bill in committee wen agiaed b to on the vo : ces. The BM then narf - its final stages. The Police Ofienoes '•Amendment . Bi'l whs read n third t&weaud passed. T' g lloune adj >urned at 12.46 p.m. .. Oa resuming &t 230 p.m., Mr , K JtLiou moved the second reading of the I/iu i fop Settlement Ant Amende tuou c Bill, ts amend the Taml f w t Seitlem nts Qorsolidation Act, 1900, a He said there was urgent need for tha . immediate passage of tha Bill, m nugotiationa which were proceeding under the Aotwere liable to ba evaded . by the property. . 1 3 extendedthe powers efthr Minister ■ to the proper stttlement af f l<nd, and it, from icjury by t flood and river encroachment, ate.. » Clause 5 made further prorisieas faret gard to tha compulsory taking ot land. Ulnu'e 6 provided that the area of the i whole of an estate shall be as . at the cotamenoement of ) for its purchase. Provision wismsde . in clause 9 for the purchase of land at nucion, provided the purchase money i did xot exceed the amount riflettt- . mended by tber Board."' Ltnd K^>» w ■ lost to the Grown because of want of provision of this kind. By Clause 8 the Board was empowered in lotting ; land to give preference to with families, provided they were land* leas. » Oaptain Bu*sell agree ! that this was * technical measure, and be saw"&a > i'*an n to oppoie tie feeend reading; hut he protested against the growing t ractioa of bringing on Bills before memb rs ha 4 time 'o carefully oviidar * chem. Olttuw 300 itainad a dtngtroos provision wh ; ch should not ba hurrUdly dealt with, and Clause 4 was conducive to txenise of paliticil patrvoagWi should be an actual retura laid before P<t liament of evtrf aipttue romec ed with acquisition of each es ate. Th« Bill was not calculated to incr<afe the spirit cf conciliation betw<ea th« Goneramen l ; and the p is unless it was amended «« absentee owner aould have his land aken fiom him befoia ha had time to put iu any objection. He sympa hised with the Premier in his tndeavoun to prevent the evasion of the Act, but i" wa* only reasonable th t a m n shnuld 'hinkmore of his family than he d d of iha Orowo, and in committee be would move an amendment inorenitg the area of land which 'he Governmeut could not take in the cisi of tnarrit-d man with famiH«a. Me s srs G. VV. Buase'l and White* 'ord urged th« Government to pwh on with the set foment of the lands. Mr. faid the hand* of tha MiuisteiH should be strengthened ta entibl them <o 1 hi-*. M«.-!•> «'.•>;! -1-, McLaohlsn '• l,1,! 'he Hen. n.n ihc-;i !> i<t ih's was ooly ; .i -nai-!o itiii piuvMiug certain awnd- ; iii ti'a to maka tlw prmc.pi] Act mora workable. It would prevent tedious | 'clays 1 ktj that which bad occu r t <d in | con e tiou wMi the Hatuuia estate, i the piuvlii e o which should have been >:mfisted in fix mo iths ins'ead of two . ears. He cl im s-ttUment on | the land *a« prodding as fast as waa consistent »ith wfety, and within the <ne<'m nvaiUble. Mr. McGuite advocated the abolition of the ba lot system io fivojr a tender aytt m, which would aosura tha va'ue of the land being obtained. Tha deb>te was coutinued after tha dinner adjournment, and was not coaclud d when the Boaro rrse at 10.30 p.m.