PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 169, 31 July 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

PES PBBBB AUOOUTKW. ■ » ■ ,„ LEGISLATIVE OOUKOIJJ. Tuisday, 30th Jrar. The Council met at 3JO , ■' HEW BKYBIDSS. Hon. W. 0. Smith gave notk* to sk, to-merrow, the Minister for Edu-cat-oi if the Government will iatroduce a rrselution in Parliament urgtag Imptri«l Parliament to take steps to prevent fu'ther French aggression is New Hebrides. RIFXBEIfDPK. In the adjourned debit* oa the Boferendum Bill, no one spoke in sunport. r r Hoa. J. M. Twomoy declared the Bill was a slur on the Legislative Council, which eonld net be abolished save by »ct of Impsritl Parliament. Hon. C. Louitaen said 90 per cent. of the people were not intet ested in the BiHpvhioh merely aimed to prevent ft. third rejection of a Bill by the Council, and such a thing had never in bit experience occurred. Hon. Lee-Smith alio spike. Hon. P. Arkwright moved tbat the Bill be reid that day six month*. On the motion'of Hon. J. E. Jeokinson, the debate was adjourned till tomorrow. The Council rose at 4.80. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tusbday, 30sb Juiy. The House met at 10.30 a.m. NIW BILLS. The following Bills were raid a first time: -Promissory Oaths,the Criminal Code Aot Amtndment, Trading Stamp Abolition, and Discount Stamps Imm Act Amendment. «OBnom. In reply to questions, Ministers stated the Government would fnridtr whether they oould put the PaerosWaihi Railway in band at the Waihi and, so as to provide work for the Waihi miners who have lrst their etsployment; ,that Government would consider the advi*ablen«s of obtaining three steamers of about 10,000 tone to develop the paarenger trade between New Z aland and Australia; that the question of promoting an Imperial Trade Zollvirein was hedged round with difficulties, hut it was hoped the matter would bekrptinview; that it wast)otco£sideredadvisahlito have rifle cubs in towns alongside volunteers; tbat the Government intended to art up a Commission to oomplete the work of consolidating the Statute* of the colony, which has been started by Mr. ■Jotliffp, and it was hope 1 next session to bring down a BUI to give effect to the consolidation; that property had "•Bin pu chss d in Otago for the establishment of an Inebriates Hon*, and he institui icn would shortly be opened, if necessary a similar institution would oe establihed in the North Island; that the regulation under wlieh saeaoera of the public servioe are not allowed to hold seats on publio bodies *as gazsfed us far back as 1878; that it was not intended to ask for an an* propriation this year for the payment of capitation at the rate of £t 4s par annum to girrisan artillery and submarine minei s, as the Defence estimates were alieady so high tbat if here was any further inoreate Parliament might cunail them; that the services of Captain Moore, a garrison araill ry officer, hid been obtained and oe was jußt letving London; tbat the Government did not intend to ask for *. vote t<» compeasa'e New Zealand troopers for the loss of their own borsss in the South African oampaigo, but they would favourably consider d«esrvng cises; that the Government was ifr.id that the promise to reduce the niortg.ge Ux could not be fulfilled, unless another form of s raw was made in regard to graduated land tax; that the Governmtut hoped the negotiations with the Wejlington-Manawatu R*ttway Comptcy undor the row proposal for taking ever the line ould be sonces.fu', but the Govirumi nt would not p*y anything like <f at the Company tsked ; that tbe.e «4s mi intentiou of o diog two sum ons uxt ye«r; the matter of the representation «f the c lony at the King's ootonation would be placed fuly before the Hou.e when Ue whole question could be dealt with; 'hat the Government consider,d an amendirg of tbe Liceosing BJI was new ssary tbi* s ssion to preveot existing lioens's being dropped and now applied for at another plane, in the s<me d'strict, and also to give magis'ratps dieore.ionaty powers in regurd to endorsement of licenses; there had keen an invasion of the law in regard <o the former and Mr Boidon said he nought tbe House would have a L c nsiug Bill this eessien, and if'm»mbers were moderate they might get something dooe; tbat the Governuent wculd introduo a Bill to amend t the law re'ating to distress for rent; that the Gavernra»nt had no intention of giving mone'ary as»ist«noe to returned troopers who desired to visit Great Britain. Tte House adjourned at ons o'olook, ArasauooH Sithso. The H >nse reaumtd at 2.30 p.m. rnooEEss of bills. Tne Woodviile County Bill, and the Inveroargill Losing Bill passed through committee without onterial tmendment, and were subsequently put through final stages. The Waiiogtoo. Harbour B aid Aot Amendment Bill passed through commute! . Mr. HaseDeo movtd the sooond reading of the Patea Harbour Bill, to stable the Patoa Harbour Baud to bo. row .£IO,OOO for harbour works. The debate wag interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. EVKNINQ SITTJNQ. The Houbj r< suoied at 7.30 p.m. SECOND READINGS. After a lengthy debate, the second leading of the Pan a H-rbour Bill was agre d ioon thev^iotw. Mr. M i lar moved the second raiding of the Duaodiu Ci<y avd Suburban Tramways Act, 1900, Amendment Bill, which he expltined w«s principally a wachiueiy measure in conneowith the Act passed last session. Thedebats was interrupted by the 10.30 adjournment, and the House, rose. Mr. Seddon gave notice to iatroduee the Katiug on Unimproved Values Bill (No. 2), and the Wand La«n Extension Bill.