PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 185, 14 August 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

ran PRE3B ASSOCIATION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuesday, 13tu August. The Council mei at 2.30. Tiie Oemetei-y Tru-tous Validation Bill was passed through committee. Hon. J. Ivcrr moved the second reading of the Stats Scheol Children Drill Bill. The Minister for Education objected that the Bill was ill drafted and was ieally a re-enactment of what was already provided in the principal Ac*. _ Hon. A, Pitt tnought that the provisions of the Bill were in advance of those, of the principal Act, particularly as regards the physical training of girls. The sacoad reading was agreed toon the voices. The Woedville County Bill p*s<ed through committe?. The Wellington Harbour Bard Act Amendment Bill was read a t* ond time. It was decided by 15 votes to 6 that standing orders be amended to provide that an annual ballot shall bx Uken for the (election of chairman of committees in the Council. The Waste Lind Committor brought dovn its amendments to the Land for Settlements Bill. In clause 6, preventing an owner from disposing of his ! state after service of notice by the land purchase inspector, the committee had added an amendment that if the Governor determines not to prooeel with a purchase he shall forthwith give notice thereof to the claimant-, and thereupoa the restriction oa the disposition of an estate shall cease, Glauses dialing with grouping and subdivision of land, and ballot and second ballot are recast and amended in detail. The decision of the Lind Purchase CammUsioners is made final as to the value to be paid by an incoming leswe to a surrendering lessee for the latter'* improvements. The Council roee at 4.35. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE?. Tjesday, 13th Auauvr. The House met at 2.30. Mr. Field gave notice to introduce a Juvenile Smoking Suppression Bill. A message was read from the Governor stating thb King had expressed his grateful thanks for the sddress of >.ondolen?e passed by the House on the dsath of the Empress Frederick. Mr. MeLichlan was granted leave of abseno for a week on acoount of illuecs. A letter to Mr. Seddon from the Rev. W. Slade, with reference to the s*at,e of things in Fiji, was laid on the table. In reply to questions, Minister! statad that when Imperial Parliament had finished its c onsideration of tha English Copyright Act the present Uo,.yi ight Act > f New Zealand would oe considered by the Government with i view to neces-ftiy amendments; that &lura was no intention to have artificial manures carried fr. e on the railway; tha; it was not considered desirable to build up industries in the colony hy means of bonuses, deserving industries being already afforded considerable prut.ctiou; that the Government could not see its way to grant subsidies to societies for prevention of cruelty to animals; that the pamphlet oin'ainiß* 'itnplu rules for the proper oare and feediug of infants and young children would very shortly be i«su«d by the Government, but it was too large an order for the Government to sprint medical poor law officers; that tha Government could not give a bonus to encourage the varnish industry; the Government was not in favour of appointing a set of wool c'asse's for the c iloay, but the Department of Agriculture would give what assistance it could to benefit the wool growers of the colony; that the Minis'er for Railways was averse to the running of trains oa Sundays exwhere absolutely necessary and a circular had htMy be?n senttotraffio managers directing that Sunday trains w d'sc jn inued excopt in necessitous cists; tha* there was no for compl tint that many of the examiners in the jun'or civil sM-vioe examination marked thi work of their own pupils; that the Government was in favour of the imposition 6f a small tax on stallions, tha p oceeds to go to Agricultural Soc'.e'ies, and the necessary legislation would be iotr Miuced this sasston; that he Qovernment intended to again io--ro luoea Small Birds Nuisance Bill; that it was not considered the time ha t irrived io mike the Waste r- n .j Board* wlee'ive. The House ro»e at 5.30 p.m. Evening Sittings The House resumed at 7.30., and Mi . Arno'd rammed the debate on the Rating on Unimproved Values Act A u. ndonent Bill, which was continued a'l the evening Finallv, the second ■ e ding was carried by 27 votes to 23. Mr. Scddon intimated that he would have a return prepared sho<ving in deail ho'V the system of rating on unimp values would affeoi each oitr ormgh and cauuty in the colony. " ' la reply to a question, Mr. Seddoa said this would inomde every individual ra>e;wy.'r. Toe House roue a' 10.30.