PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 219, 25 September 1901, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuiboat, 24th Smarm. The Ooancil met at 2.30. p.m. The Exportation of Arm Bill, «ai Promissory Oaths Bill were raw » second time. In committee on the EdooUni Boards Election Bill, Hon. A. Fftfc moved a new clause to render ineligible for election 10 a Board any person having relatives in the employment of -- the Board, The Minister of Bdoraticn opnofaA the motion, urging that it was natter to leave it to. the sense of the ateatost. to say when a man should be elected, though he had relatives in * fyuOk service. ... The proposed new clause was rajeoted on the voices, and the Bill wm read a third time and passed. The Mortgages of Land Bill was read a second, time, and on the Hon. v 0. 0. BowenV motioo, referred to tb» statutes Revision Committee: with a view to getting the opinion of the Registrar-General of Land regarding it. * " The Council rose at 3.90 pan. t N-^.. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. • TuitDAj, Umßtraaam^ The House met at 1.80 frnt. - '-t.:». Mr, Hogg ff^jpntedn petition fnm ten Marterton .baxmatdn, protesting ,' against' any interference. m weir of employment. A petition was presented by Mr. ' Barclay in favour, of lbs Juvenjk SmokoraPrevention Bill* .'-..'■'. i Hon. Jss. Carroll gar* notioe to^in... jtrodu^athe Cornwall Park Duties ' Exeujntjoo Bill. ' Mr. Jm. Allen asked toe Premlor . what steps wen being taken in rsgsrd to the vacaufpoeitioo of Bergeant-at- • Arms.. Mr. Seddon said the matter W«* lader consideration., He did not sea hy they should pay 4200 for »• t month's wgck, and it was quite pot* sible the Government would study economy in the nutter. Oommuoioa- j. tions were'at present passing between. Mr. Speaker and himself in regard to « the vacancy. Mr. Seddon moved tuat forfte remainder of the awtioß QovorMMnt business take precedence on Wednesdays. * ■ Several members who had private bills on the Order Paper urged sh%t |hn motion should no 4 tab eftettail after to-morrow. : Mr. Seddon, in his reply, said the Government intended to deal way with the question* 6pened up in Mr. Hor M by' S Limitation of Profits and Prevention of Trusts Bill. Ha thought there was a necessity for * libel bill, atd with regard to a llorntiaf bill he said that neither publican, brewer, nor prohibitionist had iuna* enced the Government in the matter. The law at present was defective, and the sooner these defects were remedied che better for all concerned. Mr. SeddonVmotion was oarried by .. 37 to 18. ErraaTß. The House., then went into Com* mittee of Supply for, farther consider*. tion of the Estimates. Colonial Secretary's Demitamfr** total, 4185,438. •

At the vo'e for Electoral Depart* 'ment— .SHOO; "' "•

Mr. Bollard strongly complained of the action of the Registrar of Eleotore a> Auckland in regard to etotont rolls, and asked why the promised Inquiry into his bees) held. '".'!."- ij

Sir. J<*»ph Weyd defended the ofiosr. An inquiry had been heM, and ft was found that the Registrar had ins* tification for every action be awl taken. The matter wis disouM at very great length, several, m*mb*rs urging (hat a further inquiry should be held. • SWoSeph Ward reiterated tfcat tbab charges were oarefully inquired into, and found to be groundless, bnt )t wm open to anyone who.-bad a fftafMMfL. against the official to proceed-'agwW him at law.

. Eventually the vote passed un£23.270.

Mr. F**h<ip complained t%t a man was in the service of his Dfcfsvfttmeflt in Wellington who had received his, 1 discharge from bankruptcy conditionally upon his paying his creditors ten shillings iri the £, but instead of paying this amount he bad floateoV the Official Assignee. He*'awto| whether suot a man was to b» retained in the public'' service. « »,< ~ Sir Joseph Ward sa>d it was not the: duty of the Government to inquire et 'o relations between tbeU" temporary, employees and their creditors. Sui knew nothing of the case referred to. Mr. HutohiDspn spoke. Mr. Seddon said he knew nothW v>out this case. Men came to him for enop'oyment when they had exhausted their credit and were on tjbe vefee of starvation, and the Government could not help their former creditors to get payment. —-■■■• Mr. Fisher pointed <rattb*4<seimtii had been in constant employment for four years. The rose at 5.30 p.m. EvwriKG Srrmia. The House resumed at 7«SO p.m. The vota for the Registrar-General's Department was further discuwd. Mr. Pjrani said many back blocke settlers could not, for want of time, comply with the regulations for obtaining exemption from vaccination of their children, and he asked that in ape ie! cases the time should be extended for making applications for exemption. Sir Joseph Ward said the people referred to were entitled to consideration, and he would see if he could posribl* do anything in the direction indicated. The total vote «as passed unaltered, !TThe Agent-General's Department*-* £4,600. . Mr. Masssy asked to be enlightened as to rumoured changes in tbe AgentGeneralship. . i Mr. Seddon replied there wm no intention to make any change. The Government had not heard from Mr, Reeves tint he was dissatisfied, and a* far as the Government was concerned it was perfectly satisfied. He consideied New Zealand was worthily and well represented at Home at present. Mr. Monk complained of misleading cibles sent to New Zealand by tbe Agent-General when the Boot war was at ifs heigh . Mr. Seddon said Mr. Rems' statements had since been borne ou<i by official records. Messrs. G. J. Smith and Ell spoke. / Mr. Monk reiterated that Mr"

Baerea had ctnt oat costly cablegrams that inn tinged with disparaging reflections on British troops, Messrs. Buddo, Hogg, and Witheford bore testimony to Mr, Breves' good work. Mr. Thos. McKenrie contended that the salary of the Agent-General (£1500) was insufficient for the work. He strongly resented the suggestion that Mr. R°eves was disloyal at heart. Mr. Seddon considered the AgentGeneral was inadequately paid. If Mr. Beeves returned to the eolony he would be welornte and found useful as a member of the House or Minister of the Crown. After, further discussion the to vote was poised unaltered. Printing andStatiooery Department, -JMS,t7S. Mr. -Pirani said a saving of £BOOO par a/mum could be effected by the use of monoline machines. Hon. Hall-Jones contended the Government was adopting the wisest course in waiting to bee the effect of improved ttgnolwes. Mrv Pirani said the publication in book v sonn of the sccoont of the Premier's hip to the South Sea Islands was an improper use of the! Government Printing Office. Mr.Massey voiced a similar c mplaint. v

Hon. .Hall-Jones defended the book, raying it was an educational work that would be sffweciated by all who read it,