Parliament.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 211, 10 September 1904, Page 2

Parliament.

■• , (Per Press Association.; WELLINGTON, Scptembor 0. In tlie Legislative Council at 2.30 p.in. the debate on Hon. A. Pitt's motion deprecating tho introduction of Chinese labour into the Transvaal was continued," lasting all the afternoon, and was again adjourned.

The House met at 2.'80 p.m., and after formal business and considering the Licensing Bill, went into Committee of Supply for further consideration of the Estimates. At thi vote tor the Lunacy ,and Charitable Department Mr Davy moved a reduction of £1 as tt n indication thai toe House considers it advisable thai an appeal board should bo set up, to which could bo referred tho complaints, etc., of asylum attendants. ARer a protracted debate in tte evening Mr Davey's motion for the appointment of an appeal Wd for asylum at cadants was negatived by or Th? r° 2 °' T thc l ° tal vote unaiter^. LUnaCy n< * a ~ WMod

Jho vole for the Mines DepartT, £*? a « rpo(i to unaltered. MrMcGowan stated he had reason to believe the gold output of the colony for the next year would be greater than that of last year

JOTTINGS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES,

Mr Rutherford, in hia gpeech 0 n the Uxnd question, entered into , learned the subject of ■ 'mont™' Z l 0h ' .'* aPP6ttrß ' is «»oU»r ii 'or mortgages, and incidentals' ho dealt a few ruther nasty "backhanders to the land reformers, Mr Laurenson especially coming l„ for tho sarcasm of the member for Hurunui With regard to the reformers, Mr Rutherford told a good story o the editor of a big daily papor, who to said was a Socialist and a (strong advocate of the leasehold. u nt (i quite lately ho lived with his family on a leasehold section. The onlv exercise this ®ent took wa » in his I own garden in company with a spado, but for all the long years he occupied that loasdhoW house, he dug only one foot deep. Some time ago however, he got into » handsome house on a freehold section. Recently a friend went to seo the editor, and what do you think, aaked Mr Rutherford, ho was digging his freehold garden 3ft deep. (Laughter.) The late Sir J. McKenzio was an avowed leaseholder, but when he wanted l a nd for his family., was it a leasehold ho got ? Not a tot of ft He went and bought Bushy Park Thero was not one man in that House, oven the reformers, who would not prefer tho freehold, "monKO.vs and all. (Laughter.)

Tho momJicr for Hurunui is much interested in drapery. H e has been looking round, and finds the selling of soft goods pay ß better than land-holding, and being a land-hold-

er in « pretty ilng way, he Is envious of tho drapers' profits. He told tiho House, on the authority of an oxpert, that th<> average profit in tho drapery business is 100 per cent, am! to tako an extreme case a lady's three-guinea .hat. cost the dra|>er 12s iho Government hnd gone into the coal business ; it was time it opened a State drapery shop, so tlmt people with largo families could get goods nt reasonable prices. Mr Herries is asking the Minister tor Defence whether he will ta*e any action tjds sessjon with respect to the numerous petitions which have been presented to (lie House by 0 M soldiers, and havo been recommended to tho Government at various times. Mr T. Mackenzie is asking the Postmaster-General whether his attention has lwen directed) to the Irregular arrival of t ho, San Frnncisto mail in England, u nd, If so,, what steps do«s he. purpose taking in tho matter.

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