Parliament.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 261, 8 November 1904, Page 2

Parliament.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (Par Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. The Legislative Council mot at 2.30 p.m. The Tauniatu Native Commonage Kill was road a second time, and the following bills passed their final stages Maori Land Claims Adjustment, Foreign Insurance Companies, Rood Hoards Act Amendment, and Scholarships. The Council at a Uriel sitting in the morning) decided to insist on its amendments in the Shops and Offices Bill, aiud a conference was arranged for. At the evening sitting the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill and Workers Compensation Bill passed their final atuges. The Taumatu Nativo Commonage llill was postponed till next session.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The liouae met at 11 a.m. Mr Seddon moved : That this House deeply regrets the introduction ol Chinoeu labour into the Transvaal without the expressed and direct sanction of the white population by a vote having been first obtained, or responsible government being granted. Ho said the conditions under which Chinese were employed were repugnant to every Britisher. Hand mine owners had not carried out their object in a manner that commended itself to him. There were many who hud supported the mow ment wlio belonged to uliori nutions and he regretted that l.orrt Milni'i and the Imperial Gownimjut had not considered that fact when dealing with the question. Mr Massoy did not oppom tion. Ho thought somotiiing ought to be done to restrict the introduction of Ohinoso into New Zenlund and ho would support a prnpoKul Jt2oo Üb '° thU 1)011 laX UJ1(1 mil,tc " Mv Taylor meved to add to Hie resolution " arul requests that a ruspectlul address Ik> presented to tho Governor asking him to immediately cable the resolution to the lmiKfnal Government." J|,> strongly supported tho motion. Mows Froser, Moss, Alison, J also spoke!* 1 ' Hum - Tho debate was interrupted On resuming at 2.30 Mr Seddon's protesting ngainst the am iM nrn Of Chinese on tht Rnnd Mr T.vl Un a<Wltlol > Proposed by f la - vlor - culT ied by 00 votes to The Gorhawl .John Mueller Fn--11 After I ""l"' 1 " 1 a wcond time. evening titU^X&^SUt S B sta^ mt ' mlmi,nt Passed its 1 he report of tlw conference on the Shops and Olllces Dill * Wi ' "tfohgly opposed by sevoral Son f' U Pr ° U,SU!d inclusion of a new clause lixlnrr a days. aS lloUr 0f cTos ' n K on S a tur-