PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7933, 23 September 1905, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

FRIDAY, SKIT. 22. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30 p,m, It was decided to sit at 7.30 p.m. on Mondays lor the remainder alt the session. Mr Seddon said he hoped the session would close on •Oct. 20. The remainder of the afternoon silting was devoted to further consideration of the Estimates, the Colonial Secretary's Department being first taken! i ~ ,-j At the vote for Ministers' secretaries, Mr, Massey moved a reduction of £lO, as an indication that the House should be furnished with full particulars as to how many secretaries each Minister employs. Lost by 30 to 25,

EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at ,7.30 p.m. The estimates of the Colonial Secretary's Department and Public Health Department were passed tinunaltered. During the discussion on the vote for the Industries and Commerce Department, Sir Joseph Ward saidthere was a prospect of establishing the Vancouver service. It was not intended to continue the subsidy for the South African, service After October, as tho Governmene was not prepared to pay £30,000 per annum on the trade done last year. The Government -Trade Commissioner for the colony in South Africa had been ordered to report himself in New Zealand..