The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1905. THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7967, 2 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1905. THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

The record of the last .session of The present Parliament is much bet um* thm was at one time Miough* possiM" tin- waste <-»f li'ii" which occurred through the acton taken h\ 1 hose who si vied aR the \*»»w liberal parly «>i a coterie of about n icn members hut no\r reduced to four. Wo w}t*h our Wellington mornifsir finit. uiporary that the chief char:n terist fe of the session was the in- «. •■ljnnir amount of Halk in propot--1 -n to the work don.', Irul fur this iJ: aw hark t here iniyrht haw be» n a t uHi bettpr ivwih* Iromrthe labours "f our legislators As it is, howev- j if. those mi'iirfxr* jrho are seeking re- ' n uill haw hy no immus an nisi sheaf of important ineasn >'• 's topoinM< as M !;.• rliwino work of Parliament 'l'll'* increase in the >■< l .»Lie pi-nsii us. ai/tl Ihe institution • r superannuation for public school '•achers aiv both popular measures. >."'l had the civil service been tivat- • f in ll;.- same va\ as t\w \ earners i üblir >)i fisia d! 11 n would haw been L.-m'-T. 1 h.-l I lllfir IK (lie \\ tickers' lU'.'-llin-s Act. which should 4.-«* a real b*Hi to those ;i\in_y in 'lii* moiy f. popula* .1 lit;."*, while another !11 the earn •!> was inas, ,j y and it'hours h,c th,* t ilu.ir e;nplow.*s I hi- Maori Land t' i'-nn-nis ,\c? is prohaldy I Jn• n ; '-p.ece til I i:.- - and ll due is t?,-spiny «-d iu jiHtiin: its i;. <<'h!nery into nation most henrliriIn: should i-mu«-. It is also j s.i; ismc' < .H. to haw the shnjis and | < is ipj.-k.' ion settled on reasonable '■' **. and the 'loWrnm-'ui U entitled ■- *jCt*at fi-'di' for ive. iL- n'vi nt l.t ■ ■ Knurr ioinnvi.«d uiili i }i,- Mai vest .-r l'i u>' and taking .»!i. <1 i\ «• nuasiirrs 10 pr.it.Ti th«* indu.st cy. Oia* <'i th«» :.i- »1 is *!ml ' 111- disci. S.'d till* lull-t;i.ii«-il pi ovp.-rif y ,»]' tin' l C" <ii<. 11 \ to -.'•'n an «'\t,ni that i hj,» has i<-|i justified in :nrt-eas(*il voles for public uocks. So .•c as New V\\ month is coiinnui'd We ita\f reason to thankful that by tin- pa-sin- ui th- Ha il ua\ l>-\ ia'n.ji Art. the e\-ec-pci-seni (Teaih--51 tip in i-Mr liinin e uib !>.• c> nio\ •d. and the s.miur th«- work is taken in hand tin- b.'iler plnas«fl we sjiali be. Uf tile IlleasUrrs which 11 i'.i 1 been droppivl three are 01'' coursi-s<-ine wliidi drs.rv.d to ha\»» been •Mi rn d 1 trough. \\ hiie i M hers nirt ui; ii a well merited fate. One fail is abundantly clear above all others, h.tiue|>. thai the I'ivinier and his colleagues haw inaiul irfin d t heir j>olny if progress, and earm-d a al <'l the conlid.'nce of (he ehrtojs. That I hey will h<i\ea firajocit\ in the ne\(. Parliament is rei' a in. and ii is well for ! In- Colon;. ihal thi* should be so. There wilt mm doubt be mam chan-.s whin th-- llotise nieet.s biH lbr\ will br onlv u f fares. (~>! nf |»<di«\ . 'I he iri'ird of tin- a,:e is in hc»cfuon.\ with Ihe vnri.ylilejjetl conduct of tlie Colony's nH'air.s by 11n» jnvsejit AdininiMtrat ion. and this of itself i : . a miiv s»yn of re?rew*ed eonlidence in those who'hnve raised New Zealand to its present proud posit ior.. i