THE GOVERNMENTS PROGRAMME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81868, 18 October 1906, Page 2

THE GOVERNMENTS PROGRAMME.

SURVIVORS FROM TIIE SLAUGHTER.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

Per Press Association.

Wellington, October 17

In the House this afternoon, according lo promise, Sir Joseph Ward made an announcement, of the business tho Government proposes to ask the House to carry to completion before the end of the session. BILLS TO BE PROCEEDED WITH The Bills to be proceeded with are. —Government Advances to Workers Bi.l„ Thames Deep Levels Enabling Bill, Firearms Bill, High Schools, Reserves Act Amendment, Queen's Scholarships Bill, Offensive Publications Bill, Poliee Offences Amendment Bill, Adoption of Children Act Amendment, Motor Regulation Bib, Mining Act Amendment Bill, Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement, New Zealand International Exhibition, Public Revenues Bill, Local Bodies Loans Act Amendment Bill, Habitual Drunkards Bill, Scenery Preservation Amendment, Land and income Assessment, Customs Duties Adjustment, Defence Act Amendment Bi.l, Plumbers Registration, Executive Council Bill, Town Districts, Sea I'ishories, Tolninga Suppression, Arbitration Act Amendments, Juvenile Offenders, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration. POSTPONED TILL NEXT SESSION. Of the Bills postponed, first came THE LAND BILL. This, the Premier said, would be the first on the Order Paper next session. The Government would make every effort to place it on the Statute Book. Mr Massey; "Will it be the same Bill?" 1 he Hon. tho Premier said it would be practically the same Bill. He would tell his hon. friend he was eertain he would, be convinced of the perfect character of the Bill by the arguments which would be employed during the recess. Mr Massey wanted to know if these would be employed by Mr Laurenson.

The Premier assured his friend that Mr Laurenson was a very good hand at explaining Bills. Anyhow, joking apaii, he felt sure that the merits of the measure and the explanation it would receive would very greatly facilitate iis passage to .he Statute Book after ihc recess. The measure which would have precedence next after, the Land Bill next session would tje

THE TARIEF BILL. Cries of "Hear, hear.'' BILLS NOW BEFORE COM-

MITTEES,

He had said nothing about the Bills which were before committees at the present moment. J'hcre were tlio Gaming and Lotteries Bill, which would be withdrawn to give place to an Anti-Gambling Bill, to be presently circulated; The Maori Land Settlement Bill, The Aid to Public Works, and Settlement Bill, Stamp Bill, Harbour Board Bill, Local Bodies Subsidies, Public Health, Civil Service Superannuation, and National Annuities. About all these a statement would be made when each measure was reported from' its committee. BILLS TO BE CIRCULATED. Bills which would be circulated for general information wereHaroour Boards Bill, Fricndiy Societies, Hospitals, and Loeal Government. OTHER BILLS TO BE PROCEEDED WITH.

Bills not on the Order Paper to be proceeded with wou,d be:—Post 01tice (slight machinery and classification amendments); Reserves and En-

abling Bili (a measure for settling a number of small things that have accumulated lor various reasons); Speaker and Legislative Officers Salaries Bill, to place the salaries ol the Speakers, Chairmen of Committees and other officers on an independent footing; and Statute Law Revision, for removing some anomalies discoveied in the working of some recent consolidations. BILLS POSTPONED. Tho Bills postponed were the Coal Mines Bills (which would be subject of a proposal presented by the Minister of Mines to be made by way of getting- a salutary principle on the Statute Book); Pure Food Bill; Native Townships Amendment; Slaugliteiing and Inspection Amendment Bill, and Juries Bill. OTHER BUSINESS. Coming to other matters, an pportunity wou.jl be given, the Premier said, for the discission of the San Francisco and Cable Service resolution, and the balance of the ordinary Estimates (8 small clauses). He hoped the House would get through these during next Friday afternoon. They would be followed by THE PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT AND ESTIMATES

01 the same evening. The debate, he suggested, wou d be taken on 1 uesday, anc! he thought the Public \Wks Estimates might be put uuuugh on the same opportunity. Of course, the House would sit on Monday and also on the Saturday of next week. This would enable the remainder of the local Bills lo be disposed, as last year, in one block. _ Mr Massey said the Premier was ottering- to cram into the next ten days more work than had been d°ne in tlte last eight or nine weeks. Mr i.awry attd others urged reconsideration for the Harbour Boards Jl'li.

The Piemicr, replying, sa ; ( | ,i, al ' tamification uf effects among var•ious iriie'rfcsts imperatively requires the postponement of the measure. He met various other complaints by revisions of the points in his above statement.

Mr Speaker announced that the time of the session has arrived at which a.l Bills introduced may be put through all their stages at once, and thai all Bills may be so treated after 11.30 a.m. Mr Massey pointed out that the circumstances this year were different, inasmuch as the early closing svstem had been adopted. lie doubted who liter the 12.30' limit would suit. The Premier said the early closing system had worked very well indeed. He saw 110 reason why it should not continue ro work well, To end i! depended entirely on the spirit in which hon. members did their work. So far front requiring to sit till 12.50 (luring the rest- of the session, iii> thought (lie House would seldom have to sii after the 11 o'clock adjournment.