PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 July 1907, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

i ♦ — ■ — WEDNESDAY, JULY 3. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. : H.Y Xe!eeiaph-Pcr Press Association. Wellington, July 3. the Council mot at 2.30 and inmiedi atcly adjourned until 3.30. On resuming, the lions. Rigg and Jei kmsoii, who had been re-appointed mem hers ot the Council, were sworn in an. took their seats. The Hon. \Vi Per was ;i]yy sworn-in The J lon. .1. Paul gave notice to muvi ■ Lie Addresa-in-Ueply for next sittiu; day, and the Council rose at 3.35. j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tlii- House met at 2.30, and, ill t'onso :i'"' ,u " " f J ''« -May Scddon's wcddiii" immediately adjourned until :j.,')o. FIRST READINGS. •>n resuming, the following ]iill s were passed the lirst reading: Legislative Council .-lection Hill (Steward), .Noxious Weeds Act Amendment Pill (R. J\[ L .. Kcnzic). guackcry Prevention Bill lornsby), I'ulilie Bank Holidavs Jiill (Major), Tnistee Act Amendment Jiill (Sidoy), Aholition of Plural Yotiii" Jidl (Hogg), Farriers' Hill, Marriages Validation Act Amendment Hill. Lights on Vc- ''.'•<■" "ill (Major). Flour Duty Abolition "I" (Hogg), Musicians' Jiill, l. ;ull i Asi-nts Hill (WiMv), Divorce Act Amendment, Law Practitioners' Act Amendment Bill (Kidd), Borough of -New Plymouth Electric Loan and Waterworks Loan Validation Dill (Okev), Citv ol C linslcliiiic.li Electric Power and Loan Empowering Aniendnient Pill. The Douse adjourned, at 5.15 p.m. GOVERNMENT CAUCUS. RESOLUTION' OF LOYALTY. Per Press Association. Wellington, July 3. A (.overniuent caucus was held to-day o« being present, and the others accounted for. The Premier congratulated the party on the large attendance, and thanked them for expression of welcome. This was, he said, the first caucus since he became head of the Government, and he hoped many future meetings would be held to discuss matters :>f importance. They could not discuss whey measures, but lie hoped the party is a whole would keep in close touch ivith the Government upon the more imlortant measures. He indicated as measures Parliament should put through this 'ession. the Land Pill, Native Land Bill ind Customs Tarili. It was Important hat the Arbitration system be amended so as to ensure the continuance of its >eneiits, and it was also hoped to put (trough a classification and supcrannuition scheme for civil service. Developnents in the Postal and Railway Delartnient necessitated alterations' since he re-classiiication scheme. Referring o the lion. Mr. Hall-Jones, lie said that hree doctors who examined him the day ! if (Sir Joseph) returned were hopeful ' f, on his return, Mr Hall-Jones' health ras unhappily not restored, the Premier laid he would consider the question of ! Ming the vacancy. ' The caucus passed a resolution of loy- : Hy to the. Government. ' ' EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30. Mr Massey, Sir Joseph Ward. Mr Lewis Ur Homsby, Jlr Ell, and the Hon. Mr UcXab continued the debate on the Vddress-in-Reply, and the House aiiourned at 11.47 p.m.