PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 232, 5 November 1909, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last. Night. The Couiu-il met at 2.30. The following Bills were introduced by Dr. Findlay: —Reformatory Institutions, Inferior Courts Procedure, .Magistrates Court Amendment, Destitute Persons I 1 Act, Chattels Transfer Amendment. The Council then rose. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES j In tlie House the Wellington Water Supply Loan Moneys Diversion (Luke). Wainiari County (Witty), Auckland and Suburban Drainage Act Amendment (Baunio). and Kllesmere Domain Board i Empowering (Rhodes), pasted the second i reading. I EVENING SITTING.

Mr Craigie moved tlie second readieg 1 of* the Canterbury Agricultural College Bill, the object of which is to provide a fairer representation of South Cnntcrvmrv on the Hoard. _ Mr. Fowhls objected to tne Bill as ->n attempt to deal with the mailer niecemcal fashion. The College, he said, ,-iis a Dominion institution. He suggested that the Bill stand over for fuller consideration during the recess, and if necessary he would bring in a Hill ne\'t, | >essiou to admit outsiders as students of the College. Me hoped New Zealanders would never become so parochial as to prevent anyone ill the Dominion from

attending the College. At the suggestion of the Premier, the Bill was referred to the Education Committee after being read a second time. Sir W. '7. Steward moved the second reading of the Elective Executive Bill, which "had been introduced the previous session. Sir Joseph Ward, in opposing the Bill, said the propos-al was impossible, as it 'vonld bring government to a standstill. It was wrong to say the Bill would get rid of the party system. Sir W. J. Steward had not been able to point out any country save Switzerland that had ' adopted the electire executive system. 1 Mr. T. E. Taylor said Sir Joseph Wjard hliowed a totnl incapacity for appreci--1 nting the root principle of the Bill. He was entirely wrong in supposing ParJij- > ment would elect mcmlxv;* from both 1 sides of the House. The dominant party * would necessarily elect the Administri-