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Parliament.

HOUSE 01-' REPRESENTATIVES.

AFTERNOON 1 SfiSSION,

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night, The House met at 2.30 p.m. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.

In reply to Mr. t'oates, the Minister for Public Works said that he w.mld wing down the Public Works Statement as soon as it was printed, ibut he' thought that it would be some weeks '■ et. FIRST READINGS. Tho Premier introduced tho Orchards rnd Garden Diseases Amendment Kill, and it was read a first time. lUt. Masscy also introduced the Wages Protection and Contractors' Lien Jii'i Amendment, which was read ■■> first t:me. LONDON LOANS. Upon a financial Teturn being laid upon the taMe, M/. Russtil raised the cucstion of Mr. Alyer*- short-dated loan, and declared that the Hon. Allen had been a/blu to convert Mr. Myers' loan upon better terms than he conld raise lus own.

Air. Myers contended that circumstances justified 'him in raising the loan for two years, and his action 'had turned out to l»e in the best interests of the country.

Hon. Itoddo contended that the liverlean compared more than favorably with the Allen loan.

Mr. Pearce Raid it was amusing to listen to the statements made by- t c Opposition regarding the Mvers loan. Jn reply, Hon. Allen said ho admitted the difficulties which had faced Mi. Myers when he came into im.ee. The Myers loan was not renewed nor converted. It was paid off absolutely, 1 lie large financiers in Jjomlon had New Zealand by the throat, and vtuM not Knew or convert, but fehl this money to collect brctaroge and underwriting fees. The position of New Zi aland vpon the London money market had steadily improved! since the present Govurnment had taken office. The Mvers loan '• ad cost £> Is Id, while the hist loan raised by the Government cost M Is 3d. .STATE FIRTH IXSURAXCE.

Hon. Fisher read a statement received frian the officer in charge of the State Eire Insurance Department, showing that there had been no decrease in business, but an increase. The last two years had 'been, tlw most mkccoihul in the history of tihe office. BILLS INTRODUCED.

Lil.s were introduced by Message from Ike Governor as .follows:— -direedinj Horses lor -Military Purposes; WorkiMi" ijweilmg Act Amendment: Encouraguliniit 01 t:,e jVlaueUacture of lion and Mee); Education Act .-Vanendment; Cook i.-lands, Slapping; and Imprest t'oipply No. 5.

THE SLAUGHTER OF INN'OCENTS. air. Russell urged that in view of the. avalanche of Bills cojuing down, the Government .should say what ''innocents" were to be "slaughtered," go that/ members would know tlie position. The Premier declared tliat ho was i.uite prepared to make the muriber 20. Jle po.ntcd oiit that the corresponding session three years ago saw them faced with a largiir number of Hills at this time in the session. A large number of the 'Bills he proposed to bring down were non-contentious. There were, one or two other Dills, a Loan Hill, a small N'.-itive Hill, au.l a short Legislature Bill. He saw no reason why theji should not do work thoroughly and well within the present month. 'Mr. Jlassey explained tliat the Worker,*' Dwellings Bill nade several necessary amendments. In the hist pkue it increased the maximum l'.mit that nright he lent for a worker's ciwclling from £OOO to £7<W. It also abolished the limit of luilf-an-aere m a .borough and five acre* outside a lioroiigh, (instead) of which it was propose.! to fix a value limit of £250.

LOOA.Ii aiAILWAYS HILL. The House then, went into committee on the Local Railways Bill. .Hon. Eraser announced that he was prepared to eliminate clause 90, which provider that a board may, with the consent of th e Governor, sell, lease, assign or part with a railway, to which clause there had been so much opposi tion.

Messrs McCalhim and Buddo, whilo admitting that the Bill had some good points, said its main features were ,-uch that unless amended they must continue their opposition. Dr. Newman said the Bill was a benighted Bill, one, that came out of the Dark Ages. 3'cople came to the House t'nd rolled a log, and got the country ■to take their financial failures over. All the country wanted was good roads and motor traction. Mr. Daman twitted the Government with Dr. Newman's criticism, and said the Hill was retrogressive. Mr. Hindavirsh failed to understanl the oppesition to the Bill.

Messrs McKcnzie, E. Newman-, Foilws. I'earce and Ell continued the which followed closely on the lines of the second reading debate. EVENING .SESSION.

The Ifoiue .met at 730 p.m. The discussion in committee unou tho Local lladwayH Kill was continued bv .Messrs Witty, Veitch, Kussell and Panic.

lion. W. Fraser said the Bill provided for all objections raised by the Opposition. All the Bill did mis t,o give t\\t settlers themselves tbo right to build (In; linn if the Government would not fiiid till- money. The. Opposition continued the c-rit'c <ism of the Local Railways Bill in eomti.il l.e, the arguments of tlic speakers all being directed against the principle of the measure. -Sir J .inns Carroll declare,] that the Bill sliowod th» Government was at the confessional. It wis a practical a-know'-ednrwnt that they were not able 'to meet the requirements of the country, and were trying to shelve tho responsibility on to th'. shoulders of the settlers, lie did not object to district 1 ail ways, bat the Bill attempted to do the. right thing in a ■wrong way. CUus ■ 1 was passed at 10.5,) p.m. At midnight the committee was discussing clause 3, to which Mr. Veiteh had moved an amendment providing th:.t each petition for construction ot a line

should set forth the full route, the estimated cost of tho work, the unimproved valuo of tho land through whit-h the lino passed, -Hie terminal points and sidings,' estimated revenue, the names of the petitioners, and the rateable value of the land held b;yi such individuals.

The Minister refused to accept tho amendment, which was rejected. The Opposition moved a series of amendments to the (succeeding clauses, but as the Minister refused to accept them they were not pressed to division. An exception was* provided in an amendment to sub-clauso 3 of clause B, w.oved by Mr. Ell, limiting the franchise for the election of members of the board, to one ratepayer, one, vote. The amendment was lost <by 29 to 21. Clause' C was passed at 12/ra a.m.. and after that rapid progress was made, the committee now (1.30 a..n».) being at clause 43. Mr. Vciteh moved an amendment to clause 4.1, restricting rating on boroughs, but this was withdrawn on the Minister promising to re-considei' tho clause, An amendment was made to sub-sec-tion (h), section 2,"* of clause 50, providing that all plans must, be approved by the Chief Engineer of tho Public . Works Department. Clause 00 was struck out on the motion; of the Minister, smd the Bill then r.assed without further amendment. The Rangitniki Land Drainage Act , .Amendment Bill rj-°«cd through eon; lr.iitee without further amendment. The House r**"> at 1.43 n.m. .

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 7 October 1914, Page 8

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Parliament. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 7 October 1914, Page 8

Parliament. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 7 October 1914, Page 8

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