PARLIMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1917, Page 5

PARLIMENT.

;j ■—< ■ .*tn .I" ' ■-—» 1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,, By Telegraph.—Press Associativa Wellington, Last .tftylfc. In the Council this afternoon, Bfonv 0. Samuel presented the report of tha.' Statutes Revision Committee qu the Jfyw Zealand Inscribed Stock Bill. The sift' sure was considered iu committee, s,tus varicuß consequent amendments adopted.' with regard to the new clause dealing with tho issue of certificates by the registrar as to evidence of title to the }n» scribed stock. In speaking on the now clause, Sir F. H. D. Bell stated that tb» . effect of the amendments was to constitute two classes of certificates, on» ki* iug an ordinary bond, and tho otlwr t» make a transference impossible without the production of a certificate of titlo. The amendments were passed, and at a later stage the Leador announced they had been accepted by tho Lower Hoilw. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE The House met at 2.30. REPLIES. [ Replying to Mr. MeCombs, th» Promt?* said he was not prepared to say th* , time had come when we must consejflpt' " labor, but the timo may com,* whoa IHs* [ liameut will have to pass lagitklttal) id , discourse idleness. Replying to Mr. Harris, Sir Mi»pk • . Ward sP-itl he hud heard a good deal <wn« . cerning the system of raising uwnay'bT j means of premium bonds. He pra£e&e4, '' ! however, to wail, the result ol tk« k* , vesication now going on in England on , this subject before adopting wj «rs» , tern. [ BUDGET DEBATE. 1 Mr Parr, continuing li:o debate on tha \ Budget, regretted that the Miniriw %&& ■ not taken step? curlier to accifrt gsm» of the huge war profits. He though* ' Uiaf at least nr. appreciable portion of 1 tho ntrplns slum Id bo devoted to war ex. • p<»id:tiire. for it was not right that sho whole cost, of the war should bo borne 'j by posterity. He enntended tint mili- ■ I j i;iry expenditure should -not be under ' I I tho. jurisdiction of military officers, and ! Ilia', commercial expericooG should b» ■ brought to bear on it, as Australi* tad ■ ilnn j. also we should havo a Minister, or , '/ood business ni'in in London overlodk- ■ ' ing cur vast war expenditure. S|q far I j our attempts at bad been ! '-imply abbtml. The KfiicH'ltoy Bogrd '' ' was a separate body from Cabinet, withi out power to •enforce recommeiidations, and lie thought if tha Cabinet was o>voiu of business ability - than Miai»f«r« shovld call in bucine'RS men to egust > them, as Mr. Linvi.i Odrjro did, hnt Jet • ther • be no divided control, ne favored '-. a Bt'.H.e line of '.dr>p"'ii>-'.'. \ '.Vfr. Ell ndvocntwl st-.ts eompeiition, js vaa drtne by the ic/>.nt shops in Auckland, while the arr*;«,'emfint nude by th« Stat) with wgard to miwir Vept *»&■* rheaper in New Zcalnnd Ukji la tfll" hart of lh« wnrld. T- wnwimr ' 1 i legialatioij "giving trading powem to local 1 \ hodifs. not lhat tlu-y i> -d use them, but 1 ! (hoy would act as a check upon profit- ' I eers. ' Mr. Mcfolhim rc;>ru;ted the attack* •! on dcner.tl Godley by Mr. Pa)'! - . He W4s ' ■j an Imperial officer, sud >j r ew Zesdaxd had ' no control over him. (jroai Britain peM ■ • ; liim, and had all to do ,with dispoai-. ■ tioiiH. Tlie speaker admitted that Qb»« er::l Godley was unpopular, but tbit iri,i> Localise he did his duty. Hd was noVat 1 th; front to gain popularity, but to look after the health and welfare of the nun, • i and this he did to the Inst degree, i Mr. Xewman (Rsmgitikoi) empbaifcMd i the impcraiivo necessity : for natiowil ' economy in the widest' sen.;.\ but on Wise . linos Wacie and extravagance sho-uld , be sternly avoided. This was as uettes- - snry in the administrative and depart- \ menial activities as in civil affars. H« tliought the Defeuce Committee should be re-established in order to assist th* ■ Minister to secure, economy iu militajff (natters. Though there were bletnishea In the administration of the Government, ho would give it his hearty support, Tm»« cause, under the circumstances, it WftS tho only Government possible. Mr. Payne declared he was tired «f hearing the Minister lauded ag u wiwttd of finance. Such praise only tended ¥>■ make tho 31inistei''s head swell mora titan it would have done in the ordifilUry ecus., of eveuts. !Sfotwitlistandlnf; this, tho Budget was the most satisfactory document of its kind had yet «>ei», because it featured and enforced what tia considered was the only just sys>teift ot raising revenue, namely, by the' grjuta* ated moomo tax. Mr. Harris also spoke. U* tiytHi ■ alien prisoners being pressed into tlw service of the State at military J-aWI l£ pay and asserted tbftt Sew Zea!(lWlt should not halt on tlie rcuul to \btStotf, The House rpge at U,lO p.m. *, ai i iiHima r iinif