PARLIAMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 November 1918, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Council met at 2.30. 'Die Hon. Gow continued the debate : on the Address-in-Keply. He suggested the establishment of institutes in cities to provide accommodation for children who had come from the country to complete their education. The Hon. Triggs suggested the settle, cut of returned soldiers on ready-made farms, as in Canada. The Hon. Garland advocated increased pay for school teachers and the abolition ot the overlapping of the secondary edu-i cation systemThe Hon. Michel urged greater activity in increasing gold production, The debate was adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.! The House met at 230 p.m. Mr. Zsitt gave notice to ask whether, w.ien a vessel, en route to New Zealand called at an Juiglisfc por t with a legitimate cargo which Lad been waiting for a month and had been left aside while shi ei WM<a tad JU?t Mrivec? ' WM Mr. Luke asked whether the Minister ? r i\ dfa ld Commerce would agree to strengthening the position of secondary industries, especially as such a policy would he/p m providing suitable employ , ment for returned soldiers ' Beplying to Mr. Veitch, the Hon. T. M. Wilford saut the recommendations of the Waterfront Appliances Commission had been agreed to by Cabinet, but as they involved amendments of the Bar\Z S i , J"? Shippin S and SteamersAct, he had forwarded the whole of the recommendations to the era and law draftsmen for the purpose ofjmvmg the necessary legislate preThe House adjourned at 3.5. EVENING SITTING. ' When the House resumed at 7.30 th» debate on the Address-in-Replv was con/ turned by Mr. Wilkinson. The Hon. D. Buddo expressed the' E nihß V^- e education >*tem »■ quired remodelling. More direct cone l?L Deeded ' Md t0 B ain «* object ho -would not care what was abolished. He cntieued details of the railway administration, which irritated settlers Someone acquainted with local conditions should be appointed to manage the ItLtel, ? e defenM the producer I against the charge,, of demanding excessive prices. He advocated a vigorous I scheme of afforestation as part of tho after-war policy In the same connect.on he expressed the hope that nothing ™,m i. ™ ?*, a co,nmuna l system v.ould be adopted in settling soldiers. Ihey shouM be. distributed amongst the general public na much as possible. For this purpose local committees should b B set up and a grateful country should see that every man who came back received some permanent benefit for the sacrifices he had made. Mr. Anstey attributed much of the present unpopularity of the National Go- i yernment to the fact that there was no leadership to check the exploitation which was going on everywhere Industries were being subjected to imposts which they were unable to bear and which threatens to crush them out He contended that much of our land taxation tended to increase aggregation On the subject of the liquor question he favored a referendum, but was emphatically against the payment of compensation. He doubted the wisdom of holding a general election, hut wanted, to see a reconstruction of the Ministry, even if that meant going back to party government. What the "Dominion needed was a statesman with a policy. _Mr. Rhodes (Thames) advocated a vigorous public works policy to develop resource* and increase production. The debate was adjourned, and the House rose at 11.35.