GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2214, 13 June 1891, Page 2

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

J Wellington, June^l. second session of the element Zealand was opened i 2.30 fils afternoon bj the GayernKr i There were thirteen member* < the Courloil r ttnd forty-five-of the" House c RoprasoDiatwrsß present, including aIJ -tb Minislfttjspj I CijTjttte KSOTKRNOR’S TSPEBQp. j •yTha CJoveru-or’s speech was ftf the "fo lowipj e^ectß—The reception itk<«ll fciac accerdeid-td him as Her'Majesty’s repre jpasnuch as he could recall wit unmixed ||jkti|faction. ■_ to patticalar h alap |q bajable to traverae*"a p’ortio edfintlw of ther Uriwsra *lV!b« yftbere’ by He congratulated thc>i evidences ofr-Mh position* aucf K Jhojpit made'. by tie “cliie further increase already) Gratsrkabla volume of our effort had D»jv]<ft»ioe|ldimenaiooß sufficient t coovinM&W® apprehensive thjt ih'| Kaw Zealand weref \ for the fulfilment c r,'(jhligatiotti’j. Ministers considers Wat f phenomenon of th for such it must b iconsidafafl) in so yturfkand richly-endowe a this, Wasvtoll worthy both o syatematjc' inveangatiote and of (li lapplicatpa and pOTjreverinmjuse of rationa jefiasdielllThe alienation offim waste land ,if the Cp|]wa hasl£»on going okduring tb rljiat\tmootba%t a rapid rate. Minis jterth hqjjlpver, wer® of opinionHhab fo eomfe jtnrs past Uie amount efVotua eeHfamelu effected mid not beeo mensurate wtib tba| somewhat large are' of land disposed of. |' While it was doubtless true that a Dumber of Genuine setilan have taken np land, it seems alec unfortunately to be the case that in manj instances selection, instead of bringing about occupation and cultivation, only meant acquisition for speculative purpose* or additions to estates already sufficiently if not inju'rifiusly'-Urgie. ' Ammesdeets in thb land lawi designed'rigidly to reaWye the of’ouf 'Grb'wn" eehdije ocbupation and improVo merit'will rtierefbre ‘ba laid" befdrto 'tHern.,ills legislation ’shall'* Be rMgndoated by r< uU;ious designed and' Kdtninstrated with the new of planting anincreaaing number of jmall occupiers upsft* the soil, bide by lide with the opening op of Crowd lands iboiild go to the acquisition of portions of be vest tracts still held by the native ribes of the North Island. Moreover the itne 'seems to be approaching ’ when th’e mdaadßd-tssk?'of T re^Urobassn 1 g ‘jisfrft of be large private elttatdi which now bar ettlement in som» of the most fertile iartb of the colony mast be'entered upon, nd undertaken ; with" csutiob, justic, arid ikcnminatioir. ■ The full and interesting sport prepared by the Commissioners oti lative affairs would be laid before them; nd they would be iayrted to giye’ their l4Wa carefully ftelMod tb fdtth'er ie great 1 majority‘of'native to' dispose 1 of their mds on fair terms.'* The- pasfc'-yhar iliad son marked by a-diatinot and discouraging ralina in 'the' yield of'Hie goldfields, uring the last- three months,‘“however* ia mining rctoCQS-iadlcWod a considerable I.”

improvement. IT .w as very gratifying to find j*at' the several oeal mitjM hf tlie cplbny wm steadily incresahad attained ;ak amount hitherto | •Jio know o in (hi colociy. With the in- • oatpnf fyom oUr coal mines there si|was||i correporiding decrease in the qoancoal imported. Proposals for l J pro f «ipiiDg the deveippHiont of the Mining industries of the colony by legislation and other moans would be submitted to them. - The official record of the proceedings of tbs tß| •TVrtfjratiqu Qonventiop ho laid before w tliPin. Thu estimates of revenue and expenditure, would be laid before them- The 'estimate* of ezpenditura hare been framed . .withjv,due regard to economy. In conlinnaooe'qf the work of retrenchment last Parliament, -Ministers had not hesitated l> reduce the coat of their 1 . 1 ’bp JEairly, o prudently. done. Id 1 way ‘substantial had, been'effis^t^d, ! the detatis of wlueli|hoy vrjqiild, as a"master of course, have jpyiary oppbrtumty "to discuss. Ministers were of opinion that the time had come J for effecting a bold reform of tha r "chfef_ part of the direct taxation as aow je'vied, and Bills had r been prepared for purpose. In these proposals, noweyar, iv had been studiously borne TeT mind that finaooial changes should as'”‘a'matt#r of expediency be made gradually, so as neither tiflhake f the public sense of security nor to run the 1 risk ofCajiyVlois of revenue. ZMeasuros will be submitted providing for the reform I of the Legislative Conned ; Important 1 postal change,- whiah it is thought should 1 be acceptable to all portions .of the community ; for consolidating "and amending the law relating (prelectors and elections, and for completing the abolition of plural fqqcl^ ? *i^mg^a P djm ß the Civil Service ; amending the law yfi,«oting 1 gold raining and the working of o«r"coal ( fields qqnsplidating ,tho law of bankruptcy,;, defining- of libel; amend ing (he Jawf rtilaljng. to eompaiies and tpj-juries ; |i}:inf r tho pro- . tnoters and directory, of companies.; and consolidating and modifying the orlminsl, law, as well as other Bills deaUhTjf %ithV ] "of' '’public Returns i, ihlafingTo .riWwhy/itraflkJ,' /Which'iwwld ... oneway. two c fotgreph«f i*f c . wqnldjbeliijdJjefore them. 6 ,The of' public , .ff.qr-lw. ’out v pf' moneys hecorajpg-, ’ab.l.« for tbe A purppsc J , vigor the .practice [ contracting, - would be .(UitMursgei,., Agd '* propose as-fa* as posiibl* to encourage The 0 associationof workmen on the co»epac«tiye ■ principle.- - - Kills dealing ' ' .witfe •• natters ,i referred .toTn-the Sweating 'Conrtliissibn “ *wbhld' si'gain , T alSQ , Bflls ,, plPbP viding for the establishment’ ofßßlrcts’bf , Uonciliation and Courts ‘ ; r deal with A tfadustriar dfiphtes, as his ’’ advisers believe that a'measure of this ‘ nature' is earnestly desliecl hy ThphJflSt|jil B observers of this ; m%n y and mpdunihishujg * dtffici)itieij„ vjhibh" besot r ff -labor..ifo Afteg,‘ |pr ’’the I? election of a member for Te a ordered and some unimportant matters '• were attended to both Reuses adjourned *’ to.d p.us on Friday, -.v,