PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8243, 22 September 1906, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, September 21. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 o'clock. gj Sir G. M. O'Rorke gave notice of motion for the reversion to the provincial system of Government, and also for the alteration of the present system of appointment to the Legislative Council. The Attorney-General moved the seoond reading .of the Habitual Criminals Bill to provide for the control of habitual criminals and habitual offenders. The seoond reading was ugreed to. The Horowheuua Blook Act Amendment Bill, and the Payment of Jurors Bill passed through the final stages. The Council rose at 4.10 o'olook.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVESThe House met at 2.30 o'olook. The Unclassified Societies Registration Amendment, New Zealand International Exhibition, Police Offences, Martinfcorough Town Board, etc, Eltham County, Registration of Plumbers, Jubilee Home Trustees (Auckland), and Inspection and Registration of Private Hospitals Bills, were read a first time. The House, going into Supply, resumed consideration of the Estimates.

During the discussion of the item seed potatoes (£1,550), Mr Fisher pointed oat that there were white people who were just as badly in want of potatoes as the Maori, and be hoped the Government would devote another £1,550 to their wants. Class XL, Justice Department—The voteb Department of Justioe £2,970, and Supreme Court £8,431 were passed unan mended. The Dis triot Magistrates and Warden's Courts vote, £52,500: Mr Massey moved the reduction by £1 as an indication that the status of Magistrates ought to be assimilated to that of the Judges of the Supr«me Court. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.3 p.m. After further discussion, the committee divided on Mr Massey's amendment—ayes 18, noes 44. The was lost, and the vote was passed unaltered. The Criminal prosecution £13,500 was passed unalterel. Coroner's Act, £4,600: Mr Wilford moved reduction by £1 as an indication of the need for abolishing coroner's juries. After discussion the committee divided —ayes 14, fnoes 47. The amendment was lost and the vote was passed unaltered. Miscellaneous services, £5,570. In reply to Mr jMassey, who thought that more of the work of statute revision should be done by Parliament, the Hon. Mr MoGowan said be hoped the Revision Commission would finish its labours during the year. The vote was passed unaltered. Prisons, £41,206: Mr Ell moved to reduce the item £6,000 for prison camps by £1 to affirm the principle that all gaols ought to be outside of city boundaries. The committee divided—ayeß 23, noes 37. The amendment was lost.

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