PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 825, 27 September 1906, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 26. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 o'clock. Sir G. M. O'Rorße moved his motiou affirming the desirableness of returning to the provincial form of Go cernmeni;. The Hon. W. G. F. Carncrosa seconded the motion. The debate was adjourned uScttil tomorrow. The New Plymouth Borough and Tarauaki School CotniMssioners' Exchange Bills were read a seoond time. The Government Valuation of Land Aot received from the House of Representatives was read a seoond time. The Oounoil rose at 4.40 o'olock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House of met at 2.30 o'clock. The more important answers to questions were as follows:—A River Districts Bill has not been prepared, and is not likely to be this session; as to whether "racing clubs and others who sell tickets in the totalisator" should be prevented from doing so, legislation dealing with the matter will be placed before the House this session; if oil (Tarauaki oil field) be found in sufficient quantites, the Government will take oare that the interests of the colony are protected, and the full benefit tn the publio obtained; the proclamation against the importations of the potato moth is now ready. Mr Alison moved for a return showing/ the names of persons or companies who are owners and land in the Auckland province of the unimproved value of £50,000 and over. The motion having been extended to the wbule oolony was agreed to. There was a long disoussioo. on Mr Baume's motion for a return showing the names of land-owaers hav r ing land over £50,000 unimproved value. The Honse adjourned at 5.30 o'clock. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30 o'clock. The Hon. Mr MoGowan objeoted to the Immigration Restriction Aot Amendment Bill as too drastio, and obtained some support. Mr Sidey nroposed to amend the Bill by reducing the period of exclusion of criminals from three years to two years, and increasing the minimum of the disqualifying sentence from one year to two years. With this amendment, the Bill passed through Committee. •The Quaukery and other Frauds Prevention Bill was committed. A motion by Mr Wilford to clear the galleries was defeated by 33 votes to 26. Mr Aitken suggested that the Bill ought to be plaoed in the hands of the Government, and suggested its reference to a committee. Mr Barclay pointed out that the amendmects plaoed in the supplementary Order Paper showed that the Government had practically taken up the Bill, and Mr Hornsby refused to accept the reference to the committee. A little discussion ensued, after which the first clause was amended by altering the title from "The Quackery and Other Frauds Prevention Aot, 1906," to "The Medical Frauds Prevention Act, 1906." The division at 9.20 o'clock was 42 votes to 17. At 10.30 a motion to report progress was lost by 62 votes to 4. "Board constituted under tnis Act" was added to the list of definitions. At 11.10 o'clock the Premier advised the member in oharge not to persevere, as there was no chance of progress in the faoe of so much opposition, and it was his intention to move that in future Wednesday's be taken for Government business. Progress was reported, and the House adjourned at 11.15 o'clock.