PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8254, 6 October 1906, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL By Telegraph—Presa Association. WELLINGTON, Octobers The Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Church Property Trust (Canterbury) Act Amendment Bill and Roman Catholic Bishop of Auobland Empowering Bill were reud a second time. The Hon. E. C. J. Stevens moved, drawing the attention of the Government to tha last two paragraphs of the report of the Public Trustee o! March 31st last, in which it is shown that native recipients of rents from reserves under the admi:lctration of the Public Trust office suffer injustice through tbe operation of the existing Land and Income Assessment Act. The Lion. A. Pitt eaid the report related to certain native band's on the west coast of Tthe JNorth Island. He nslrerl'why native owners should from taxatiou more than owners of native lands elsewhere? He failed to see that there was anything unreasonable tn asking natives to pay the tax. The motion was agreed to. ■ The Attorney-General moved tho senond reading of the Government Advances to Settlers Bill (received from the other Chamber). Tbe second reading was agreed to on the voices. Thn Government Valuation of Land Act Amendment Bill was read a third time. The following Gills were read a second time:—Otago Dock ment, Napier Harbour Board Exchange of Lands Empow«riug, and Anokland Savings Bank Education Speoial Donation Bills. The following Bills were passed:— Vincent and Maniototo Hospital Districts, Greymoath Harbour Board Loan, and Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Bills. The Council rose at 4.45 p.m.

HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at &.30 p.m. The following return of owners of land of over £50,000 was Inid on the table. It is made up to March 31st, 1905: Actou Adore?, W. Akers, A. M. P. Society, G. A. Anstey, Armstrong Bros, Assets Realisation Board, Hank of Australasia, Bant of New South Wales Bank of New Zealand, H. D. and J. F. Buchanan, W. 0. Buchanan, Geo. A. McL. Buokley, S. J. McL. Buckley, Duncan Cameron, Sir John L. Campbell, Hugh Campbell, R. Campbell and Sons, Ltd., Sarah Campbell, A. S. G. Carlyou, Thos. Carter, Sir George CiiEcrcP, Cowper and Knight, A. ami C. Crawford, Estate of P. G. Dalgety, Estate of John DeaDs. W. J. aud A. P. Douglas, Trustees John Ellia. Estate of G. S. Evans, Henry Gaisford, 11. D. Gardiner, Gear Mont Company, P. E. Gollan, S. H. Gollan, Government Life Insurance Compmy, J. C. W. Grigg, Sir John Hall, Hugh B. Hals well, Handysiae, Roberts and Co., Thomas (Jrr Hay, John T. M. Hay hurst, Elizabeth Houth, Estate D. ,G. Holmes, Geo. G. Holmes, John A. Holmes, Goo. Hunter, Sydney Johnston, Hon. W. W. Johnston, Kauri Timber. Company, Letbbridge and Sons, Thomas H. Lowry, Estate of William Lund, Alfred Matthews, Estate of George Haymoore, Estate of John Morrison, Edward Murphy, Thomas George McCarthy, Leslie 11. MoHardy, Percy A. McHardy, R. D. D. MoLean, C. J. VV., E. W., and J. Nairn, Estate of David Nathan, J. E. Nathan and Co., National Bank, D. John Napier, Nelson Bros, Ltd., New Zealand agricultural Company, Now Zealand and Australian Land Company, New Zoaiund Loan and Mercantile Company, New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, Hon. J. D. Ormond, Lizzie Rnthbone, Estate of William B. Rhodes, E. J. Riddiford. # The House went into Committee of Supply. Customs £13,880 —A motion made by Mr Tanner to reduce the amount by £BBO aa an indication N of the House's opinion that the potato duty ought to be abolished, was 'defeated by 35 votes to 32. Mr Baume moved the reduction by £1 for the same reason. A long disoussion ensued. The motion was defeated—ayes 28, noes 23. The votej passed unaltered. Miscellaneous servicos £2.761!, passed unaltered. Class XIII.--The votes Marino and Harbours Government steamer?, inspection of muohinery, miscellaneous, £61,125 were passed unallfcered after slight disoussion. Class XlX—The vote Department of Labour £13,715 was pas ed. Class XX.—Land Survey Department £141,176 was under discussion when the House adjourned at 5.30 o'clock.

EVENING BITTINS. Tbe House resumed at 7.30.p.m. The vote passed unaltered. The vote miscellaneous services (.lands and survey), £-18,146, wag passed. Class XXI., Department of Agriculture, £59,283. —' The vote was passed unaltered, i The vote miscellaneous, £63,045, waß passed. Class XXII., Valuation Department, £ll,ls6—The vote was passed unaltered aftflr some discussion. The Government; Valuation Land Bill was reported from the Council with amendments, which wore agreed to. The Advances to Workers' Bill was received by Governor's message, and read a first time. The House adjourned at 11.55 o'clock.