PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8264, 18 October 1906, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Ootober 17. Tbe Legislative Council met a; 2.30 o'clock. Tbe Roman Gatholio Bishop of Auckland Empowering Bill and Church Property Trust (Canterbury) Bill were read a third time and passed. The South Island Landless Natives Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bank Shares Transfer Bill was reported from Oomtnitee and passed. Tbe Private Hospitals Bill was put through Committee with verbal amendments and passed. The Workers* Dwellings Act Amend merit Bill was reported without amendments, and passed. The Counoil adjourned at 4.35 o'clook. , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Boose met at 2.30 o'clock. Questions were answered this afternoon, the principal auswers being tc the following effect:—To a question by Mr T. Mackenzie for giving country people the same weekend advantage as the town people, the answer was that cjountry people do not require the issue of tickets for tbis purpose, as they live in healthy surroundings all the year round, and when travelling for business purposes oan afford to pay the low rates which are charged on the New Zealand Government railways; in the matter of the Psyohe Bath oases, the prosecutions were instituted by the local police without reference to headquarters, and with the object of deciding an important question of law, namely, as to how far the indisoriminatejjsale of suon pictures were allowable. Tne oases were brought forward for decision in the ordinary way, and there was no question of bringing the oourts of justice into ridicule. According to his promise, Sii Joseph Ward made an announcement of the business the Government proposes to ask the House to oarry to completion before the end of the session. The Bills to be proceeded with are as follows:—Government Advanoes to Workers Bill, Thames Deep Levels Enabling Bill, Fire Arms Bill, High Scbools-Reserves Act Amendment, Queen's Scholarships Bill, Police Offences Amendment Bill, Adoption of Children Act Amendment, Motor Regulation Bill, Mining Act Amendment Bill, Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement, New Zealand International Exhibition, Public Revenues Bill (2), Local Bodies Loans Act Amendment Bill, Habitual Drunkards Bill, Scenery .fresorvaEion Amendment, Land and Income- Assessment, Customs Duties Adjustment, Defence Act Amendment Bill, Executive Counoil Bill, Plumbers Registration, Town Districts, Sea Fisheries, lonunga Suppression, 'Arbitration Act amendment, Juvenile Offenders, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration. Of the Bills postponed first comes the Land Bill. This, the Premier said, would be the first on the order paper next session. Tbe Government would make every effort to plaae it on the Statute Book.

Mr Massey: "Will it be the same Bill?" The Premier said it would ne pracHoally the same Bill. He would tell his hem. friend he was certain be would tie convinced of the perfect character of the Bill by the arguments which would be employed dnring the reeess. He felt sure that ; the cr.aiita of the measure and the explanation it would reaeive would very greatly facilitate its passage to the Statute Book after the recess. The mpasure which would have precedence next after the Land Bill next session would bo the Tariff Bil! (ories of "Heai, hear"). He had said nothing about the Biils which were before the Committees at the prosent moment. These were the Gamine and Lotteries Bill (whiob would be withdrawn to give place to an Anti-Gambling Bill tn be presently circulated), the Maori Land Settlement Bill, the Aid to Public Works and Settlement Bill, Stamp Bill, Harbour Boards Bill, Local Bodies Subsidies, Public Health, Civil Service Superannuation, National Annuities. About all these a statement would be made when eaoh measure was reported from its Committee. EVENING SITTING.

I The House resumed at 7.30 o'clook. The Government Advances to Settlers Bill was returned by Governor's message. The Premier explained that these were amendments added aoooording to a promise made to the native members when the Bill was going through the House. As they involved monies they could not bo made in the Council. There fore, they were brought down by message. Their object was to enable mouied to be advanced to Maori owners of land, or to their tenants, and to be duly recovered by the department in case of default. Consideration of these, amendments was deferred. .