PARLIAMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9641, 5 November 1909, Page 5

PARLIAMENT.

By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, November 4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

In the Legislative Council this afternoon the following Bills were introduced by Dr. Findlay: —Reformatory Institutions. Inferior Courts Procedure, Magistrate's Courts Amendment, Destitute Person Act, Chattels Transfer Amendment, The Council then rose. HOUSE'OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the House in the afternoon the following Bills were read a second time:—The Wellington Water Supply Loan Monies Diversion, Waimari County, Auckland and Suburban Drainage Act Amendment Ellesmere Domain Board Empowering. In the H«use in the evening Mr J. Craigie (Timaru) moved the second reading of the Canterbury Agricultural College Bill, the object of which is to provide fairer representation of South Canterbury on the Board

The Hon. G. Fowlds objected to the Bill. He suggested that the Bill should stand over for fuller consideration during the recess, and if necessary he would bring in a Bill next session to admit outsiders as students of the college. He hoped New Zea--1 and era would never become so parochial as to prevent anyone in the Dominion from attending a college. At the suggestion of the Premier the Bill was referred to the Education Committee, after being read a second time.

Sir W. J. Steward (Wataki) moved the second reading of the Elective Executive Bill, which bad been introduced in previous sessions. Sir Joseph Ward, in opposing the Bill, tfaid the proposal was impnssible, as it would bring the Government to a standstill. It was wrong to say that the Bill would get rid of the party system. Sir W. J. Steward had not been able to point out any country save Switzerland that had adopted the elective executive system. /

Mr T. E. Taylor (Christchurch North) said that Sir J. G. Ward was entirely wrong in supposing that Parliament would elect members from both sides of the House. The dominate party would necessarily elect the administration.