PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10305, 4 August 1911, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE ADBRESS-IN-REPLY

By Telegraph—Press Association

WELLINGTON. Last Night

. The debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed in the House of Representatives to-night, by Mr Stallworthy, who declared that the statement made by the Leader of the Opposition during the recess had been completely disproved. Ho would like some information concerning the system in vogue in the matter of promotion in the police force. There was, he said, a great deal of dissatisfaction in the force in this connection. He enlarged on tho vast possibilities of North Auckland from an agricultural view point, and-the urgent need for railways in that district. He attributed tho present, prosperity of tho country to the excellent policy of the Government of the day. Mr W. Eraser dwelt upon the magical results possible by the introduction of irrigation works into Central Otago, and hoped that the work, when commenced, would riot he done in a perfunctory manner. "Otherwise," he said, "God help tho people of Central Otago!". He complimented tho Government upon getting such an excellent Commandant and staff for the carrying out of the defence scheme initiated last session. He was also pleased to see the response by the people of the country to tho scheme. Mr To Rangihiroa pointed out the desirability for the appointment of another judge of the Native Land Court. The work of the court had, he maintained, been hampered to a great extent by a shortage of surveyors. He would like to see the moneys accruing from sales of Maori lands invested for the use of the native and his children. He pleaded for instructors to educate the Maoris in matterr. appertaining to agriculture, and so aid them to further their own intcrestr. and not become clogs on the wheel of State. Mr W. C. Buchanan, referring, io the census estimates mentioned in the Governor's speech, stated that it had been repeatedly pointed out, and the Government had, never contradicted the statement, that the population was rapidly leaving 'the country. Had it not been for the assisted immigration there would have been.a deficiency of four or five thousand in the population of the Dominion-last year. Mr EI!" moved the adjournment of the debate, and the House, rose at' 10.25 p.m. "'' ■■ ...