PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10446, 11 October 1911, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY

| 'house of Representatives.' j By Telegraph—Association.. ■ WELLINGTON, Last Night. The House met at 2.30 p.m. ELINGAMITE REHEARING BILL. The Hon.. J. A. Millar gave notice of his intention to introduce the Elingamite Rehearing Bill. j THE ELECTORAL ROLLS. | The Prime Minister, referring to the electoral rolls, said that up to SepI tember 13th of this year the main ! roll contained 564,333 names, whilst I the complete roll of 1908 contained 1536,003. He intended to ask the House to iegalise the putting on the rolls of everyone who received censuspapers, and the purging of the rolls afterwards. The printing of the rolls had been arranged throughout the", country. The Department would see that everyone entitled to be on the rolls' was on The rolls would be ready to go to. the printers in the course of a few days. Fourteen days were allowed for the printing ofthem. The Department was paying attenr-. tion to transfers from one district to ' another. The transfers from the main roll will appear,i in thesupplementary roll". ( ■ LAND FOR SET&EMENT: ■. j "* The Prime Minister stated, in reply to a question,-that hg>. proppsedt-his ■■ I session to askjjfe House system by which land could be acgripp^,-.. Where hecessary, k land wouldbetaken ' r oompulsorily, and the system would apply to all lands in the country.. Mr Massey asked the Premier if he : v. would lay before the House a list of i all lands offered to the Crown. Be contended that land could now be purchased by the State to enable settlers to make a fair living.. He was certain, he could go" through the country and . purchase .two million pounds worth of land annually, and at a fair price. , The ( Prime Minister said Mr; Massey's imagination had carried him ofF , his feet. Under the Land for Settle- v ment Act the Crown had never • pur- , chased a single estate at the price it was offered. In wine cases out of ten. land was .wanted it had to be acquired under pressure. He was prepared to consider the laying of the list asked for by Mr Massey before the House. , 1 : ;v /'-V v " MONDAY SITTINGS. , The Prime Minister gave notice to, move that on and after the' 16th insb., < 1 the House meet® every Monday at 2.80 for the rest of the session for 'the- : v .consideration; of Government business. H a fruit-growersPEjkrctt. y : The Agricultural, and! Commerce Committee reported on the petition from, Waimate fruit-growers, asking for the free return by the Railway, Department of empties. /This led to a discussion in which | several members urged-the favourable consideration by the Government of : the request of the fruit-growers mthe' matter. - .\ ■' ; The report was adopted. .. ' . ; • NEW bills; : : i The House went into Committee on I '•lip ei<rht, 'Bills brought down I by jnessagfti ; I NOTE ISSUE BILL. " I " Minister' explaiiiedt the I the ;NW ! Bill, which gave power to\the j ment to issue notes.. ; the' com- !' ing into opertiiionofthe Bill no banks i woilld be aole to issue notes, xhe Banks, would be responsible for the value of notes in issue at the time the Act is enforced until they are returned. v .The lA.ct,'would come into operation on the -first of Januaiy,' 1913. That time had .been fixed to en- .. able the necessaiy machinery to be arranged for, also to enable the Banks to arrange for a change of the system. ' ? The issue of notes would be iinder the direction of ' ; iMinister of Finance. The security for Redemption was:—(a) millions; (b) Beyond that number pound for pound. The notes can be issued at any time, and up to any amount. The notes will be made a legal tender, -except as payment for • claims or demands against the. King. \ | The proceeds from notes will form a part; of the Fund.'The " • 'expensesincurred inmakingthe notes v would be appropriated by Parliament. ' He prop&sed to.have the Bill read a second time.) and-then held over, until. next session. - " f I STATEGUARANTEED ADVANCES ~ j [ The Premier said the amendment to , thle State Guaranteed Advances Act ' provided for an increase in the amount t<j bo borrowed for advances to workers by £250,000. TRAMWAYS AMENDMENJF. The Tramways Amendment Bill the Premier'said, contained the recommendations of the municipal conference. _ • , OLD AGE PENSIONS. Old Age Pensions Amendment Bill gives effect to what'was contained in the Budget. It provides for pensions fo"r widows having children. The <• schedule is as followsA widow with one child, .£l2 per annum; with two. children, £18; with three children, £24; for more than three children, £3O. In a case where the estimated income of a widow exceeded £3O per | annum, the Bill provided for a £1 for £1 contribution. The estimated cost of the scheme was. £55,000 per year. The Bill did not apply to a child over 14 years of age, and did not appjy to j any child not legitimated. . The Bills were read a first time.

SECOND READINGS

The New Zealand Notes Bill, ,New Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Amendment Bill, Old Age Pensions Bill, Widows' Pensions Bill, Public Works Act, 1908, Amendment Bill, Amendments to the "Tramways Act, 1908, Amendment Bill, Death Duties Act, 1909, Amendment Bill, Land Tax arid Income Tax Amendment Bill, Tramways Amendment Bill, and Methodist Church of New Zealand Bill were rea da, second time. The House adjourned at 9.40 p.m.