parliamantary. Wellington, September 27.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 52, 29 September 1900, Page 3

parliamantary. Wellington, September 27.

I &ad tn.iH fci>o i?v)\ t!tji<uoiifc %v W I<3 as <wo;i "it) po^^ibto 'iBi'u the f'overiiDSynf, Uto'ogi-t to lepcnfc its to the»dviBiil«2hty o! putting down a prospocouig boi6 for co.il fit Dob-u n. A 5A 5 to th-j quostioa of : jjiu udiag th*> Cuw' Aor, that Grow a teianu i±i>\y reserve nulling timber on thsir bsclioos ttucl not have to xell ifc to do their msproYnmcuts, tbo lion Mi O'luciii said it vn,s comi/aieac for a 3etdcv 1,0 apply to tha Land Botr. d, and, :f ciioaii.ol ic«'3B warianted, fcbf>3' had po\u.i' to aiitlxoii ?e such reeeivauoh. Tliat the I J osc Oiiice 13x11 would oont'RJn ptovißion to cunble tiasteos to inr.kn dopooitg on hehidf of bsmeiiei&riD < 3 :n the fostOilice Savings Bank. ThflS ihe ao.line la the birth rate fruuz 181*1 to J899 i\as net p.;culiai - to ilns colony but, pocordin^ ie atati^lics, was • a "Bvej<d purls ol the woiKi. Mjijmteis Jifid no theory io aocount for the (i<-cl>ric}, and had no suggeauon to make l.j combat the evil. That l\iimsi,e;B had evoiy roasori to bfalieve that a Technici 1 ! School "bill would be pnssod this sc«is'oa, and that it was pioposod to pl'Ci u sum oa fcho Public Works E:;iJiiiitv.'3 tor tlie puipo&o of build:ngs f(i' "ji'oh bohools. Yv'itQ reg'ird fco the i nueibiou v/hfctlier • tho Govbvniix&nn woulvi coiiituunioBte with tbts Govvruluenis of tho vt> lions Dopandeaoies oi tho R.npuo aud the Secretory of State iOl' the Oolomcs, with >a view to the est ibhshment of »n Tjuperinl triide zollveiein, the Pr^niiei; replied that next •sea&iou he world introdace a uifcasure dealiug 'with the unbjoct, v/uieh he thoroughly ' approved of. I'lut ih'i t",mnaj\ti of chiiui3- under the Old Age Tension Act this year would amount to i; 200,000, and in view of the iaot, the propo ;al to idcreass the pension co 10s could not bo adopted. While Mi Beddon believed that there wa.3 toorc danger to tbo well-being of the young of the colony from gambling than from driuk, the Government j coald not introduce a _ measure to suppress gimbhug this session', but he j hoped to deal with the evil next session. Mr T. Mciekonzie has returned fco the colony strongly impressed with the necessity of proraoting ari Imperial Trade Zolivorein, and in urging the yjatter on the Premier's attention, with t^e request , that he* - should without delay coimnunicatQ with the iSecretafly of State for the,- Oolpsaiea ftud \yith the ' Q o vernments , df * Che various dopendencios of .the -"ipl'ujpire

tho member for Waihomo pointed ! out that, siuh prominent public mea as Lord Salisbury and Lord Rosebeiy rere m favour ox the scheme. He therefore urgod that the present would be au opportune U:uo to open «p negojinriooj in that direction, The fre'uiei gatetne rt j union that this wasa matter ot gioatcst importance to the cotonv, au*d -iiiat i* would, if camt-d ti-.to effect prove a ad vantage I to tbo Kmpiro. He bop. d noxt sctssio 1 ) to b'A ah]? to submit piopo-a.1"? to P.u*)i imenf tiho.fi wjuld IO pcceptable und ■id\ t intrigoous. The VuUW W»Ks Act Ainen'lmput j Bill of the TJon iiv Hall ,To)3P3 esLondn ' \hi d^f-iiiition of -'public works "by! the irspition of the wov^" bospu-Us." i Tho hitoh wlnoh o"caji(. j vl jn connection the llai/uaut, compou^iition -cuae il-.i 1 -. responsible for fchp 'j.ppoint-tuenfc of xnother as'seisor Whon an aasosso) declines fo f»et the Governor id empowered to deduct a local body's bhare of tho conaji notion of i budge or ion^ from pubsidips pov'iblc by it to biieh IjCdl body, and this clause is made to apply to any woik for which mongj baa boon voted l\y Pailiament. Extondod powers avp given for the maki'ig of by Ipws in lorpsofc of heavy traffic, and locnl fiuthonties tiro provided v.'ith qieaior gowers tjiun hifJierco for tho I 1 ©moving of noes overaliadowinjr | ro.uK, or fot the rcmval of aii) ; w^otable^gio^th ob&ti acting wat*-*.'- J coiusos. l J ov,-er is also given to the Governor to abolish toll gates. Other minor niovisious are albo included in j the ]3iil