Parliamentary.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 189, 15 August 1901, Page 3

Parliamentary.

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday Mr Field gave notice that he would introduce the Juvenile Smoking Suppression Bill In reply to questions Ministers slated : That there was no intention to have artificial manures carried fioe on the rai Nvays. That it was not considered desirable to bniid up industries ia the colony by means of bonuses, Deserving industries were already afforded considerable protection. That the Government could not see its way to £rant subsidies to Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. That a pamphlet containing simple rules for the proper care and feeding of infants and young children would very shortly be issued by the Government, , but it was ton lar.ie an order for the Government to appoint medical poor law officers. That the Government was not in favour of appointing a set of wool class' eis for the colony, hut the Department of Agriculture wuibl aive what assistance I it could to benefit the wbol ‘growers of the colony. That the Minister of Railways was averse to the running of trains on .Sunday'', except where absolutely necessary, and a circ'ilar hid lately been sent to traffiic managers dnecting that Sunday trains should be discontinued, except in necessitous cases. Thct the Government was in fatour of the imposition of a small taxon sta’dions, the proceeds to go to agricultural societies, and the necessary legislation wonld be introduced this session. That the Government intended to again introduce the Small Birds Nuisance Bill. The debate on the motion for the second reading ef the Easing on Unimproved Values Act Amendment Bill jv hicii provides for compulsory rating on the unimproved value of Und throughout the colony was continued and proved very lengthy. The second reading was carried by twenty seven to twenty-three Mr Seddon intimated that ho would have a return prepared showing in detail how the system of rating on unimproved nines would affect each city, borough and county in the colony. In reply to a question Mr Seddon said this would include every individual ratepayer.