PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1120, 8 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.

~ ~, LEGISLATIYE-COUNOIL;; ,;.;.,.. i ; =lh .the Council yesterday .theiFisheries' Bill was amended to allow fishing licenses, to be available for the.whole colony, to'be issued for 42a; or'for one Provincial Diatriob' .apis. ;:;;>■ 'v. -; v .. : - .':('' : ,v,/\ ..The Dog Registration Amendment Act was read a second time. ■ '■'•'■'■' ; ;f ■'.;_': : "iy JhMouE'.' •■!■ "77=. ■ :■■ .''.ln: the; House', yesterday Major •gave njtice'of motion affirming the'p'rinoiplei oi compulsory national ."insurance* against ■ sickness and old age.' Rbplyingkquestions of Ministers, he said ho had no'reason to.' doubt'the propriety''Of: intrb'duomg ;fe*rets(. to destroy- rabbits, .but;.did;u'ot at present', intend to propose any change in.-ihe'; conati-. tution of the Legislative. Council. :; Hewould not make railway return, "ticlii.ta. transfer*' abld." ':-" V ::'::.•.■;;,,:c; ; v r A number of .unappbaed: returns''were ordered and jhe following Governmeut-Bills read a second time:—Lunatics Bill, Friendly Societies Bill, Education Diatriota Bill,-Edu-ofl'tion';'; Reserves Act ' Amendment -vßili; Mining .Companies RegalatioDß. Validation Bill. .In Committee on Aliens Act, Amend'; meut.B'll, ' , -. , :.-.' . "■•''

Mr' Seddon moved a reduction, of' the naturalisatfoa fee from 20a to2s63,,which was agreed to.- •.. ■'. '" A long discussion ensued on the amendment by Mr Ey.ke, thayheact, Bhouldiwt applytq;OhineseVwhiqhwas carrie^by : 4o tO-lCi. ; :--.-' : V.-'., --■ '\? '■'■«■" ■ ;'..v '.. Further debate intermpted.by the dinner' hour, andprogressreported. '■; •,,:•. At the Evoning sitting, Mr Rollesjon, in a veiy long speech, moyed a second reading of theliaiid Bill,' After' reviewing the course of land legislation up to the present time, and ;the working of the deferred payment system ' he : 'said-its great pefectures.put settlerß in th'f power of money lender. • This bill;would create tenantry, uot of. the money lender,, but of the orown and would enable all .'who: could profitably, occupy the land to do so Se dwelt strongly on the' desirability of all reserves and native lands being administered under the ordinary land laws, and defended the existing system of nominated land boards*, .He had devoted great attention to $6 bill, and hoped all would help to pass it 'in good working form.- ,■ Mr J. BocnufAN eongratulated-the Government on the new departure in land policy, but.wished the Bill had gone further in the direction of tho homestead tone of Amjricaj so as to give to everyone who ' wouM occupy it a sufficient quantity of land to live on'. "'• Inducements. should also be offered to the youth of the Colony to settle' onthe'land. ' !' •"•. , ' =

:'Mr Kelly briefly supported the Bill and. Sir George Grei at some length opposed itHfi blamed the Government forthe position of the deferred payment settlers and objected' to the system of Crown tenants.. • Too much of the best land was already in private hand" to permit of'the leasing system.' Now T the' conditions proposed to be imposed on tenants were unfair and humiliating•'■■• the : tenants' Would soon become a formidable-political power. The pastoral lands should be tjirowin open for lease by Bmall men on deferred payments. Tlje rent'or price ofland was a mat'tej of smaliimportahce if a Land : Taxe'x«'; istedas.it should .""'" ; .'.'- 1 " Mr M. Vf. Grjen supported the Bill at confliderablo length, but said that in.Com'ii.iitteiß' he would propose several amendmfeUi-rn detail. -■.' " . /';. ?'" Mr Bathgate warmly congratulated Mr RoUesfcpn on the Bill, whioh, if' passeiinto held, bo a/blessing .to tjie country.. He denied the exiatenoe'. of ; what waß termed earth hunger in thiscolony, and! thought jejiple would be quite satisfied with leaseholds oh reasonable'terms insteicl if freeholds;' "> ; ''■'".' ..... ,'...-.' ' On the motion of Mr SuiioSy.the- debate, adjourned./*'*' : v ' " ' '■' ' V'". On the motion' of Major Atkinson it,; wa» .Tesolved that tho Government business take precedence of Wednesdays for''.the ■;rest.:6f", '%' session,. ".: ■.'■..'.;.■>...:.■ .'■';■]■'. ■¥>'•.•'; • The Howe rose at 11.30.-- "' :v ' ''■"•''