PARLIAMENTARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1122, 11 July 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

WJTO,j?^i«SOC I [AtIOK.. ■ ; In the Hpti(i»4«!{i«%ht I 'tMsior Athnbon W ? » apeeoh of in'hour and a half s duration •' moved; tfie National Insurance resolution, • saying h&cotoiderediftho mosfr-jiinportant . ever; to the House. tion,ofi'ihe''Bev. r: B(al(ejy , e system, altered to iuit; ; toe<^^^^J..^^ on3r„ 0 n3r„ He - proposed 'that contribute, aqd fund,, Byatemof j»or laws, andheld tha( : TO must 'adopt some if *o wished topoTertyMd;mif%w common in othercouatH&i He hell;;that (up: proposal MMjjfr&.&b&fofflW wth/. friendly "ease o£-. *\, ■tor eveVpMwtftetwe& the ages ofcl6 o? IB'an'd.23 oiafii(mtaiff ? * M°oP-Ml 17s Id. Tlvi* wOuld-oSy to at the rate 'sf 2i held that all . .■; people in theooloay-iMthi ages named could tolw;paii;.|Tsjftw,sum requiredtopro-. - 'irpl^^dbe £M'per hud toward!.■'.. " ''. - '..■■'"''■,:. .xfiffc -'-->-

orphanage. Hpwever,..he thoughti'Crown. lwida rents might be brought' in to Ho explwnedelabor&tely how he would provide .. tot-terewlat;population and imrmgrahta' • oyente m 0T23, and.hQw all contribution! ■' - : ' r, , c^ d --an.d-relief RiTira. He " UvvTv °, ' "emtloyoiiß ■ reßponßible. for fie • ' . w/jpting the rate .from wages,.and would ilet .. , v-0■: local bodies administer the:',sick fund, Bub'.' ' ■ •■■'• ••' ! wt « ' vißlt ? :o ' '• dißttiot vieitbra viand •V «'--^ t^W. Jl central "board' wMld :■ be; established: to .administer the, ut ■,. sc « e ine'generallv. He belieVed the Boheme ■ , .';,.. : and had it greatly!at ■ ? r - fatal blow jat . ..'i; '■ Wwißtn, • Criminals he -would make earn ... ' ;,;, their - contributions,- atd lunatics and v .;., . would haTe to be paid for by.}he '■*-.., '." ': ! !' 1 congratulated Majojr. '."'•'.' ■ ii: kluson on bis evident.earnestness, but 1 • •.«".'.' ■ . re r -- n>a sa-' , cllectro"h"on the subject himself .■■■*': ._>rb'e'>saw several weighty-objections to the i:--"" " ;wheme. Many young people who had to i; : '' '" . support relative* could'not afford to pay the •■" ''■•'■'wmrequircd, it would be almost impossible ..;: ' to collect the payments, ;ahd quite so to *.Y ~ detect imposition .by malingering; The pro- :... •f^L'.''P M " seemed to him to be one to levy a, "■ •■ general polltap in oider to relieve property! , ( ,J-.of one of its most legitimate bmdons and _„- ' , -duties.': 1 ■■.. .. • 1. .1 ',' ; . said Major Atkinson's ■ ( ," apeich was a'most dreary one, and the ... _ ■ ' soheii.ewis - .quite".;unsuifed to the'eircum- ... ' stances of the cbloriy; It would, be most . unjpsttoshift thOburthen of maintai'oinß tbe ;, poor from property on to tho Bhonlders of •" •'■•■■ 1 yjoipg peoplo'-of tho colony, jif thejands of . ; ' the Colony had'" been properly administered ~ ..and not monopolised there would have been •- x no poverty toprovido for. The scheme would .."■'. , the independence of the people, destroy ' V th&respect of children for parents,, the re- .. Bpect which should exist between employees •'; and'employCrs, and all tke'finer feelings of V.Our nature; "It, was a commuhißtie.pro. .: : posal, and aimed a blow actually at. Christ : .\ianity.it6elf, It,was another attempt like ''."' the Government Life Insurance, and Public '_.. .Trust scheme, to sweep the. money of .tlie into the coffers of the Government. " /He 'hoped Hid-House would inaist on a '.■":': . division, .dispite the apparent agreement: in '••' ■• certain quarters, to let the Government . down lightly, " '• J ■'... - "-, •...• ~ ...Colonel feiusLK Bpoke generally jn favor , .'.. of.the principle of the scheme, ibnt thought .'.contributions too'high. He replied to several . . of Sir Gi Grey's'objeptions, 1 *_ „,.', " MrMbsssioke niiS'ststrongly .against, the .■•.-. ■',:"■'' .proposal as one wrong and vicious in prin- "..".." ciple, '■■"■ :•"?: Vrf.- .■' : .''."•,.. "■ Mr iHuniTHOUSE believed the . country ':"/'• 7 would warmly appro.ve,o{ the proposal, and ;'■" ' that theie.tails.of.working could be arranged • .•:: satisfactonly-..without.difficulty. He did •• u >i:'.. not think'the proposed contributions beyond tbeabiltyof'thepeopletopay, . , iv-..;, >,,,,, Mr Hdichisok regarded, the proposal as '■■■ - '. ■ KTolutiodary/auiiin'miblerable interferi,,. : \ : ence in social life, '""''■' .. - ' and "Tansatisfoctory. ■ If tuch a soheme .'. ' were carried'the'Colouy would become a perfect'Abjatia and a refuge for the destitute ' and improvident of all. countries. He moved , vrtoinsert thewords" proposal is not satisfac- ■'■'"• tory" in the motion." ■ . - •'i'- - "Mr 'l'uhsbill said the land monopoly was ■-■ the Botaoause of poverty in, this colony and ' • this scheme was. a fresh attempt to relieve •■. property of its legitimate burdens, ...,; .'Mr HXiqus'moved the adjournment of debate, which was agreed to. ~ ... On question of when it should be resumed Major Atkinson 'expressed regret that question was being treated as party one by g certain section of the Mouse, although the ' leader of the Opposition had behaved hand- ■'" ' '• somely. Air SnKEHANsnid Major Atkinson wanted ; . to make his amendment ano confidence ■ ■'■' one, but he would not let him; ' " |Bk. •Mr Mostoomkbt Baid he spoke for bulk Hft - , of Opposition in disclaiming all desire to ' treat question .a.« a party one of confiWi Mr BiEnow blamed Major Atkinson for HP 'treating the question'as a party one, he pf ' ... would not do so. . . ' ■ "' Sir George Gmy disclaimed alldisoomtesy ■;■•-■ to Government, but objected to Mr Montgomerytalking"of "the party," it might affct tho character of Hon. members, his own for instance, -."•.. Mr'-AlojilGO/ERY said lie had never 'alluded, to Sir. George prey as belonging to hiß party. ~ Mr Mo. n hoped to see a great provincial party alO froml present confusion, After some further discussion tho dehte wasadjounidd 10 nextday.andthe Houserose '; 1.35. ■■; ■" '