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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4452, 23 June 1893, Page 2

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■ offlifirneriitfM ;!The fourth "andfl session;ofjitheM eleventh Parlianjl was v (opfflijjPll yesterday afternoo' the Earl of Glasglffipi Exoellenoyl was aooompaniedib/Colonel Private Secretary, Colonel Fox, Coin-I mandant of the New: Zealand Forbes,* Captain Hunter Blair, A.D.O, and Mrfl Clayton, A.D.O, Lady 1 : GlasgjowiSJ accompanied by' Miss WaAchope ans' the Ladies Boyle, hndjpreviousljjS been accommodated in the Legislative? Council fired by the PerMJpt' Artil|eFy#J 2,80 p.m, and HTTExoollgnoy wasl; accompanied to the" Buildings by an escort of the Heres taunga Mounted Infantry, while ajj Guard of Honour, composed of the l !! Wellington College Ondets and the' 3 Garrison Band, awaited entrance. : ' ■■ -y^; On being escorted to the daia, and>; the arrival of the members of thei ij House of Eepresentatives in response/:, to a summons,. His oellenoy the following sneeoh'.M ■... ,'S HONOUKABLE GENTLEfe GISnATIVE (JOONOIL AND GENILErI men- of the House of Itajfrv SENIATIVES -ft It gives me great pleasure again meet you in Parliament assembla Cfy Since last session I have betii enabled to visit in succession the,} various centres of population, and the.;' principal provincial districts of the:; Colony. As Her Majesty's represent tativo I was everywhere received in ; the most loyal and cordial I In common with all visitors to New;'. Zealand I havo been struck with'theTJ charm and magnificence of her natural; scenery, the more remarkable examplaa of which, on aocount of their; immense material value, demand,!!' think, greater national care than has: yot, perhaps, been; bestowed uponj them.. I was alsoioipressed wityjfl generally prospe«§ts and appeaivnce I very greatly regret thatuSH has recently deprived the colon™ another very distinguished colonist! ; the' person of the late Premier, 8 John Ballance. This regret isjr j . creased by the reflection that lie fflj at a time of life when it might cm have been expected that hie marn abilities and high character; worn still for a number of years be availffl in the service of his country] .1 ',. deatb, which occurred after a;linsir»* ing illness, was undoubtedly hreileHeT" by single-minded devotion ib' public duty. It is satisfactory to notice the .'■ widespread manifestation of sorrow and sympathy by which the people of/; this and tho neighbouring colonies have evinced their feeling at the loss of so faithful a public servant, Once more I am able to congratn-' ;,J late you upon the buoyancy of the ; public finances, the continued pros- - perity of the country, and the soundness and marked improvement of the colony's industries. Again, also, I ; am able to state that the provision ■'- made during last session for carrying on the publio services has proved more than sufficient. The public accounts show a gross surplus of revenue oyer expenditure; unparallelled in the history oltifM colony. The volume of though slightly less in to tho fall in prioo n^d^^^^l that the prodncid] try is still steadj y growing. Tho influx ffl arrivals'fom t hO Mother Count! au'i Australia hal now assumed pffl jor'ciona whioh havfl put quite bey| ]. ,h e complete terl tnination of the] )Dg anddisconraginl exodus of our Maple. ■ . The distoslinhappily prevail) M in several of th| neighbouring colon J les has lately j,| n gnfficieMl m M to cause my Adgmers to take steps tol waru destitute Bersonsfrom resorting! to New Zealaulin search of employ-l ment. Thoughliho number of suchl passengers arriving in New Zealand! has been small, it must bo rememJ bered that our Jarefully-restrioted ex-| penditure and t{ie low prices of some I of our products (limit to a certain ex-' tent the expanding power of the labour market. The passing Sway of the recent disastrous monet iry panio in Victoria, New South Wiles, and Queensland, may be expend to enable these' colonies befotj very long toono&, more absorb their own sarplusj It is with sflisfiaction that I notice! that New Zerahnd has remained en-j tirely unaffeotld bv/the vdrMmzM panic just Jjei^iL*G V(! jM which affords mufhatic testimony iB the far-sighted prudence of our publio and private finance during recent. years, and is a high tribute to tho thrift and industry of our people, and the confidence they havo in tho recourses of the colony. Tho returns to be laid before you by tho Lands Department will show how satisfactory has been tho rate of gonuino settlement during the past twelve months.

Yon will beinvited to givo yonr ; : most careful consideration to proposals dealing with the purchase of the Cheviot Estate, flly lata Advisers ! acquired the property in the interest at once of the public finance and the progress of settlement, It is tho confident liope of my Advisers that the outcome of .the pnrohase will be the successful settloment of a consider- ' able territory in the centre of a flis. trict hitherto as remarkable for the sparsity of its population ,jaa.'for the-"'' ! attractions of its soil and <jli)iiata. You will be asked to adfes'j yourselves at an early poriod of tho session to the important task of reform* ing Native Land Laws, tie complicated nature of which baa, in the opinion of my Advisers, Wardedthe progress of • settlement. My:*' Ministers are of tho opinion that this : queslion must bograppled with, and ' laws enacted which will place the' rights of the natives and Europeans • on a just and equitable basis. Though the purchase of native lands has been •' carried on during the last two years at a much more rapid rate than daring the period immediately preceding, "; my Adviaera are of opinion that tho ■ time has arrived when the largo surplus areas of fertile land | held by the native, .rgca should I be used and oqMw in such a I manner as will add to the pro- 1 ductiveness of the Colony. To this end Bills mil be laid before you so I drafted as to provide all reasonable safeguards for the interests of the present owners of these lands. Inadfr tion to this, my AdViseta bave come to the conclusion that certain areas of those native lands whieh have hitherto escaped the bnrdeu of local taxation should now tie placed on the same footing as the'holdings of European : settlers. J '■/:' '■■ The impr/ovemont ia the yield of ' our goldOelds,. upon which I congratulated Jyou last year, has been ' further'sustained,' in marked contrast.; -■ to the roturns of to many receaV ,'■

Honouiiable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council,— On the advice of my Ministers, 1 have added to your numbers twelve gentlemen of approved character and capacity, And I- trust that this addtion to your numbers will add weight to. your deliberations, energy to your notions, and strength to your cooatitutional position. Honourable Gentlemen of the House OI'KePUESENTATIVES,— Tho estimates of reventio and expenditure will be laid teforo you. Tho estimates of expenditure have been framed with strict regard to economy, The excess of receipts over the estimate under the Land and IncomeTax Acjtos proved that the expectaAdvisers were fully justified.' Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and Gentlemen of the House of EkpkesentaTIVES— Returns will be laid boforo you showing you the results of traffic in all branches of tho railways, You will be asked to assent to a Bill restoring to the representatives of the peoßlo a portion of tho com rol which thftormcrly possessed over this impomt possession of the nation. Tho carrying on of public works during tho last year has been notable for the success attending the system of co-operative contracts. The Department of Labour has . succeeded in dealing with excellent effect with congestion of the labour market wherever it has occurred. You will be asked again to consider . the Eleotoral Bill, and to pass meas- • urea dealing with the extended juris- ■■■ diction of tho Magistrates' and Dis- • /■■ trict Cortrtß. Bills will also be placed .. v , : ; before you dealing with Municipal Corporations, aud tbe placing of the banking institutions on such a briais as will afford greater financial MicurHj. The Conciliation and Arbitration Bill of last year has been revised »ud will be laid before you at the earliest possible date, together with a ; BiUin substitution for the present ■j^— &.P& Shop Assistants Act, relating to the W) wsgWarners and workmen of the Colony are ready for your considersi;' tion. Amongst these are Bills to amend tho law relating to shipping ■ and seamen, to further secure the wages of workmen, to repoal and amend the conspiracy laws bearing i on trade disputes, to deal widi " sweating " contracts, to facilitate ' the collection of industrial statistics, : and others, ' \ I ask you to give these matters your I \ attention, I assure you of my eat nest ' i. wish to aid your efforts for the well- ' being of this colony, mid I pray that ' : ; your labours may, with God's blese- « 1 ing, tend to promote the happiness ! and prosperity of tho people of New ' Zealand. (