THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 4 July 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1904.

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UDGIXO from recent eve i! eems to be very provable -"that the Jnper House is not yet to bo wiped mt of existence, It will bo rememhireil ihar both in the Houso las ession ami m speeches during the e<,es3 the Premier complained thai he Upper House blocked Ingislation hat was demanded in the interest if the country, and that the only ,vay of dealing with it was to "moiul tor end it." It appears now that what was said by the Premier is not :o be taken seriously, for by recent actions and statements of the Ministry a new and prolonged lease of life is promised to the Council, For instance, a month or two ago upholsterers, plasterers, decorators and others were busy in the Chamber renovating and adorning it and making it as cosy iis possible for the members, and just now the Chain, ber is said to be in much better trim than ever before, This does not entirely agree with the assertion of the Premier that ho would " mend it or end it," with the emphasis on the last two words, and engenders tho beiief that his colleagues have prevailed upon him to let the Champer stand. Another indication that the Council will live on is to bo found in the Itofcrendum Bill as introduced this session. In the Bill of last year ono of the questions for the country was whether the Council should be abolished, It was this question that proved the fate of the Dill. The Council, as readers will remember, throw the measure out, tho members no doubt thinking they would not be panics to their own political death. It was thrown out, too, by a crushing majority, a majority big enough to show that on this one question they were determined for ever and ayo to" boss" the situation, The result was effective, for this year that particular question is omitted, and the vote as to whether the Council is to live or die is not to be put to the people. There is still another reason for thinking that the days of the Council are not yet numbered, and that is that on the question of "mending "or "ending" tho Ministry aro not unanimous, This is borne out by an utterance by Ihe Hon. .Tames Carroll in his speech on the Ad-dreis-ii'-Kyply, It was stated by Mr Carroll that In was "satisfied with the Council as at present constituted " showing that on this mattor he is totally opposed to his chief, It is also said on good authority that others of the Ministry share Mr Carroll's opinion. The appointment the other day of Bir Maurice C'Rorke as a member of the Council is yet another reason. Adding tn the Council now members al a tiim when tho Premier threatens to "end . it" is ao inconsistent that wo are ; prone to think tho Premier has. I changed his mind, and that all ut forgiven and forgotten. It maj t be said that speaking of llu Council as ho did he censured himself, as two-thirds of the presold members were his own appointments. Wo aro inclined to thinl; 1 it provos the opposite, as tin vetoing by the Council of important Bills introduced and strongly sup. ported by the Ministry shows that i , free hand has been given them It vote as they liked and not at the p j party's call, In any oase, a now le»8» of life for thu Council is indi-

ital by uvi'iits which have been ilcly mi i aiv now passing,and what lould now be demandod is a coiulittee of letial exports to examine ie laws which the Council turns ut. As a revising body the Counil of late has not been a great sueess, Cases by tho dozen can be ited to bear this out. Such ;i coinuittee is needed to mako tho laws iiipable of mforcemeiit. It is very irobable the Newtown and Bruce iasco would not have occurred had he Act linen turned out as il should lave been. Kxpi'its would no doubt iave seen the discrepancy and put t right. The majority of laws hat are now passed arc. good for the .iiwyei'H and had for litigants. What is wanted is a committal of revisers to revise the work of the Revising Chamber. Such a committee would perhaps give us laws instead of iibsuruities.