PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1033, 6 July 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

♦- My Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, this day. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Yesterday, The Council met at 2.30 p.m THE LATE MR, O'MEARA The Attornoy-Gencral loforrod in terms of regret to the death of Mr. O'Mofira, and upoko in a laudatory manner of tho sorvicos ho had rondored in Parliament. Ho moved that tho Council place on record its regrot at tho death of Mr, O'Moara, its appreciation of tho services ho hud renderedd as a mombcr, and its sympathy with tho widow and family of doceasod. Mr, Fcldwick secondod, Ho eulogised the deceased member, and said tlnu genuine sonow was felt for tho loss sustained by tho Legislature. Mr, W. O, Smith spoke in a similar strain, Tho motion was carried, and on die motion of tho Attorney Gonornl the Council at onco adjourned to the following day, as a token of respect to the memory of the deceased mombcr.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, This Day The House mot at 10.30 a.m. FIRST READINGS Tho following Bills wero rend a liri' time City Leasing (Diuhie) Rabbit Act 1882, Amendment (Ruwl!), Municipal Corporations mendment (Ell), I'AHIATUA HEAT In coillitciiun Willi tin, vituncy tor the 'Puhiattu seat, Sir Joseph Ward stated it would bo necessary to reprint the main rolls, winch wuulii ho done immediately nt t!io Govi rninoiit priming oHice, so us to avoid delay. This might possibly Jolay iho i.-snc write for it few days,. OOSTLET HOME Mr Seildon laid on the table the report of tlio Royal Commission on the Costlcy Home, Auckland. One would linve expected, he said, that alter such a report an improvement would have been made, but the Attorney-General had informed him that when lie visited the Costlcy Jlotne fhe other day he found a very hud state of tilings existing. Mr Bollard w>i li'at when Lord Ranfurly visited llie Uuiii!) some time ago he expressed himself very favourably as to its condition. Subsequently Lord Ranfurly made various complaints about the Home, Jlc challenged the Premier io proitueo nny report from ilio InspectorGeneral of Hospitals coiuplviiiii!! of the condition nf tho Homo, Sir Joseph Ward urged that inv(s;i»n* tiou was necessary, tli.it the inni'itrs had not received that care and atlcmion tlioy ought to have received, and that affairs in regard to the stßlf were not at a'l satisfactory, After a lengthy discussion the subjoet was dropped, QUESTIONS, in reply to questions, Ministers stated 3 That tho proposal Io require iho bank to keep school cnmmitteo accounts free ot cbiirgo had not been found practicable, ' That probably during the prosent session Parliament would bo asked to in'lr tho Inking of native land :i ii :: •( ment and other purpose*. That a .Bill would be introduced Id prevent tlio existence of monopolies (such ns tobacco), trust, mid other combines. Tint a Pure Food Bill would be introduced this session. An adjournment was moved on tho questions shortly before the House rose at 1 p.m.