PARLIAMENTARY.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1063, 10 August 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Ity Tolcgraph.—Press Association. Weuinuton. this day, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YBVL'KRDAY The Council met at 2,30, LAW AMENDMENT BILL, Tho Law Amendment Bill was passod through coaimiiee. HOUSE OF HEL'RESENTATI V.KS Ykstkrdav Tho Houso mot at 2.(10 CHINESE LABOUR FOR THE RAND Mr Scdi'on gavo notice to movo that this House deeply rcgrcis tho introduction of Chinese labour into the Transvaal without tho express and direct sanction of the whito population by a voto having been first obtained of tho responsible Goyonu ment whon granted. FINANCIAL DEBASE: TREASUR ER'S REPLY, At 2,45, uo other spcahors being forth-* coining to continue tho financial debato, Mr, Seddon replied. Ho said that this year the loan proposed for public works was only three-quarters of a millon, but tbo Government had not said it was going to cut down vo:<m for roads and bridges or for tlit North Island Trunk liailway. By borrowing within tho colony tho Government had keptinonoy within the colony and had not raised tho rate of interest, Vslotho surplus, ho declared that the dollars wcro there cn iilst March, Referring lo the issue of shorLdateil debentures, Mr Seddon said he could not b.) held responsible for the condition of tho money market, which necessitated his resorting lo that form of raising monoy, mid, compared with other colonial loans, Now ZeaWnd hud done very well. Tho whole of tho cash for tho last loan was paid into tho Bank of England. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY Tho House then wont into Committee of Supply for consideration of tho Estimates, and the u-mal lengthy and all-round di 3. cussion took place on tho first item,