PARLIAMENTARY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 4 November 1904, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

liv Tnleursph.—Press Aiiociation. Wellington, this day, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Yhstkrday The Council mot at 2,30. Replying to Mr, Rigg, tho AttorneyGeneral s:iid that if tho Houso agreed to the motion ho movod respecting tho introduction of Chinese into the Rand tho re- : ~I'ili" <• would be forwarded to the Governor (m mission to England without delay.

Tin Public Works Act Amendment Bill was nftor somo discussion read a second time on the voices.

In moving tho committal of Iho Railway Service Computation Bill t!io AttorneyGeneral said he had been informed by the Minister of Railways that it would be tibsolutoly impossible to include in tuo provisions uf tho Bill officers who had served broken timo in the Provincial Government. Only continuous service could bo counted, othorwiso thoro would bo so many to deal with that tho snpporanua. tion sciiomo would break down. In committee Mr Jcnkinson moved to striko out tho words limiting tho operations of tho Bill to moan " whoso provincial servico was continuous with seryice under tho department." The Attorney-General admitted that there miglu bo cases of hardship, but this cculd not bo avoided.

Tho amendment was lost and the Bill put through its final stago, On. tho motion for committal of tho Nutivo Land Rating Bill Mr Mahutu said the utiie had not yet arrived whon such provisions as were contained in tho Bill should bo onforcod. Somo of tho provisions of tho Bill wore at variance with tho Treaty of Waitingi, and ho questioned tho right of tho Government to take over tho entire control of tho lands of natives. Ho would not object to tho rating of tho land if Iho natives were givon power to deal with the lands themselves.

Mr. Harris suggested that as thoro was an indecision as to what tho Bill ought lo contain the Attorney-General better havo another talk over tho mutter with his colleagues and bring tho Bill in again. Tho debate was interrupted by tho 5.30 adjournment. The Council resumed at 7 30 PASSED THROUGH COMMITTEE Tho Nalive Land Rating Bill passed through Committso. SHOPS AND OFFICER BILL Tho Shops and Offices Bill wus further considered in committee.