PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2951, 13 June 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COCXCI L. TIIUKSI >A V. Ir was announced that -Mi' \\ igley's se.it was vacant, by roa--nn of üb.-ence from two so-:-ions without In or. Notice wax eivoti of tin: introduction n'-vt day r»f the Legislative Council R'.-form Mill. Till Council will adjourn over tomorrow, out of respect t'> the ni'inti!': s who have died during tin! recass. FRIDAY. The Council met nt'J.W p.m. Hill. It. I'haia/.yn III) behalf of I h '11. M. Mnvri.-, ptavi; notice to in ih: tins Ail-dwH-in-linplv on fiie-day. Hon I*. Buckley n.ov>d that the Council do now adjourn out of to the memory of tin; late Sir W. Kity.heiliwt and the I [oils. \V. Reaves and W . S. I'eter. '1 lie Colonial Secretary having drlivered a short eulogy on each of the deceased lion. gentlemen, the motion was then agreed to and I he Council adjourned to Tuesday. HOUSE OF KEriIESEXTATrVES. THURSDAY. In the House, Mr McGniro took his s-nt fur Turnout, and afterwards annnunced ho w told move the Addres^-in-Reply. The Speaker read the judgment declaring Mr Allen unseated for Te Aroh i, and disqualified for a year. Mr Bryce said it was not Mr <\.l!en s fault, and asked if there were no means of preventing judgment being entered on t)ie records of the House. The Speaker rilled that under the Act it must be done at once. After a short discuss,,ll, judgment was ordered to be entered in the usual way. The Premier moved that the Sp;aker Nue a new writ. Agreed to. Mr Bryce Bilguonted that as so many members were ab.-enl, the debate 011 the Address-in-Roply should lie postponed, aftor the mover and seconder had spoken. He really was not a .'/are whether the Opposition wished to debate it or not. Mr Mallance said the Government desired to get on with the business, of which there would be plenty to-morrow, and if the Opposition wished to delme the Address, tho.so members of that side present could easily speak to-morrow night, and so keep the debate alive. The Government would give every opportunity to the Hou.mj of debating the Address. The House adjourned at four p.m. till to-morrow. FRIDAY. The House met at 12 oO p.m. liporaima Keipa, the n«wly elected member for the Northern Maori district, took his seat. Mr Mclvenzio gave notice of the introduction of a Land Mill. Replying to questions it was stated that only ii202,271> was now available of the loan for the North Island Trunk Railway ; and that it was the intention of the Govern ■ ment to give clfect to the awards of the Commissioners appointed under the Naval and Military Settlers Act IHDII. Mr McKenzia imvoii the appointment to the Stock Committee, to consist of Messrs liuchiinan, C. 11. Mills, Wright, Mdjiiire, ktiodea, Duncan, .Macintosh, Houston, Liwry and the movnr. Mr Hall drow attention i;o the omission of the nmno of Uu? Hon. (>. I'. and hoped the omission would be rectified Mr Richardson, in speaking on the matter, flatly contradicted the statement, of Mr McKenzic at Balmo-istou that lie had found the Land Department in a disoiganlsed state, and that thousands nf pounds were spont by the Inspectors wi'houi. any control I'ioin the Department in Wellington. Mr MeKen/.io had cast a slur on the whole of the Stock Depaitment when he said that thero was not, a competent man in the Department to place at its head, 'l'ho succe.-.s of the administration of the Stock Department in the past bad been shown by the increase in >heep in Otago and SouthMr Mclvenzie asserted tliat tho Rabbit Department was completely neglected when he took office, and he repeated now what ho hid stated at I'almeisLon, that large sums of money were spent without Control in travelling through the country. He had ascertained that Stock Inspectors were not to be found at their duty, but at lawn tennis grounds, bowling greens, etc. Mr Richardson asked whether it was in order or good taste f-r the Minister to make such wholesale charges against officers who could not defend themselves. The Speaker ruled the Minister in order. Mr McKenzie said whether it was good taste or not he should not shrink from doing his duty, and ho was prepared to meet Mr Richardson .it any time and defend his land administration. Mr Richardson contended it was only fair that the House should lie put in possession of proof of tho charges of the Minister of Lands. Mr McKenzie i;aid the lion, gentleman should adopt the proper course, and move a vote of 110-eonfidenee in the Minister of Lands, and he (Mr Mckenzie) would be prepared to meet it. Tho motion was then agreed to on the voices.

Mr Fisher moved a series of resolutions respecting tho unemployed dilticulty. Mr Ballanco said the Government agreed with the spirit of the resolutions, and as the whole question was under consideration by the Government, who would shortly make pioposals on the subject, ho suggested that the resolutions be withdrawn for tho present. Mr Fisher moved an amendment of the Customs Tarilf so far as to remove tho duties now placed uii the necessaries of life and that the loss resulting from this be made good by additional duty being placed on certain articles. lie claimed the support of a Liberal Government in his action as the Premier himself had in ISR7 declared that the duties should be taken off tea and sugar. Mr Ballanco said tie amount of duty which Mr Kisher proposed to abolish by his resolution was to WoS.OOO, and the value, of the luxuries propised to be taxed was £").")0,000. In order to make up the duty thus lost t-> the country in less than one hundred per cent, would have to be put on these luxuries and the Government could not agree to the motion. A discussion ensued which was internq-ted by the .0.30 adjournment. The debate will be resumed on Tuesday. The lfous.< resumed at 7..'J0 p.m. Mr McGuiremoved the Address-in-Keply. He thought the Governor's speech would have a favourable elf'eet en th'> colony as well as the empire generally. The Government were deserving of the thinks of the colonists for effecting retrenchment without inconvenience to the various Departments, and he trusted the Government would see their way to abolish the property tax and introduce an income and land tax both progressive and graduated. Ho suggested taxing the totalisator tickets to the extent of (5.1 each, by which sufficient revenue would be obtained to pay the cost of charitable aid. He belived the land laws in the past were not as satisfactory as tho Government of the day had wished, and he would like to see the system of perpetual lease and deferred payment system in a more advanced form than it was at present. Ho was thoroughly in sympathy with the present Education system, but the Boards should be abolished and school committees bo in direct communication with tho Minister. Ho believed in secondary education, but those enjoying it should pay for it. Referring to the Federation Convention, he hoped that reciprocity would ensue. The sooner the Bankruptcy Bill is removed oil the statute book the better for the commercial community generally. He favoured the adoption of a single criminal code. Mr Buick, in seconding the Addrosa-in-Reply, eulogised the Ministry for the policy shadowed forth in tho speech, and thought that success would soon roll back In tho colony, The time has arrived when the colony must live within its means and avoid living on borro.ved capital. The present Government had the hack-bone to carry out its retrenchment, and intended to place tho Civil Service on a better footing than it ever had been before. He regretted that the Government made no intimation of what they intended to do with regard to the question of Federation. This colony imift discriminate between the question of the real and imaginative benefits which would result from federation with Australia and for his part he would not sanction joining in a federation which ignored the question of one man one vote. Tlie advantages to be gained f.-nin federation with Australia were not so great as the advocates would make us believe. Regarding the necessity of federation for defence purposes, the English bond holders had too much interest in this colony for the mother country to neglect it in case of attack from a hostile nation. As to the reconciliation of capital and labour, ho was opposed to legislation in the matter, but if it was to be done it must be of an intricate and deliberate character, I

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