HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2668, 23 July 1891, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

TF/KSDAY. Tlib Ilnuse met at half-past two p.m. Colonel Eraser, tho newly-elected niember for Te Arnha, took the nath and his goat. Mr Se.'id'in nrnved tho soend leading of the Auctioneers Bill, to regulate the licensing 'if auctioneers. He, said he hud 'onniL'ht the J'.i'l foi-v.',ii-.| fur sßven years, and Ik. it bad :u lived at tl,:it'sta-n now tli- t it w.is as near perfection us possible. It iiad lieen referred to various ..iioti.inrai-ins Him- in tho colony, and was ■rminr.dly approved l.y them. Tilt iii'itinii was agreed to. The Hun. Mi MelO'ii/.in moved lh-> sec.nut reading of the lurid Hill to amend the law re-nlati:K' the of lands ot the Crown in New Zealand. in undertaking his task he labmretl, lie said, umlor disadvantage, inasmuch as ho had to face a diminished area nfl.uid "n which ti settle a largely increased population. Ho hoped, l> iwever, the House would assist him in framing as gnnd 1-uul laws as possible. There wcie a pood many peoplo in the colony who thought no more land should be soid, and ha confused he was one who held Ih it opinion. The Bill he now proposed did not do away with freehold. It provided for the deferred-payment system, and for a real system of perpetual leases. He felt that the time was not far distant when there would be. a complete alteration in the tenure of the land, not only in thf) colony, but all over tho world. He was strongly opposed to individual landlordism, and ho thought they should do their utmost to prevent that oimint: about hern. They should, theiehiie, | he people, to Lee. e, the s,ji-,nnU of tin- Crown, and not of individual landlords. Since he had come into ollire lie hid beer, told by several f inii.Ts th'.t they nivf,;, red leas.s to freehold, as they would then We tenants ~f th". Kr::t>', and not liat le to liu sold up by money lenders. Id- had no desiiu to rake rip the uietr.ied pa-', a:, fir as the land laws of the colony wen , C"U''ei n-d, as no doubt, they were all nion: or less t ' bl.im.) foi wh.t ha,l b,-L-n <!..ii<!; but In: felt sure thai, when the future, historian had to wriie the li-.l.ny <.f X-w Z" daud lie would lind that Mill..null hr.w i states had been legally m-i'ed, they had also been created by tin; in ilciiip of 1 iws favourable to the acquisition .f tho ; .e e-tite.s. lie was not favourable to an\ thins.'like repudiation, and so far as tha past had s,miip, let it be past ; hut they should tiv and remedy tlio-e evils in tho future. Tin: h u. rr-■ ■ 111; man then o\p!aine.'l ul cun-i'iei able length the various elans..;.*, of the Kill in dei::il I'lissiny on, he said one of tliK greatest principles in the Dill was one. man one run, which he, took for the principle of .. M e man ouu vote, and this wo'.dd (,'ivo a (rival impetus to pisloral eiiteiprise. 'flu? Bill aNo prm ided for iinpiisonihenl for evasion of the Act, and he hoped th s>- people win. were ill tfood positions in thu country would avoid such ova-ions. IJefonh'tf In .Mr Hutchison's amendment travoism;; tho perpetual lease elands in the Bill, ho said that as Ji- had made if, on the second i-ividini; of the Bill, it must be lvnaido.) as a 1i,:.-iil.! motion, one which if carried would cans.- the Bill to hi) thrown mil. Hi: a.-serte.l that tlio-u who elaim-l t . b.: Liber il* should ,uppoi-l. the me,sure as hromrht ilou-.i. Mr 11011.-toii v.-..'i!'l !: ive every assistance to tiie (ioverninc-nl in frainimr !i K'ooJ l-ind Bill. Ho was not in favour ~(!:,nd nationalisation, and he did not approve of perpetual lease exteniin?,' over In;.: tracts of land, but lie did favour retaining pei pelual leaso over one-third of the laud, where, people with small means would bo able to promote Hittleiii'Mit of it. As to what they had heard about Stato landlordism, 1,.' thought they had better have that than class animosities an*im; mit of extremes of p ivin-ty and wealth. He, could not luppoi t tho bursting up liolicy, as that was not a liberal course to pursue. In his opinion the time had not yet come fer acqiurini; hirtfc estates, although it uii(jht come eventually. He ah mid vote for the Bill because, he, bdieved it was a in<->ve forward in t'io rij.;ht, direction and proposed to dispose of l.ind in a liberal spirit. The system of ballot, however, was simply the parent of dmtimyism, and it became all the worse when it was associated with tho optional tenure which the Minister for JVmds proposed to perpetuate in thu present Bill, lie hoped the Minister wi uld alter his Bill in that respect, and would attach to each chtss of land the particular tenure under which it would bo dealt with, lie had no sympathy with the clauses in the Bill relating to imprisonment for evasion of the law, and he would sooner sec the Lind Act constructed so that dummyisin woedd be The .Minister, to make his Bill complete, should pi-ovidi) that the prolits of the pi'rp.Unal leas" should be made Ined revenue. .Mr Houston complimented the Minister on the Bill. Mi- ILicliaidson did not intend to criticise the Bill in any hostile way, and wi.iil-1 do his best to assist the I iovernuient in making it a workable measure. He did not believe that conditional c.;sh purchase would be a success, and felt the one man one run principle would be very detrimental to the. pastoral interests of the country, Mr Buchanan moved the adjournment of the debate. The House rose at J. 10. WKDXIOSIUY. Tho House met al-.IiU p.in. Replying to a quisti'.u, Mr ri.iilaneo slid the Uo-.ernmjiit had untie!; consideration thu question of .stopping tha exodus of people, from the colony, but they did not think there was any occasion, tor forming i: committee to consider tha matter, and tha (Jovermneut thought they would be able to cope with the difficulty. Mr [Jalliincn refe-n-d with to the death of Sir rVileiiek Wokl, who was formerly a member of tile Hoii.-o, and for two yofiis J'.'rimo Minister of the colony. Ho had followed Sir iMuderiuk's public career most closely, and ho was of opinion that ho was one of the must dis.tiiiKuis.hcit men thut over held a seat in the Houso. Tha Lmd am! Incomo Tux Bill was

leceived liv a from tin- (I .vi-rum an.l r.'ad :. fi-.-t tim-.. A ni'iiii'ii bv Mr Hutchi-'.u <\i-v.\>-Vu) tha.t in i.i '!i;i t-i r-nfiii'i;- , mui.icipal !■•.-■•-: ,c----without 11, ,' i-nf -n:e.i:ent ti.-in:.' i- ii'l ;■ -i c.pp iwtl.r-i.lf-nd. :■ still have tl;,-lii,, rf.v. w;iore l!i>'io u \v. tiling o! a eiiiiiinal or iilfiMisiiii eh.iraeler involved, t/i μ-iya line into omit with..nt e ..sN. thus sum.' tho time, ri i|-iired to alt.-nd ! In; c-.-irt, ami tint the H0,,--.; iiistr.mt the Coieinmeiit to submit a Hi'l to am"iid the Police OU'encs Ac f . in tlii : iJin-.-ti-.Ti was emieil. Mr Mclvi.i'.i- if.'!-.i!i.) ":"ved t!.-i. !!.,• Covi-niin-ii' ad 4''- ■""'■■ de.iiilt". ir.r.i eneiR .-tie means ~f relli-.inu' tl'.o mac-nili.-ent, natural Minify «f Xew /valon) uolter known and more, aci;:-.sibla to tourist* and fit h- rs. 11..11. ■!. McKenzio siid Iho <rovmn»ent u- re lion::; th.-ir fci-.st in this malt.-r, and thou'lit the million sinmid he withdrawn. S-vei-.l in- in'vis s|..'k,; on liu; I "iii-lii, lik.'iy t.,ac-ni«; to tho e..|. Ny fimn ah.i : ;e four:-!, ti 'Hie, while, nth. rs weir, ot opinion thai. I Ik , money would he (ii'icii tieLter spent in m..u>llll; roads so tti.it s-e tiers in outlvintr dlsfi-ieU e,,.,!-! t-i.-t their pivulue,! to market. The ,|el,,le wan interrupted by tliu 5..'10 adjournment. The ll'.'i-i- res'im-d at 7..'!0. Mr J.iy,' ■ liiov-d tin' second readinj,' of the Die-n-in.' Aes Amend nt Dili. Alter a 1.-n ; 'thy di.-ciis-iou the moll ,u Mr ]{.'.■ .'inov.nl the second tin. |~tioii Dill. 1... d:.s. |i, iliiy c-'i-iain iiiemhc.r •■ of the 1,-i-liii.e (Joiineii uinier their pie unt app.iiniii. -lit-!. Mr li.dlancrt C'.uld not support tin; pn---eur D:ll and snir/es'e-i th.it i; be. wilhiliawn \>. i!h a • iew of asc-il d-.n- whether -~,|-e ~.|;e,- , w ,\- of d'tiine v.-iih the mailer ciuld 1)" found. Sir I l.'rirfi. lii-ey s-u'rl one way ouf '.f the dillicult-V WlsM. aiH.ii-h the UppeC Molls,; a cou'ether, and if the. luemln'rs ot tho f.:..ui!e ; ] re:.-n:.d s, K 'h a step l'-t tins House with a -iron.,' U .veniment in ,!!iee put into flu; seeoM.i c|..i:nl:-e.i' a sniiiinlo eilect. lie would .-i.ppi.-rt the Did ::.-■ i:, :■(...h1. Ili-fl Si-iiii'r-i