PARLIAMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2980, 20 August 1891, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUXCIL. TUESDAY. The Council met at "J. TO p.m. Tlik Chii-itchurch Klectric Biii and Truck Bill wero read a thiid time and passed. The Factories liill, itf'nr nppisition on the put of Sir Ue-'i-fro WlutiiMi , ..! and Dr. Pollen, way 1( . : i,) a second time and referred to the L.ibour Bills Ommittee. WKUXKSDYY. The Council met at li.oO p.m. Tin! Libour Bills Committee has reooinnieivl..,. that tho Shop Hours Bill should not b i -11 e.vod to iirocued. Tiie report will be enii.si'.lered on Friday. The Tost and TuWr.iph Classificition Bill and Distillation Bill were re.ui a stolid time on the voices. The second reading of the Customs and Excise Duties Bill was carried by Hi to 11. fIOUSK OF IiEPRKSEXTATIVES. Tb'JvSDAY. The House mot at 2.H0 p.m. lu answer to Sir John Hall, Mr Ballance said the (! ivernmont would set apart Monday next for the discussion of Sir John Hall's Fain -lie .bVaucliisa Bill, and they would also alford Sir John H.ill an opportunity i.f having tiio Bill ileilt with iu committee. If tiio liuvernmeut would take the. Bill up themselvp.s, but on the distinct under.st'.tidiiiK' tint members were free to vote on it. as they pleased, and not as a mmisteri il (]ue*tio:i. H was also the lutonti .n of tho Govern, uient to proceed with tii.: Klect .ral Bi'l t'nis sstf.sion, and to ask the House to sit on Mondays for the rem.iinder of tho so-iiion for tlu transaction of lioverinnuut bui-i----ness, The House rose at f>.:so p.m. The lions.- resumed at 7.50 p.n>. Mr B.illance moved tint the Lind an 1 lncoiro Assessment liill bs recmiioiUod, with the view to pivo the House i.ii'thir opportunity of cDii-sideriiig whether s b.inlts shoul'l bo exempted from taxation, anil also for the of certain other amendments, .Mr (ii'oiK'j ]iulc!ii'---.!i ii>ked the riemier wluithßi- ho w.Ki!d cnsid-ji- tiie ciso ~f companies v.'ln would have to piy inROMio tax "ii their subscribe 1 capital i a ; .s ~| in Lmdon. Mr Rhodes sußCesh'd that tho I're.-nier "linuld pi aCo companies which receive money on deposit and lend it out on niorlK.ige on tho same footing as building and investment cmip.iuies.

Mr KiM.n.-n s.iiM Ui-u svci-i! vmy sti,,n U ' ~ .;,- ("I l-i'. 'M.i ..y ■:.'! ■•'. i'l f "■"•„■ ~i, ~ ,ii::_' .II i ,u.-1...',,: - ,-..:! i-. T-l,! i; ,■.,.,!,.„.•:,! .I, I (.., I>, ,r! '• in-, mi s ...| ll.i II- i...:..iii.) siMy, w.,i'.::i tin! rxL'-MI- .-;. . ~l iv.viin,! 1,i.-v-;,i-'l ii, m, 'I .!.,„' I!.:v- .1, lint !.•■ li'i'i"! In lii'i'irf • icii ,i i.;-..- ... . .! il ivii n.'vt, v ir. ■i':,, IJ-.;| UM-iil,-., ,r,....ur.r.'.U.\. Ml Sll'-l-l's illlirll lll!.-:i' fur 111- "-, "II"' li'.r. -i bulk v.-.-- |. il .M-l I-.-.:. i:y :!■> 1.. :',•>. Mr IVilbnc". ui .-.(-I t 1! 1.. S.-h.-.'1u1.! A, M.nl.-i- til.; li.j.i'lix: "f •■'l'i : . n M'.itin;:-.-.-' Hi,' f,.11-.win:.' I'l-.ni- ■ : --'Tint mi .-, .l.i' Lnsini's- if the. h isinis-i i I ,-! I'i in, ;.,;i'.liiiu' im.l inv.-s' in -,ii. c .n: ■... .s v. ; i.'l tli.i ii.M'l i.liici unit iiiii-.i-i.r-jiii-iil "I v,-i,i.-!i i-. -itii.it*- in X.! , .', , z-i-tii.i.'i. .- : i ri i : i , -: ■ t.i pay ni'.i-i! tli.ui N Ii I iiii: .in. (~-.; i;i 111. , |ii.iniii "ii incuiiii! frmn in i.;,., m li-i'-'l iiv the «:■ >iii|i-mv. ' "Mr l{h'.'li!s a-l;i!-! wl,-i!i i- u-.n 111.i.-lllt tl> apil!" I" ill" i'IM:l. till--': C-llll-|i,mil's t'nt, mi-tin: t'.l.il iiiii'.iinl, i.f iii'.-T i--L lli"v i-i'uoivcil ? Mr lialliuicOMii'l i 1 appli.-il t" tli' , Lititl incmil! "f tin , C'iMip.iiiv. .Messrs lilii.ics, Ki-li, M-ii-k'-nzi". (Clutln), and Xewiiiaii n|ipo--p'l Hi': prnvis.., ..u (hi! (jroiind that i' was in fa\n;ir i.f Links and l.iij." (.-iiiiiiiaiiii.'t. Mr I'.allaiiC) pniiit-il ..ul llrii, l.h'! C-.-vp.rniiiPiit would L-rt "."WOO it L'IOOO iii-.rn fi-'.iii the b-inks by tli«! in-w t.ix.itinii than tlii'V olitaiiif!il mi lei- Hi" pr ipmly t-ix. All Ik; wanted tori'i hy tin: prcsi'iit pun is.) was 1., pmti'ct (I,'P.im'l'ii-s (α-ii.. -ili.M'ly wmild pay inc.nin: lax) fn.in paynis; l.u-ic.. , "i-i:r. Mr l)lltlli(!CMIII.i!ll'!.)'l 111 it til-! l-tft!<!t l>f this pi'.ivisn would lif! tin! pst-'ijli-liiii'-iit. ot a wlinU'Hys.lciiiof loan all ~v,;r tlni country in cons'Vjaencu of tho u>:"in|>ti'HH they would Ilavc. Art'tr further .liscu i-i.-n, Mr liallancp's pri)vif> «■-.>' 'Minol liy.'iii (~. is. Mr I'.allauci! m.'xt n;<iv"il lo iii.-'rt t.liy f'lil'iwiuif in tho cliiii"!', (li'liniiij.; a in n'l_' i(ji\ insL.j.id "f th» pro'int clan,--: :—" If any inviiDl- "f lan I sh ill In; roipiiiv-l ninl.-r thid Ai:t. t" pay '-ix "U .-ice .lint- of his lau't, which may ir> to any >ili.-'i ini'-ii-r ii- y 1,-.:|li|--: til ; 111 n't),'ii,'.-i', II .1 Ii -ini,' a b.iiikiiii,' oinp.my, to -i-icli in..i!.'-.:- in aci-Ti-l-uicn' -villi law. aii-i if tlji! !.|iill for twiiiity-niii! days ifi."i- s-i r-:|'iin'.l to i-i!j,'i.-;t,-'i-"iiL-li h') shall bo lialilij to 'aicii ownnr for tin! tax paid on nocuiit of tin! a* if tho m-.i-Mj-u,'J Ind bi!«n duly rH^istyriid. , ' Acri'iii) ti). The iJill was thi'ii reported with amendinputs ami n-nl a third tiin-. On I lift that tho liill (Id p.i--, Mr Fish'-r aski-d why, in I In-, fac: of tho Li 1)!!!-.-!! (T.>U!iiini"iit that was in puivur, bulks iii.il liioii"l.iry wi.-ri) oxßiiintß-1 fioin tiix-iti ni iin-ler 1-liis incisure? Id, lwli,jwl tint as Him Jjillslo.d it wnuld Imvii an injuriou.s effuct un ilu cmi.Hiy.

Mr Ijryco said til" prnparatinu n[ tho ISill wa-i sn cmiili! and iinporfict that even iniw, af-.f.i M til-; ilyb.lt; that had taken p'.lOC. nil it., p'Miill! \V M'H .-.tiil Ull.illl(! tn Ull-di'i-taii-l i'. 1.; 'iiuiin;; that thu till! would uiati'ii lily iiijn: ,, ; th" cnlnny, ho wishml to nil'!! , his pmt.-st riij.-iiiist it passinc

Sir .I. 11.iP, s|.,.iki||(,' at sninnli'iißlli, «:iiil tlii! taxati m prnpnsHd by the (! ivßininent wniild put a dpciiliiil check .m industrial pursuits. .1 n<l;{iiipf liy tin: sp.'ijciic.s that hid bu-!i ilnliviM'i'il oh tin: C! ivjinmeiil sido

nf tin; linlsr, this IH'U , til\:ltii)ll W.'IS nllly sill inst'iliiioiit cn'iipiicd with what was tn fnllnw : th ■ (! iv.Tiiiiii'iih, in fact, had nl-in-ist a-.-iln-i.-i'd tn tlu:ir .;i'|ipnrlur..i fnr tint Invins.' u'niiii fnrthrr.

Mr W. 1 , . K-.iv.-s : Y,n, in th.! diruclimi i)f OX iicijrnviMiii'iilH, Mr T. Micicnzie : X". in th-i ,lircr;tinn nf a >impl.< li.iirl t;i.\.

C-iutimiiii,;, Sii-Ji.liii II ill vsid tl:o fuLura 'if iimp 'it v in this en!nay w.rs sn I hioatcn-

iii L,' tint h>: u'iui'l nil, nil .i<« uny nun t'i I'niii-i h.'r<! rni'l soctiii—in fruit, ha slimi.iM f..i;l •■trnn:;iy iut-fiivd t'i every si<p'nc nut ..f it l.inl h■• c-.s-iM, s.) that if Mi' 15 idi.iinu w ;s tn \w. 1j1.in,..-] fir stating lie f.'H iiir!ia»il t'i lc iv. , . Llw c , limy owiliK tu tho t,i:.;;:ti in prn;;n.sil-', ho (Sir .). Hall) must alsi be aic'nrJod fur h iviiij; tho saimj (lesim.

Mr Mtck'jn/.iii C"''utli.i) c .iil.-ifi.-l tli.it him in thu IliM iiiudo it. \v.ir--<; th-iii ln>f.ic«, nii'l tli» wlm!,; m,.;istin,, U';is nil jiii]ic;itiun til it it hid (Mino fi'Din a (ioviitiiniuiit tli.it li.nl ii'i coiiiiiiurcial ciii.icitv.

Clpt'lill ttns-.-ll p.iill'rrl ,n, t that l.llt) iu"vit;ib!e 10-ult cf I.lns UN] wn;U\ In: Unit hirir«' I;'"!) nwiKiis would bi> cinpi'lli-.l tu rfi'liicn laliO'ir mi tliuir pin])!, ti"<. ;nivi cut (l)wn t,,. Hie Gxtmit »! t'lOJ »r I'.'iOO

par year. Messrs U-ioles and Bnciiinan entered their protests against the passing of tho

Mr G-.'o. HuHiison omdetiined the. Bill, :iii'] Slid he believe-i tho Mini-try had been P'l-iliod to I'Xtv'imes ill p.,ssiiiL' tlm measure, wliii:!i «■;>< f:i:I ~f contradictions. Mr Buekiand and Mr D uhiu also :;p',ko ajaiu.t tin; Bill. Mr L-iwry vn ii'it a!lo:,":ther pleased ■.vitli I.ho pre<-lit liill, l.ni, he f-.it tl*;it :iny eli.uim ia tli>; incidence of t,.i.\ it ion must bo t eham.'e f,,r Hie 1,4.1b, 1L; .-h.iild, theref .re. V..1..J fur the 1 Jill. Mos-ts Illusion, Wright, and Moore 'iiti'icl their jiiv.'.i.'-it :ivf iiii-'t tli" |i is-iiif,' of li- Land and In.Mme. Bill. Mr IMI-sii.:! in ii-plyiiis' claimed that !he. now system of ta\atioii would givo in enormous relief In small and middlo eb-s farmers. If,, admit t.'f] that the taxa'i'lii 'if impnr.eiuen!.; all no I'oOOO was u '.ii .1 "ii I In; -v.-ir--.ni, and lie w-nild ha\o pre-ierr-.d tn expinpt improvements altogether, and lie h'ped en-'iifrh freiiM wmld be -<i-.'d >~ railili. this I/. ho il ni.i n. r. year. l'h.i!j;rli amoHlirieiits must, be undo, III') piliey '.va< mi" wliinh would si-civi; c.mfiI'iii; , , and h-i |in:di':t.-'.l tliut udn;ii tho lioi.-. (Minn fur Ilin l!-)vcni!ip'!nt to leave illi. 1 !! tin.' '. i Tiii ;t lif till! LMlHlliy WOlllll 1)0 U ■I'h.i 1 , .: I tlimi piss.: !by ;;0 to 11. Th-: !l '■!•■• i-.i--: .-.' .".""i a.in. wi';i)Xi-;:i))AV. Tin- II ;i-- int. at inlf-pist two p.m. To- I'libiiu IVMM.'in C'.inmittcu ro- "!:] ":i t'l-M: >ni;~p indi;in:i! with rospect • o th , ! |m.v;i-:ils nf tii.i intiircsl "f tlm Xmv I'lyiii'iilo llni.i.ii- liaid. Thy roport .v i.- Li ibi! .-live! th i!. th'.-y could not reconi-Mi.-T-, 1 tli-. 11 .tit -u to taki! iiny action in tho Tii" r;p.rt, of t!u! .V.;.v V lymoul.il 11.-tr--1) Mir I'. lard Ii ..in.■; (Jiimiiiittoi) wan also Mrc-.'u!".d. The coiiiini'.t'jo recommends ',h". (J-ivi-rnm-Mii. to opnu negotiations with Mid (..I'liicil of Koroiun Bondholders, with 111" vii:w of ri'iil-icina tho dubi-utiiros of the \,-w _ l J iym.m!,h Harbour Board with \'"W Zo.ilaud Stock on .-iuch terms as may ii.i oquitablo. Mr (icrp Hutchison moved that tho iv.pni-t bo referred to tlie Govurnuiont tu -iiiy nut its recnminondation, but tho dalute, was adjourned till Wodnesday. The H'.uso rust! atD.liO p.m. The Hoiiso resumed at 7.30. Mr Bdlance moved the second roiidiiii* •if lh« tioveinuiont Loans to Local Undies liill, to enable the Ooi-erninont to lend inoiii'y to local bodies in tho colony for making mads through unsold land", but tho sum not to ex-.-eed SO,OOO in any or.e year. Mr Uryco taid the Bill seemed to him to bo lictili.w* and unreal on the face of it. The fxiisnditure contemplated by the Bill was oX'.H'iidituro from Loan and not Lind fund and the process intonUod for recoupiii|» itwis pijrf'.'-ctly unsound and could not be CjrnVd out, S.ivi'ial other Opposition member.s criticisod tlm moiisiuij. Tn l'i'piviiih , , Mr Ji.ili.inci! pointed onfthat the CovernniDiit wi'iv- , . not takiiif» anything out of tho Lind Fund, but were iiddins lo it, and the more thoy pvtendod the system the better it would bo for that fond. Tho motion was agreed 10. Tho amendments nmdn bv the Lpsishitivo Ouuncil in the Truck Bill were,acfroad to. Mr Seddni said the Council iiad altered clause. 'J in "ho Ar.ctiouferfl Hill, so as to provide that tho whole of tho auctioneers foes should a<l to the local authorities where the licen-ei? has his principal place of business, instead of where ho vi.-it:! as p.isMid by the House. This amendinnnt was so important that he did not propi i.so to ask the House to agree to it. He moved that the ll.iiisfi emciir with all tho amendments in.ido with tile exception of tin) one ho hud referred t", in clause !) and ono in cl'.uiso 10, which granted an ex.-toiir-ioii of the timo in which account sales weri to Vie rendered to seven days instead of forrteeii. Tho moti m was ai-roed to, and manapfnrs were appointed lo confer with the Leginlalive Council. The Consolidated Stock Bill went tlirou:;h committee without amendment. The_Lunatic Act Amendment ]?ill was committed, and Clause o, enipowerinp; tho medic il "Nicer to send a di?chare;od lunatic not cured to the Benevolent Institution, was struck out. The Mining Bill v\is further considered in committee.. (Left sitting.)