PARLIAMENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1591, 1 November 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, yostoiday. Tho Legislative Council having passed tho Appropriation Bill, finally adjourned

I After the telegraph offloa olosud the I House fnrtbor considered the Supple* I mentary Eestlmates.' , ■ I On the subjeot of wireless telegraphy, I sir .Tnannh Ward said the Government

I Sir Josoptt warn earn iub uuvociiluuuu already had an offer, but they would require Australia to 00-operato and pay half the cost. They would also require to instal the system on the intercolonial boats. He Intended to enter into comI munioatlon with tho Federal Government

on tbo subjeot. The offer already made was for less than JE25,000 for a complete

service. The Estimates wore passed without alteration at 2.45 a.m. r During the Interval of informal procoediDge Mr Seddon referred to tho faot

I that Mr J. W. Thomson, member for j Oiutha, was retiring from polilios, ami he I moved that the House place on record its I appreciation of the loDg and faithful sorI vices rendered tho colony as a member of I Parliament by Mr J. W. Thomson. I Mr Massey said tho members on the I Opposition Bide of the House greatly J appreciated the exceedingly kind refer* I oQoes of tho Premier to tho member for I Clutha. The motion was agreed to, and ordered to be plaoed on the reoords of tho House. The Appropriation Bill was brought I down at 4 a.m. .la the course of the debate on the Bill I I Messrs Kaihau and Wi Pare protested I against the loss of the Maori Land Claims j Adjustment Bill. Mr A. L. D. Fraser also expressed regret that the Bill bad not passed, declaring tbat in oonsequence thereof thousands of j acres of land were looked up to both I Maoris and Europeans. Mr Seddon also said hs felt that tbo | native members had good cause for conn* I ulaint. and he would make the Bill one of I

|MCIiJLiV| QUU ilO nUUIU UJBOu ,uu wuw the first Government Bills next session. The Appropriation BUI passed its finul | stages on the voioes. On the Bill being returned to the Hones after sigaatare by the Governor, Mr Beddoa expressed gratification at the legislation of the session. Messrs Seddon and Buchanan (on I behalf of the leader of the Opposition) paid tribute to Mr Speaker for his work during the session. Mr Guinness appro- | priately acknowledged the compliment. I Tho motion for the adjournment of the House was lost by 16 to 15. The Speaker left the obair, and the | session finally olosed at 8.17 a.m. I

The schedule of business of the session shows that 23 seleol committees were set np, 106 public Bills received Royal assent, two public Bills were reserved for the signification c! His Majesty’s pleasure, 98 Bilis were dropped or otherwise disposed of, 674 petitions were presented; the House sat on ,71 days, the daily average sitting being 8 hours 33 minutes i 829 papers were laid upon the table; 480 reports were received from I ' select committees.