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VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.
OPENING OF THE SESSION*
THE,GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.
• PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
(MBLBOUHiNB, ,
X’tte Governor to-day opened^ the • second
Pws?6ion of the 'fcwienty-fiifct Parliament.
The Vice-regal Speech stated 'that a~ bill
would be ‘pubmitted \ to-, authorise: tho
making by. the Government of a valua
tion'. of ail lands in Klho StsJto other than
Crown lands. A provision avoulldi be in
cluded ■' to ■ -enable municipalities at' their
option to rate upon either such improved,
or unimproved' valuations. I*t wns -abb
proposed to wterdhcbasis .and incidence of
land (taxation in eueli a iyay as to promote
the subdivision ami more profitable occu
pation of .private lands. In order to promote
more, rapid settlement it was necessary
to'.,obtain fuller.(power to resume 'private
hinds upon payment of compensation, .and.
a .measure to carry out that-object would
be brought forward, Works to irrigate
half-a-nullion acres'of land would be pro
posed. A propoml would alfo be laid be
fore Parliament to enable light railways
to be .-constructed for. tihe purpose-of. util
ising unoccupied Crown,land?. . Prepara
tions were being made* - to clear. and . re
afforest large areas, and to replant suitable
areas ^vitb eiunlyptus, ;pines, .and other
valuable timbers for oommercial purposes,
A* measure providing. for the taking oJ> a
referendum on fibe subject of the use of
scripture .lessons, in State schools would bo
ogam.'submitted. • 1T •' ;. •
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