PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1036, 31 August 1883, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ’ Thursday, August 80. , 1 tOn the motion of .the. Hon, Ms;; Whitaker, the Standing Orden ; .«sre suspended for the rest of the .s^ipt), iV l£r I allow Government Bills to go through in,'one day., " The Railway Construction, and Land., t Act Amendment Bill, the Auckland Hca- . pital Reserves Bill were passed through, i Committee, and read a third time. :„ ; A message received from the , liO|W)ic House, signifying its dissent to some of i the amendments of the Council fin the i Bankruptcy Bill was ordered to be con3. sidered next day. The' Electric TelegraphAct-AjhUn<& . men c Bill and Counties Act AMehdmQiß* i Bill were received from the Hohte'ahd' , read a first time. oiodrw The Land Transfer Act Amendment , Bill anid the Corrupt Practiced Brershtion i. Bills were read a third time. ; y The Gold Duties Abolition Bill was . thrown outj.on the motion of Dr Pollnn, i- by 18 votes to 13. /' ll . The Council rose at,5.15 p.m. , ■ , u .. ■ . ! —; , .. .'.'tiL-.'l a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. e Thursday, August 30. g The House met at 2.30. ■ > v QUESTIONS. Replying to questions. Ministers said: That the Government would take care > all pilot boats over which they hadoonn trol should be supplied with efficient lifebelts, &c. —That the Government was not i prepared to restore the lapsed rights of t Volunteers enrolled between 1873 and e 1876, where the claims were reported upon by the Public Petitions Committee in 1 1878.—That the Government could not i gnnt a pecuniary solatium to Angeliqne a Therasse in consideration of the injury 3 inflicted by a judicial officer of the Government. It would establish a dangerI precedent, and she had suffered no peon- - niary loss. —That there was no doubt in the mind of the Government that the i revenue would be secured against loss in 3 the expenditure for developing the ther- , mal springs, and it was not true that 1 native owners refused to sanction the management of thei* land by theGqvemY ment. - . : i BILLS. On the motion of Mr Laknacs, the 3 Caversham, South Dunedin > and St Kilda. s Streets Improvement Bill was read a i second time, passed through Committee, o reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. y The A dulteration Prevention Act Amenid--0 'ment Bill was recommitted for the purr pose of adding a new clause, proposed fay . Mr Sutton, to the effect chat all fines to r ba levied under the Act be paid' to the , local bodies. . 1 The clause, on a division, was added to the Bill. , : r The Special Powers and Contracts and the Middle Island]Half-caste Grants Bills were also passed through Committee, and ’ were ordered to ba reported with’ meats. The Patents Bill was further considered in C ommittee, and passed through with amendments. : * f ' 3 Interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment;9 [ EVENING SITTING. J ‘ ; The House resumed at 7.30. bills. , . The following Bills were reported "wiflt l amendment, read a third time- and I passed Adulteration Prevention Act . Amendment, Special Powers and OonJ' * tracts, Middle Island Half-caste Grants, [ and Patents Bills. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY. 1 The Hon Mr Dick moved the MUdnd , 1 reading of the Inspection of Machinery • Extension Bill. . . 1 Mr Letbstau did not see the necessity „ . for the Bill. ' The Bill was read a second time. PUBLIC WORKS act amendment BILL. The Hon Mr Johnston moved the second reading of this Bill. 1 Messrs Montgomery, Hobbs, Captain McKenzie, and others, objected to the power given to the Minister- of Poblio Works to issue licenses to railway refreshment rooms. In replying, the Hon Mr Johnston said that the Bill had been objected to os ‘ account of the power reserved to him of • licensing railway refreshment rooms. -He - would be guided by the CommitteeGtr this matter, as all he desired was toconsuit the convenience of the travelling public. The Bill was read a second time. DISTRICT RAILWAYS ACT. The Hon. Mr Johnston moved the second reading of the District Railways.. Act, 1878, Amendment Bill. Its object ' was to enable certain railway companies which had not completed the whole lengtla of .their lines to levy rates on the portion of the district benefited by the portion of the line constructed. To do this, it waa proposed to appoint an assessor to te- • classify the land, and impose a rate oit ' such portions of the districts as wore benefited. ' i:l Mr Holmes supported the Bill. Mr Ivbss moved as an amendment that the Bill be read that day six months. He did this because the time had not boeUT " afforded for those most affected to consider the matter. Mr Wright, while regretting the BUI A had been introduced at such a late period- ■* of the session, looked upon it as a desirable measure, and as such would vote for the second reading, but would propose , certain amendments in Committee. The amendment was lost on the voices, and the Bill was read a second time, INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES. The Hon Mr Dick moved the second reading of the Industrial Societies Bill.—' Carried.

, . HARBORS ACT. .The Hon. Major Atkinson moved the second reading of the Harbors Act Amendment Bill.—Carried. TRB BOAT) BOARDS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was reported, read a third time and passed. INSPECTION O|F MACHINERY EXTENSION BILL. In Committee a new clause was inserted ni«lring tlii« Bill applicable to Government works machinery. The Bill was ordered to be reported as amended. • PUBLIC WORKS ACT, 1882, AMENDMENT ■' BILL. Classes 5 and 6, relating (to asse-sment oMand taken for public works, were struck otit. ‘ Clauses 14 and 15, relating to railway offences, were struck out. ".pjatise 17, providing for the licensing of refreshment rooms by the Minister of Public Works, was struck out, and the Bill' was ordered to be reported with amendments. ■ ’“l* *; . OTHER BILLS. Tha District Railway Act Amendment Bin was ordered to be reported with amendments ; the Industrial Societies Bill was ordered to be reported without ■ amendments. , , The Harbor Act, 1878, Amendment Bill raned with amendments. , : ; The following Bills were reported, read a third time, and passed Inspection of i Machinery Extension, District Railways Act. Amendment, Industrial Societies, Harbors Act Amendment Bill, Public Works Act Amendment Bill. The House rose at 1.30.