PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1372, 5 November 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

i LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuesday, November 4. The Council met at 2 30 p.m. ANNEXATION AND CONFEDERATION. The Colonial Secretary moved. a series of resolutions relating to annexation and confederation. The Hon Mr Mantbll moved the adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to. THE NAPIER HARBOR BOARD BILL. The Hon Mr Hart moved—“ That in the opinion of the Council the course purr sued by the Local Bills Committee on the Napier Harbor Board Bill should not be drawn into precedent.” The Hon Mr Wilson moved the previous question, which was carried. WANGANUI HARBOR BOARD BILL. The Wanganui Harbor Board Empowering Bill was ordered to be recommitted, presently. LIFE ASSURANCE^ The Life Assurance Policies Bill was read a second time. BEET BOOT SUGAR.' The Hon Mr Reynolds moved the second reading of the Beet Boot Sugar Bill. After discussion the debate was adjourned till next day. THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK BILL. This Bill was read a first time. WESTLAND EDUCATION BILL. The Hon Mr Reynolds moved the, second reading of the Westland Education District Subdivision Bill. At 6 the debate was suspended till 7.33

EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7,30. p.m. The debate on the Westland Educational District Subdivision Bill waa re*Burned, and ultimately it was read a second time and referred to a Select Com* mlttee. WEST COAST SETTLEMENT, The second reading of this Bill waa agreed to, and it was referred to the Native Affairs Committee. AMENDMENTS. The Council concurred in the amendments made by 'he House of Representatives in " e Timber Floating Bill and th# impounding BUI.

, >* OTHER BIIXS. The life Assurance Policies Bill, Hokitika Steam Tag Bill and Land Bill vote considered in Committee! the firpt being repotted with leave to sit again, the second read a third time and passed, and the last reported with amendments. The New Zealand Loans Bill and Property Tax Bill were read a first time. The Council rose at 7.10 p. m.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, November 4. . The House met 2.30 p.m. QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, Ministers said:— . ..That the Government will not authorise . the extension of the telegraph from Mongonui, and leading towards Gape Maria van Diemen lighthouse, to Kaitara or Te Awanui.—That the Government thought I: advisable to wait before taking steps to ■et aside blocks of land not exceeding in all 5,000 acres, situated iu the Bay of 1 Islands, Hokianga aod Mongonui districts, I I for the purpose of special settlement for I . Highland crofters on similar terms and * conditions to those embodied in section 81 ~ Waste Lands Act 1877, Amendment Act I 1884, and to induce a number of the said I crofters to occupy the said blocks, till the I .. AV«uiM*MAnl> >Va J Kaavi in fna finntk I

experiment bad been tried m tne feoutl Island.—That in regard to the request o the officers of the various corps of Yolun teers in that district to appoint a Staff .. Adjutant for Southland and the Lakes, ii would not, be wise to incur the expense likely to* be incurred by this proposal a 1 present.—That arrangements would be 'made for the holding of monthly sittings of the District Court at Waimate, in Bankruptcy jurisdiction.—That steps were ' being taken to remedy the cause of the r .numerous complaints of delay in the issue of Crown grants in the Canterbury Lands v District, and that the whole of the arrears would shortly be overtaken.—That the ’ Government will not place a sum of money on the Supplementary t stimatea for the purpose of completing that portion of the ....Main Trunk road known as the GreyOkarito road, between the river Waitaka and WaitangL—That with regard to the outstanding claims under the Forest Tree Plfttitinor Antn it ‘nrnnmiAd t.n arihftpA

.naming Aoip it was proposed to aanei . to the provisions of the .Aot as close 1 y a .possible, A large number of claim had been received.- That tender 'wbald he eddied for creosoted sleepers i order to test .the value of the indusfcry.That arrangements would be made as aooi . aa possible for establishing a school a Kawhia, but the matter was more withii theprovinceof the Auckland Educatloi Board. . The Government would do all it its power to forward the project.—Thai the Government would be willing to afforc members information as to their pro pramnie of policy as soon as possible, and iftheir Bills were sufficiently forward tc enablethem to do so before next session, ' the request would be complied with.— Thai, the statements in a letter in the LyUdton . Times of the hist October, .signed by the Secretary of the Co-opera-tive Association in Ohrsitohurch, stating that the invoice price of the binder twine manufactured by the Auckland Fibre Company delivered to the Association to sell again is IOJd per lb net, which he states means lid to Id per lb to the farmer, while the price of the imported twine is 7d per lb, delivered to the farmer were incorrect. The Government

had received upwards of fifty applications forremission of duties on various articles, which could not be complied with. In-

structions, however, had been given not to collect the duty on twine till the Ist January next. CONSOLIDATED STOCK BILL. The House went into Committee on the Consolidated Stock Bill. In clause 6, stock to be created for increases, Sir Julius Vogel moved the insertion of the words “ Qovernor-m-Coun-oil” in lien of “ Colonial Treasurer,” — Agreed to. Clause 16, providing that the Colonial Treasurer may delegate powers to agents, was struck out on Sic Julius Vogel’s motion. '1 he Bill, after verbal {amendments, was read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND LOAN BILL. Sir Julius Vogel moved the committal of the Few Zealand Loan Bill. After discussion on the immigration vote, the motion was carried. The House went into Committee on the Bill, and the whole of the clauses were passed with slight amendments. The House adjourned at 5.30

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed on the Land Bill. After considerable discussion, the Bill was reported with amendments, read a third time, and passed. PROPERTY TAX BILL. The House went into Committee on the Property., Tax Bill, which was reported 'without amendments, read a third time, and passed. ABMSD CONSTABULARY. On the motion that the House go into Committee of Supply, Mr Bbtcs drew attention to the proposed redaction of the Armed Constabulary. He said the reduction could not be made without disorganising the force. The Hon Mr Ballakcb said his own feeling was that the force could be reduced to 300 men, but the Government would not make the decrease in such a ; manner as to cause any disorganisation in the force. , He thought the proper course would he to accept all resignations, and not -to appoint any fresh ones. The House might leave the matter in the hands of the Government COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The House then went into Committee of Supply for the further consideration of the Estimates. The following votes were passed : 1,7,943 —Treasury Department; L 7,495 — Property Tax Department ; Friendly Societies’ Registry Office, L 1,450; L 34.750 Miscellaneous (Services ; 165,143 Legislative Department (reduced from 165,518); L 1,905 Colonial' Secretary’s Office ; LBoo—Ministers Secretaries; 13,605 Messengers and Offioekeepera ; L 7,95 Department ; 18,732 Audit Department; 17,122— Registrar General’s Department; L 3,640 Geological and Meteorological Department ; 14,100 —AgentGeneral’s Department; 185,200 Charitable ; 140,983 _ For Lunatic Asylums ; L 20,975 —Printing and Stationery.; L 40.360 Stock Branch ; L 23.058 Miscellaneous Services; L73s—Department of Justice ; L 2,27 - f Crown Land Office ; Ll4s—Patent Office ; ' . 18,635 —Supreme Court; L3,lso—Bank; roptoy ; 148,595 District, ResidenMagistrate and Warden’s Courts; 111,000 —Criminal prosecution ; 13,000—Coroner’s Act, 1867 ; 13,350 —Miicellttneoua ; L 36.378 —Prisons ; 13,535 —Native DeEriment; 114,693—Natie vLand Court; (3—Miscellaneous Services ; L 2.268 — Mines' Department; 119,050 Miscellaneous; 126,856—Militia and Volunteers 196,042—Armed Constabulary Police; 156,639 —Field Force ; 13148—stores and magazines; 3,184 —Miscellaneous services; total— | 132,717 —Minister of Lands and Mines, Crown Lands Department; LSOO - Coalfields ; 110,500 Mines ; 157,510 Survey Department ; 1152,269—T0tal under Lands and Mines; 160,060-Colonial Treasurer, vote on rates on Crown and Native Lands ; L4osso—Government Insurance Department; 14,170—Public Trust Office Ex- ' pauses Account; 1706,000 —Minister for Public■ Works Working Railways; Government Pomains; L 28.700; 14.759^,Miscellaneous services; L 740.660 . Minister for Public Works, frogreaa wm reported at 8.30 a.m,