PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1375, 8 November 1884, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Friday, November 7. The Council met at 230 p.m. - reports Certain reports of the Native Affairs. Committee aud the Joint Library Committee were ordered to be printed. BILLS. The Native Lands Alienation Restriction Bill was considered in Committee, and ordered to be reported. The Railway Authorisation Bill was read a second time. EVENING SITTING. SPECIAL POWERS BILL. The Special Powers and Contracts Bill was considered in Committee, amended, read a third time and passed. bills. The Native Lands Alienation Bill and the Railways Authorisation Bill were reported from Committee, read a third time and passed. The amendments made by the House of Representatives in the Sheep BUI were agreed to. WESTLAND EDUCATION. The Hon Mr Reynolds moved that the amendments made by the House on the Westland Education Districts BiU be agreed vo. The Hon Captain Fraser moved, as an amendment—“ j hat the Council insist on their amendments, but yield to the extent that two Commissioners instead of one should be appointed to administer educational affairs in Westland ; one for the Hokitika district, the other far the Grey district.”—Carried on the voices, and managers were appointed to draw up reasons. Subsequently a message was received from the House intimating they had appointed managers to aonfer with the representatives of the Council relative to the Westland Educational District >UI, 11 a m. on Saturday was agreed upon for the conference to take place. The Council adjourned at 11.25 p.m. till 2.30 next day. [by telegraph.] Saturday, November Bth. The Legislative Council met at 12 80. WESTLAND EDUCATION CONFERENCE. The conference of members from both Houses on the Westland Education Bill agreed to the following:—(1) That the two districts be subdivided as in the Bill passed by toe House, (2) That a Board of seven members be appointed for the Westland district, three of them to be appointed by the Governor. (3) By that Commissioner or Commissioners to be appointed as the Board of the Grey Education District. (4) That the Act only remain in force except as to clause 12, until the end of next session of Parliament. The report was adopted. NATIVE LANDS. In the amendments in the Native Land Alienation Restriction Bill, with which tbe House disagreed, the CeuncU resolved not to insist on them. OREYMOCTH HABBOB BOARD BILL. The Greymouth Harbor Board Bill No. 2, passed through all its stages. The Council adjourned at 1.40 till 5.30. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday, November 7.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. QUESTIONS.

Replying to questions, Ministers said:— That the vacancy of Under-Secretary to the Law and Justice Department would be dealt with when the organisation of the Civil service was completed.— That the Minister for Lands would cause a description of all Crown Lands offered for sale in the Middle Island to be advertised in the same manner as lands within the Auckland Land District —New Zealand Gazette (So 115, page 1498, 23rd October, 1884.—That the question' of the Government appointing a Minister or Ministers of the native race, as authorised by the existing law, was now under the consideration of the Government.—That the Government was not answerable by law for the cutting and trimming of live fences along railway lines and reserves, so as to prevent the same damaging the \ neighboring lands.—That the Government did not intend taking any steps to relieve the districts of Napier, Canterbury and Otago of such portion of Sheep Rate as is not required to pay for the administration of the .. heap Act in those districts. They must at present administer the law as .it now stands. —That it was the intention of the Minister of Public Works to give fair and reasonable effect to a resolution of this House of the 9th September last, respecting the holidays of railway employees. The railway employees would not receive a holiday on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, as many of them were required on that day for the accommodation of the public, —That the Government could not undertake to do anything in the matter of equalising the distribution of charitable aid during the present year, but it would receive every consideration when time allowed.—That a vote had been passed the previous day, which would be sufficient for the purchase of native lands till next session.—That arrangements were being made to have an alternative telegraph line constructed between Auckland and the South, so as to obviate the delay and annoyance that frequently occur through the interruption of communication.

SECOND HEADINGS. The second reading of the Animals Protection Act 1880 Amendment Bill was agreed to. The second reading of the Sheep Act 1878 Amendment Bill, was passed without amendment, was read a third time and passed. sheep Aor. The House went into Committee on the Sheep Act, 1880, Amendment Bill, which was reported with verbal amendment, read a third time, and passed. SALMON AND XROCT ACT. The Hen Mr 4 Sxoux moved the second reading of the Salmon and Trout Act, 1867, Amendment Bill.—Agreed to. The House went into Committee on the Bill, which was reported without amendment, read a third time, and passed. WELLINGTON COLLEGE RESERVE?. .The House went into Committee on the Wellington College Reserves Confirmation Bill, which was reported, read a third time, and passed. FXSHKKIKS CONSERVATION. .The second reading of the Fisheries Conservation Bill was agreed to, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. EYKNINC SI i INC. The House resumed at 7 30. p.tn.

Several amendments on the Fisheries Conservation Bill were lest, and after a lengthy discussion the remaining clans* g were passed without amendment, and the Bill was reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. BITER BOARDS BILL. This Bill was further considered in Committee. In clause 88, power of Board to levy rates, a motion to strike out the words “ make and levy general rates,” witha ‘ view of inserting the words “by special order direct general rates and levied,” was agreed to. In clause 111, relating to borrowing powers, a motion that a majority of per* sons entitled to vote shall decide, of two-thirds, was agreed-to. * The remaining clauses passed with verbal amendments, and the Biill was reported, read a third time, and passed.. 6REYMOUTE HARBOR BOARD. Sir J olios Vogel moved the Introduction of the Oreymenth Harbor Board Bill, Wo 2. *a The Bill was read a second time, mitted, read a third time sn^ WATS AMD KBAHS. - The House went into Committee of Ways and Means. The reaolutlons from V the Committee of Supply were agreed to. bulb. I The Appropriation Bill was Introduced and read a first time. ' The Immigration and Public Worka Bill was introduced aud read a second time. " ; The House went into Committee on - the Appropriation Bill and Public Works and Immigration Bill, which passed without amendments, were reported, and ordered’ to be read a third time next day. * 1 i The Hon Mr Stout 'moved that the House disagree with the amendments ’ made by the Legislative Council in the Native Land Alienation Restriction BUL . The amendments were to theefEact that J the Government should deal with the * native lands, subject to the consent of the * Native Committees. , On the Hon Mr Stout’s motion, a conference was appointed to. draw up reasons 3 for disagreeing with the amendmeuta. H« then moved that the resolution of the conference be agreed to, which elicited a long discussion, after which Mr ; Siour moved the adjournment of the House till B next day; The House rose at 1.6 a.m.