PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1559, 22 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

JgfcGISLATTVB COUNCIL. k . Tobsdat, Joxt 2L Council met at 8.30 pum. BILLS. The Hon Mr J. B. Richmond moved the second reading of the Employment of FemalesAtemdtoent Bfflr " After disousalon thsßQl .was thrown ont by 21 to 14. * Th e ”'Horn Dr J Pd!lßtt nrO*B^H»lsßM#**» reading of the. Gaming and Lotteries Amendment BQL _ —«r-, . The-BUI waurewda seoocd time oath*. \ - voices. ’ - - I The Oonnoii adjourned M 4.50. —. —-LJ laJJLLT* House ofrkprkskntaihvbh ToisDATi July 21. X . The House met at 2.30 p.m. QUBSHOWB. 1 Replying to MruWalker, H it ifcln.AMfaww temptation to instrnot the BegistraiOeua. " rai to pdhllsh the annual statistics of the. colony at snch a data as to bs d smM practical tue than they have bean in,l|n - past i also if the Government wool! 1 ' struct the Registrar General to. take tier “Victorian year booh” as a mcMalofessK.,. venient sue and method, or - far as possible to supply is similar yaer book for this colony, . ... a. m The Hon U* Tola said the were published as early iis fa colony, but the Government ' undertake to supply a year book (maooottht of the expense it'would ehteS. T • 7 J r. ReplyfagtoMr Peadook. V. ‘ 'T . , The Hon Mr Richardson had made several mistakes ft' his figures ’ respecting the Working of railways of ihs ai ■ colony, especially-the Canterbury Haas.-- -- KA«T ABO WBST COAST BATLWAT. Sir Jdfas Vogel read a printed Matey. - meat respecting the Bast add WeatOrfial-| .railway. , r ■ .. ,/■" **: "V„* Bins. ' The following Bills werS introduced ;f A Bill to emend the River Boards Act 4 1884 (Mr stout); a Bilfto ameMHfce Itt% - Assurance Policies ; Vogel); a BQltogtve effeettoa * of the House of Representatives uMd tfclj ’ on the 9th July, 1885, imposing i customs duties (Sir J olios Vogel);. ‘ ‘ /-v; ‘ The House rose at S 3O. *V'-" 1, . i EVENING SITTING'; The House resumed at 7 30 p.m. r BDBOATIOHAL SZATUODRE. < The Hon Mr Stoat made his Zdnoatioa i statement.. ■ _ r WHXFKOBX KHABCDTO BILL. . gf t The Hon Mr Ballance moved the second r‘ * reading of the Whitmore Enabling BQL... -O Major AtUnson saidH he'thought Hwt; t . appointment was permanent, be should .. t oppose it, hot het looked, on it as an smer- | geuoy. He would not oppose the B&L .- L bat when the jumper time carae|he would i do his utmost to reduce tbs number of | f officers for the colony. t Mr Montgomery asked wfaiai were terms of the appointment. ‘ f The Hon Mr Ballance said tlmre.wMiK> - 9 particular time fixed. The appointment was not temporary, hat -the House ooald at any time refuse to vote tho taout required for the office. .- J ; " , Mr Hnrst thought no particglef neose &. si*y had been shown for making the ap- - pointment He thought the appogttmSnt ‘ should have beu limited to ohs yeaA s 1 Mr Seddou contended that the appqint’ menfc was not -made loir politietl ttsWi. ‘ Mr Barron said lt was thetP 'degyh) a give the Government the iMood’reMg .of the Bill, a* they wwe cMlod on : -to?wet-/ * in an emergency. Mr Fulton also agreed With the second ' reading, as the Government wMe escttlnly called upon to act in-.an emergemv. ’£l Mr Russell intended tosOMoft^ttiP * Bill. ' Sir HeSrge Grey . reading of the Bill shonld be allowed, hot the Government shopjd *° delay j, the passing of the measara "iiil the Fetf--mates were bronehtdo3ra,«ndlt wuds* 3 temined what this force was to be. . r .Mr Hamlin supported the;, ground that- a permanent " head J of the; - Volunteer forces of -ihe oohmy . WWWt urgently required. , , , '1; I^1 The Hon Mr Ballance said that by thM: nature of the Bill ihe appolntniiiM wWefrv a temporary, oharaoter, add the Boom ' r codd at sny thnb terminate it J The second reading was [ Woes.. -■ ■** ". .j-i- ---* OXHBS BILLS. “ The Industrial School Act Amendment " 1 Bill was reported, read a third and . 1 passed. ■» The West Coast Settlement Deicrvss 1 Act Ameihiment Bill, wa« ceporMd,’ tdid a third time, and passed. 1 The Honse rose ati3.l9,