PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1256, 5 June 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Friday, June 4. BIBLE IN SCUO L’’

Dr Menz es gave notice to move that power be given to the masters in State schools to read the Bible in school hours. the new minister Mr Buckley announced that Mr Reynolds had been sworn in as a member of the Government. CtIARITABLE TRUSTS. Tne Charitable Trusts Extension Bill was debated on the second reading, aod some opposition shown by Mr Holmes and Dr Pollen. The debate was adjourned, and the Council rose. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House mat at 230. pm. questions. Replying to questions, it was stated that plana for the Manawatu Gorge line would be ready i i a week or two, when tenders would be called ; that the question of the amendment of the Bankruptcy Ac- during the session was now under consideration. SUPPLY. On the motion f r going into Committee of Supply, Major Atkinson said that after the vote taken yesterday, the Opposition would not attempt any factious opposition, biit they threw the responsibility of making reduction* on the Government. The House went into Committee of Supply for the consideration of the Estimates,

Vofe, £7710, General Post carried, Chief offices and sub offices £123,353, Mr Hatch suggested that the classification system should be adopted in this department. Sir Julius Vogel said he proposed to go into the c assification question during the recess, to see if it could be adopted with advantage. He was favorable to the system. Mr Duncan moved that tha vote be reducad by £llOO. He contended that the chief postmaster at Timaru should not receive a larger salary than that officer at Oamarn, Sir Julios Vogel said that the business at Timaru was a third larger than at Oamaru. Besides, the Timaru postmaster was an o*d officer 1q tfao service. A long discussion ensued. The amendment was lost, and the vote was passed as printed. Maintenance, repairs, &c , £4O 246 —Carried. ’ Telegraph, cable subsides, £3500 Carried. Conveyance of mails by sea. £72,868. Sir Julius Vogel stated that tha total amount paid for the direct service last year - th ,° bonuaes being £7OOO or £BOOO. —Lamed. Conveyance of inland mails, £28.180. -Carried. Carriage of mails by railway, £IOOO. —Carried. Progresi was reported. BILLS. The House went into committee on the Native Equitable Owners Bill, which passed with verbal amendments. The Municipal Corporations Bill was further considered iu Committee. The House rose at 5.30, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. The House resumed at 7.30 in committee on the Municipal Corporations Bill, iha whole aittting up to ten o’clock was occupied by a discussion of the Bill, and a large number of clauses were passed without material alteration.

Clausa 406—Councils may contribute tunas for school buildings. , l*atch moved to strike out the clause. Lost by 27 to 10. The remainder of the Bill was then passed, leaving only some proposed clauses to be dealt with. COAL MINES BILL. Mr Larnach moved the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill, the object of which was to place the mines nader separate enactments. Mr Connolly regretted to see clauses providing fur the employment of women and children in mines. The motion was agreed to. GOTO TIES BILL. Sir R fetouc moved the second readlngof the Counties Bill, explaining it was merely a consolidating measure. Sir George Grey moved the adjournment of the debate, on the ground there was not a full House, and Messrs Seddon and Fulton supported him. Messrs Hursthoose and Cowan favored the second reading. Mr Lake said Important alterations were sometimes found in these consolidating measures. Sir R. Stout was willing the debate on the committal should take place on Friday. The bill was then read a second time, and the Bouse adjourned at 11.55,