PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1278, 2 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Thursday, Julyl. The Council met at 2.39 p.m. BILLS. Several Bills were considered in Committee. SM'LL BlitDS NUISANCE BILL. Mr Buckley, moved the second reading of the Snmll Birds Nuisance Amendment Bill. The motion was lost MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BIIL The Municpal Corporations Bill was further considered in Committee The Council note at 5 p.m.

EVENING SITTING. The Council resumed at 7 39 p.m. on the Municipal Corpoiatlcm Bill. Clause 226, dealing wuh leasing lands, wn postponed, and also several other causes.

On clausa 247. dealing with alteration street levels, Sir F. Whitaker proposed an amendment, whereby owners of property abutting cn streets who?e levels may be altered shall receive compensation. The amendment was agreed to. Progress was reported, leave being given to -it again. FIRS I' RE (DING. The Local Bodies Loan Amendment Bill was received from the House, and read a first time. Tim Council adjourned at 9.40 till next day. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday July 1. ' The House mat at 2.30 p.m. QUESTIONS. . Sir G. Grey asked the Government if they can take any steps te prosecute, under the Poisons Act, the person who sold wax vesta matches by which the female child of W. P, Mackey,lnvercargill, was recently poisoned, the case containing the matches not having been marked “poison,” as required bp the Act. Mr Tola said he had looked into this matter, and found no prosecu ion would lie under the Act.

Sir G. Grey asked the Government if they would take steps to aid In establishing in Wellington an institution for the use of young men, at which they cm follow literary pursuits or study to qualify themtalves for profeniona in Now Zealand.

Mr Stout said alludon was made in the educational statement to the necessity for i b University College at which he thought would meet the case. BILLS. The House went ■ into Committee cn the North Timaiu Cemetery lie serve Bill, which was reported with amendments, read a third time and pasted. A long dt bate took place on the motion for the second reading of the New Plymouth li rbor loin Pill. The debate aas interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment.

EVENING .'ITTIXG. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. FRIENDLY SOCfEiliS BILL.

The House went into G-mcniltea on the Friendly .tonic-ties which pissed with slight amendments, was read a th’ r d time and passe 1. EDCOAITON FRSNCmsE BILL

Mr Steward nr v '.l tho second reading of tho Educational Franchise Bill. He said tho t vo new proj osh's contained in tho Bill had n.!rt»;-.dy been affirmed by the House. Tho liras proposal was that tho word householder thouid mean and irclude every mdo and female p.-.-sm of the a ;o of twenty-one years who h a resident or owner of any d veiling in a school district. Toe other wa l , that no h >uaeholder can rcc rd trore than one \ote for any one candidate. Sir K, Stout would not support the

Bill, but ha though: Mr Steward might * meet him hvf-way. by providing that every mala and female adult in a cietriot should have a vote, and also that ao person should exercise more than three votes. If the h>a member made those concessions he (-ir i*\. Stout) would probably vote ft the liill After ds-'-t,; the motion for the second reading was carried by 38 to 24. ■DO < REGISI'iIATI )N Bill. The House went into Committee on the Dog Registration Act Amendment Sill. Clauie 2, fixing 20s as the fee f .r dogs, instead of 10s was retained by 35 m 25. Mr Steward moved a new clause, that the local authority shall have power to appoint different fees, not excee iing 20s, for the registration of different classes of dogs. A lengthy duenseion ensue 3, after which Mr Fitzhcrbert moved that the Chairman leave the Chair.

Li st by 42 to 22.

Sir G. Grey moved a further new clause, that this Act shall not come into force in any borough or district till a-poll of the ratepayers shall be taken, at which every ratepayers shall exercise only one vote.

During thej discussion that ensued on Mr Fitzherbert’s amendment, Mr Wi Pero said if the member who introduced the Bill would not give an assurance that the Ui-I would only apply to spotting dogs the Maori members would be compelled to talk on the Bill till they defeated it. S;r R. Stout said the Maori members took $ wrong view of the Bill altogether. The Maoris were simply carrying out the views of Mr Bucklanct and other members who wanted to exempt sporting dogs from this Bill. It was nd this particular Bill that wpi objected to, bat In crder that other b'Jsine.'s might be prevented frodjfe being proceeded with. Af-er further lengthy discussion, Mr McMi'ian said ho was willing to report progress, in order that a clause might be prepared to meet the objections of the Na ..ve msmbais.

It was agreed to report progress. r The House went into Committee on the 3 Apportionment Bill, which pined without (. amendment. 1 The House rose at 12.45 p.m.