PARLIAMENTARY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1281, 6 July 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OP EEPJtESBNTATIVES.

Monds-T, July 5 The House met at 7.30 p.m. HI.W BILL Mr Tole int oduced the Destitute Persons Act Amendment Bill.

THE PUBLIC WORKS BTATEMBST. Mr Biyce asked the Premier to name a day for discussing the Public Works Statement.

Sir R. Stoat said he would fix some day his week, probably Wednesday next.

THE COURT!*B BILL. The flountiaa Bill was farther eon* sidtred in Committee. On Olaaae 6, Sir B. Stoat moved the inter Joa of the following as new counties: Hobson chanty, Rotorua county, Otamaha county, and that the names of vVairarapa East county and Walrarapa West county be changed into Wairarapa < North and Wairarapa South, i Oonsidorable discussion ensued on the amendment, Mr Walker and several other membe. i deprecating the creation of new counties in this way. Sir P St >ut pointed oat that the people I in the counties mentioned were desirous I of being brought under the provisions of this Bill : besides, it was a general BUI, I and another Consolidating Counties Bill 1 might not be required for the next ten I years. I Mr Wakefield asked whether the Pre— I mler would accept any additions to the 1 clause. I Sir R. Siout replied that be could not 1 do so.

Mr Wakefield said that waa unfair to other members who had been a deed to propose new counties. It was patting those members in an invidious After further discussion, Sir R. Stout edced the <3omatitlea to go to a division on the amenwrant proposed Mr Wakefield proposed a furthur amendment that Ellesmere be constituted a new county. Mr Walker aeked whether the people In the Ellesmere district desired it to be constituted a new connty. Mr O’Oallaghan said if the Committee carried Mr Wakefield's amendment they would be doing a great wrong. Be claimed to represent a portion of the district. He felt sure that a majority of the people in the Ellesmere district were against the proposal. . a | Mr Wakefield declined to recognise Mr O’Oaliauban as an authority on the matter. He eaid he bad been strongly urged to move in it by bis constituents. He himself had been against the proposal, bat II was their desire It should be brought forward. He denied Mr O’Csllagban’s right to assert he represented hi* (Mr Wakefield’s) disti lot. Mr McMillan said it was true an agitation had been got up in this mittar some time ago, bat he felt convinced that the feeling was now against a splitting np of the country. Mr Fergus asked the Premier the reasons which actna'el him in agreeing to divide the Botorua county ? Sir B. Stoat said that the question now under discussion was Mr Wakefield's tmendment. Mr Fergus then moved that the Chairman leave the chair. He had no wish to obstruct business, hot be required a reply to hie question. ■ Lost on the voices. Mr Wakefield’s amendment waa pat and lost on the voices. Sir B. Stoat’s original amendment aas then put and carried by 40 to 30. In clause 8 (boroughs not -to form a part of a county), Mr Ivess. moved to insert the words “ town districts shall not form parts of counties.” Lost by 60 to 10. Mr O’Conor moved in the same clausa—- “ That boroughs shall from parts ef connIlea."

Lost by 40 to 9. In danse 276, providing that a Ccnncil may contribute fands for school buildings. Sir R. Stout said this danse bad pissed kit year, and he saw no reason why the Committee should not pass it Mr Eolleston thought this clausa was out of place, Capt. Russell said some provision bf“ this kind was necessary. He pointed out that had not this provision been inserted . in t’le Bill last year there would have ,?i been no school accommodation for In Hawke’s Bay. Sir R. Stoat asked how school $ were to be erected except out of loan or'' out of rates. He was perfectly amazed at 1 those hon. members who were always crying oat about borrowing being opposed “ ' to this danse. | The danse was struck out on the voices. Several new olanses were proposed by Sir R. Stoat and passed without amendment, Mr Ivesa proposed a new dense to the effect that a County Council may eon* tribute out of the general foods of the Connell such sum or same of money as may be necessary for eradicating the spread of the Californian thistle or other noxious weed. The motion wss carried on a division ' by 35 to 14. Mr O’Coo nor moved a new danse, providing that the Council may vote andi reasonable earns $s shall be deemed sufficient to defray the actual travelling ex- ;k peases of the Chairman of Council when - travelling on the bnsines of the county.

The Committee divided ou the eeooatt

reading of the clause, which was carried by 27 to 13 Mr Buchanan moved—

‘•That tb#

words “ such reasonable sums as shall be deemed sufficient to defray “be alraok out ” *

The amendment 'was carried by 24 - t) 18 Mr Macarthor moved a farther amend*

nrent to cause 6 to insert “travelling within county.” t J Lost on the voices. ' j Mr Turnbull moved a further amend* * meat providing that the expenditure la any one year shall net exceed £IOO Carried on the voices: ;|l Mr Lake moved a new clause to follow clause 43, providing that the Council shall before the expiration of the office of Coon* ■ cillora hold a m eting for the pffirpose of conaidering whether the represeotation of the different ridings requires readjustment. ; || The clause pa**ed slightly amended. <j Mr Montgomery moved a new clause— f ■ mail uu iuo peutioa ox t‘ ta three-fifths of the ratepayers of any riding praying the County Council to declatu any county road to be a district road, the Council ahall declare by special order such county road to be district road. ” The clause was carried on the voices. Mr Guinness moved a new daose that all money expended by the Council of the - county shall be deemed lawfully expended If inserted on the balance sheet passed by the County Auditor. Sir R. Stout moved an'addition to the clausa “ provided that they be approved of by the Comptroller and Auditor* General.” Carried on the voices. Mr Guinness moved a new clause “ That the Chairman of the county «hal| be an ex officio Justice of the Peace.”

Sir B. Stoat was in faro. 1 eh* <•’- but did not think it wise view of the fate of a simile the Legislative Council The clause was lost; Mr Guinness proposed a giving counties power to v Licensing Committies. Carried on the voices. On the motion of Mr Macarthnr a dauae was passed giving power to two be more .1counties to uni e. 3r ■ t ! ; Schctlul.s aero and tIM 801 _ reported. m ■ „■ At