PARLIAMENTARY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1312, 11 August 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE COUNO- r j Tuesday August 10. The Council met at 2.30 p,m. BILLS. The Mining Bill was read a third time md passed. A mr-nage was rec lived from the louse informing the Council that the louse agreed with the Council's araendnenls in the Civil Pirvice Bill. The Registrar of Deeds and lustraneats Bill was further considered in Committee, repo; ted with amendments, ' read a third time, and pr-sr d. The Government Life Insurance'BUl was read a second time In Committee; reported without amendments, read a third time, and pr-sed. The House's disagreements from the Council's amendments in the Counties Bill, Municipal Corporation Bill, and Harbor Board BTI were ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow. 9. The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Bill was read a second time, passed Committee, reported without amendments, read a tbrld time, and passed. 1 The Hospital and Charitable Aid 80l was read a second time and committed. Some unimportant verbal amendments were made in the Hospitrls and Charitable Aid Bill, the Bjll was reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. Tho Otago Harbor Board Leasing Bill was recommitted, reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. The third reading of the New Zealand Loan Bill was agreed to after a sharp debate. The Council adjourned at 9.16 p-m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Tuesday, A ugust 10. The House met at 2.30 p.m. QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, it was stated thai Mr Arthur Clayden was under en- ' gagement to the Government to deliver a series of lectures in England, but his time would expire in nine months, and the Government bad no personal knowledge Mr Clayden having made any damaifog statements on the commercial morality of the colony; that no applioitiou had been made to Government for the cost of the defence of Te Whiti, and that the natives on the West Coast had sufficient money to defray the erst of the trial, and the Government did iot intend paying ( it; that no good was to be gained by instituting enquiries into the reason why such a small proportion cf operatorss in the telegraph department presented themselves at the recent coup--f tion examination in telegraphy, as the plan was fully nnierstood by the operators ; that Governmi nt thought It hardly likely that Mr Gladstone would visit New Zealand, but that if he did come every effort would be made by Government to make his visit as agreeable as possible; that the charge ior fru t carriage was reduced some time back, and the tariff now met the tesonable demands of fruit-growers, ; that Europeans residing in the district i were entitled to be admitted to the i Rotorua sanatorium on the recommenI datiou of the medical officer In charge. THE UNEMPLOYED.

Replying to Sir George Grey Me Richardson said that be could not atate at present what waa being done for the relief of the unemployed in Auckland, but Gove n nent were taking acme steps in the matter. Sir George Grey moved the adjournment of the Honae, and spoke at acme length on It, urging that a sum of money should be put on the eupplementary estimates for the relief of those who were now in great distress. A lengthy dircoasion ersued in' which re eral members took part The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adj mrnmeat. BILLS On resuming at 7.30 p.m. the Stamp Act Amendment Bill waa recommitted and a mistake inlnt year’s Act, by which 7« 61 was charged for the transfer of mining property instead of la, was rectified. The Bill was read a third time and > passed The Premier moved the second reading of tbe Settled Ir-nd BilL The measure was designed to facilitate sales of settled land, Mr Downie Stewart said that the Bill was better than the Alienation of load Bill which had been dropped, hot he thought cec.aiu interests affected by the mersnre should be ruefully guarded. "Mr Garrick thought the Bill could be made workable in committee. He oriticlif i Its provisions in detail, pointing opt defects which ought to be remedied. Mr Oonnoliv supported the Bill, Mr Samuel considered it a valnahls measure, and hoped to see it padied this sc sion. The Premier said that Mr Garrick had forgotten the opinions he had previously expressed in favor of the English Aci,, on which the present measure was baaed. He had introduced the Bill because be thought the most Conservative member in the House could not objmt to a measure approved.by Sari Cairns. He would not object to any reasonable amendments In committee. . Tbe Bill wn read a second time. The Premier moved the second reading of the Property Assessment Amendment Bill providing that landed endownmenta of churches sbould b» subjected to the tax. 3 ' Mr Macandrew strongly objected to tbe BUI as impolite aai ainjoesury. Mr Garrlclf and Mr Stewart haying made sonm brief remarks, fhe Bill was read a second time. On the motion foy the cgmipittal of tho Specid Powers and Contracts Mil. Mr Bryce said there were several in the BUI which ought to have formed separate measures. He pointed out the danger of mea-nrCs wb'ch conld not begot through in a legitimate way being slipped into these bills, and criticised some of the provisions as reajly meaning more thaw appeared on the surface, and being practically local biUs. The first schedule alone really contained some 10 bills. The Speaker said it waa p»q«»Wm legislation, bulMhera wan many precedents for It- it was likely. to confusion as to the exact state of tho law. Mr Taylor raised objections to thedanse giving tbe Christchurch Drainage Board power to anticipate a ye it’s by way of overdraft.

Mr Garrick raid the power sought by the drainage board was merely the same as granted to county councils. After a long discussion, Mr 6allance replied that if there were no such bill, much of the business of the country would be left undone. It had been said the Special Powers and Contracts Bill really embodied the work of provincial legislation: Ever? clause of the present Bill had been carefully enquired into by the Waste Lands Committee. The House then vent into committee on the Bill. Mr Taylor mored to strike out the relating to the Christchurch Drainage Board* *"•

tost on the voices, A lengthy discussion ensued on «I»wk 13, referring to the amended provision as to the grant of new leases on surrenders of (Vest Ooa*t reserves. On Mr Walker’s motion words were insetted conserving the interests of the natives. Several new clauses were inserted, one so bj acting the Lincoln College property, except (he buildings and 10 acres of land, to local tattngi Sfociion 18 of the first schedule, extending leasee at Rotoura to Q 9 yean was awe i did to read 42 years After debate; u .