PARLIAMENTARY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1316, 16 August 1886, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

LEGISLATIVE CO UNO L

Saturday, August 14

*' The Council met at 2.30. pm. d In the Ocnnoil the Waste Lands Con . mil tee brought up their report on . I ’f 'ptC’S! Powers and Contracts Bdl. Th ’* Commit a» recommended if the Bill t ‘t allowed to proceed that la should I o aubjec o the amendments proposed. The debat ■ was whether the Bill bo committed, and was adjourned till 7 30 Managers were re-appoint- I to mee 1 the managers of the House In a free con 1 feronce in reference to the amendments ii ! the Harbors Act Bill. ’ Mr Buckley moved the second reading ' of the Kailway Authorisation BUI. 1 After diacusrion the motion was agreed to. The Bill wat committed, reported with amendments and passed the first stage. The Rabbit Nuisance Amendment B II was read a second time, the 811 committed, reported with amendments and passed through all Its stages. The Counol adj urned to 7 30. In the Council In the evening, a lorg debate ensued ou the motion for going into Committee on too Special Powers and Contracts Bill. Sir F. Whitaker moved an amendment that the Bill be laid aside, which was agreed to on a division by 15 to II The flee conference on the Ha b rs Ac 1 Bill agreed to redooo the tonnage does to Is, which on a position by a measige from che Governor was merer ed to Is 3d. The Council adj'ou.ned to Mmday m >rning. _____ HOUSE OF BBPRH.SEN I’ATIY ES. The House m:t at 2.30 Replying to questions it was stated that In the new volunteer regulations provision would be made for obtaining the proper number of field cflicers for rifle battalions; ; hat the whole question of the purchase of land for special settlements would be considered during the rrcots ; that Government recognised the excellent services of the Agent General, and they proposed to ask Sir Dillon Ball to extend his term of

offieo for I wo years. Mr JBallanco moved that the Owhaoko and Kaimanawa Land Bill be read a second time. He said it was proposed to amen ’ he B 11 to give protootlonto lesser s against their title totin' altered. Mr Brjca thought the Bi’i w..01d have to be amended so ts to give effect to the report of the Committee on the suhj iot. Mr Ballanco said he should be glad to receive any amendments which would farther carry oot the recommendation of the Committee The motion was agreed to. The Premier said rs them wss no chance of the conference agreeing on the Lrc 1 Bodies Loan Bill he would move that the amendments made by the Legislative Council be agreed to, in order that the road boards might be ab'e to avail themselves of the provision of the Bil 1 After some discussion, Sir Julius Vogel said the Governtm nt would either have to abandon the Bill or accept the amendmenU- One of the Amendments w a pern'eious nd mi chiovou* In the last degree, and dead personr and absentees would be counted cn a poll of ratepayers for a loan under the Bill. Mr Smith thought it would be bo'tsr to <?-op the Bill altogether than to accspt the amendments. Major Atkinson was glad the Premier had accepted the amendments, although ha regretted he w s compelled t > do it. He pointed out, however, t at they shou’d not stand in the way of people who could take advantage of this B ; U merely because others could not avail themselves of it. The nu tion that the amendments of the Council be agreed to was then c tried On the motion for going into Oonr mil OB of Supply Mr W. F Bucklaud mov. d that in the opinion of th ; s H<n>e Parliament buildings should be used for other than Parhamantary purposes during the section The amendment was lost and the House went into Committee of Supply, The estima'es were recommitted. Treasury Vote* —A lengthy dis'usslon ensued on the proposal to Increase the salary of the Secretary to the Treasury from £7CO to £BOO, and assistant Secretary from £SOO to £550. The ircreasea were carried by 29 to 15. Mr Larnach moved that £lO 000 be added to “mhoollaneons aervicts” to provide the Hinemoa with a new boiler. The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. At 7 30 Mr Guinness moved to reduce Binemoa vote by £IOOO. Lost, and the total vo*e of £IO,OOO for this ateamer was carried by 34 to 14 Supplementary estimates—£l2oo additional costa of ceesua. Mr Wrkefield complained that the rp tufi's wore made needlessly minute at the expense of clearness* Mr Batch also adversely criticised the Begistfar Gerpral’a department, but after discussion the item passed una seredItem £5fK d—Subsidies for goldfields of pound for pound. This item excited much debate, Mr Sutter being especially opposed to it. The motion to omit it was lost by 3D to 24. , , . Item £2OOO, for service rendered by Sir William Fox nnder the West Coast 1 "iettlement Act. pit Co«ai m< ved to strike this out. The Premier defended the vote, which le said had been proposed by the previous Government, and refused by Sir William ?ox. Be bad since sustained some losses, md he understood that if the H' use now jr-ised the Item Sir William Fox would *;cept the money. Major Atkinson said no one in th< country had more fully earned his hon or rium than Sir Wil iam Fox,by the If E u amount of work ho had performed. LL had contributed greatly to the settlemen of the native difficulty, and had alway refused any remuneration for hia service* though pressed to accept it by the pri vious Government, and he (Majc Atkinson, had sskedthe Government t pat the tom on the Estimates. A long debate followed. yt J» C. B own a>k d whether it wi Uuetbav Sit W. Fox had received £1 per day 'ravelling expenses whilst on t* oommbslon. The Premier said he had received actu expenses only. Messrs Hislop and Fiaber aupporh the vote, and Messes Beddor* O'Oonn and others opposed U. The Premier said it spppa «d th certain members were determined to blr ihe Supplementary Estimates, and if th persisted Government would have to dr

the remainder. t- > Mr Sreddon objected to the Premier carrying hia m eruuccs with the assl'tsncs it. t r.f the opposition. Be should rpeak id- plainly and call this a oorojasslonato le. allowance. It waa commonly reported •at that Sir W. Ftx waa again coming to the Home and wou’d be onr future Prenfer. 15 The amount proprs.d to be yot.d waa ir ~ auppoaed to provide the wherewithal, ek. Mr O’Connor moved to report progreaa. ity Lost by 46 to 13. After further diaousaion the Premier arid it waa evident they could make no further progress without encroaching on ' Sunday, and he thought members were not prepared to do tbflt. He moyed to report progress. Mr Hi-lop asked whther they were I always to give way to the fad of pjembera ier- who might show themselves obstruct ye. i be The privileges of the House were as HU* portsnt as keeping the Sabbath dry h°*y* The Premier replied tkat at any rate ir. e they should respect the feelings of others. His The motion was carried and the House s to adjourned at midnight till 11 s*m* on Mm day.