HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1686, 13 October 1887, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wednesday October 12. The House met at 2.20 p,m. l NOTICES, ] Mr Taylor gave notice to ask the Premier if there is any truth m the report being circulated about the country that ■ hia Excellency would be advissd to make ' certain appointments to the Legislative ' Or.Unail. | Major Atkinson pave notioe to move ; to-morrow — •• That Major Hamlin be reappointed Chairman of Committee." Ministers gave notice to move for tha appointment of the usual sessional Com* mittees. Mr Talpua gave notice to move for leave to bring m a Bill to amend the Native Land Administration Aot. Besides the above, notices were given of a large number of motions and private BUIb, amongst others Sir 6, Grey intimated bis intention of bringing forward the Law Practitioners and Limitations of Votes Bills this session. MANAWATU RAILWAY. The Speaker read a letter from the General Manager of the Manawatu Railway, requesting him to inform' the House that members would be conveyed during the session on that line at half rates on producing Government pass. BIVBR BOARD. Major Atkinson introduced the River Boards Act Amendment Bil!. ADDRESS IN- RFM.Y. Mr Graham gave notioe to movo next day tnat a respeotful Address be presented to the Governor for the speeoh whlc'a he had been pleased to make to both Houses. THE JUBIIiBE ADDRESS. ) The Speaker read a message from the Govenor, Conveying a oopy of a dispatch .from her Majesty's prinoipal Seoretary \ of State, respecting the address to the Qaeon from both Houses of the General Assembly, on tho occasion of her Majesty's Jub'.lee. Sir Henry Holland intimated that " If the address had arrived m time for Sir W. Fl'zherbert and Sir F D. Bell to take it with them when they . attended on her Majesty for a similar purpoßo m connection with the Colonial > Conference, the opportuni'y could have , \ baen taken for them to present this very > beautiful address and its covers to the Queen ln person ; but it would not have beea convenient to reqaest her Majesty to receive the same gentlemen again after a short interval. I have therefore , caused the address to be transmitted to [ the Queen, who was pleased to receive it ' very graciously, and to expresß her ' Majesty's admiration of tbe beauty and f artistlo merit of the ornamental work." , FINANCE. . M 'jo? Atkinson said he should probab'y • have to ask to-morrow for an Imprest Supply BUI, and also for an amendment ' -ef-frne Pnblio Revenues Aot to enable the Government to isBUO a small amount of deficiency blllr, as there were large claims for interest falling due within the next few days, amounttng m ail to about half a tnillioD. , The House rose at 255 p.m. till ' 7.30 p.m. ■