EVENING SITTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1856, 1 June 1888, Page 3

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30. ENDOWMENT BESSBVBS ADMINISTRATION. BILL. Major Steward moved the second reading of tbe Endowment Reserved Administration Bill. The object of the measure was to faolilUte leaies being obtained of publta endowments. He explained that these iracta of land were found a great obstacle In spme districts to the proper settlement of the country. His pill would enable application to be made to Government to grant leases, if the trustees of tbe endowment threw improper obstacles In the way. Be explained that great care bad been taken to protect the interest of edaoation endowment!, and he waa prepared to introduoe farther safeguards if it were thought necessary, Mr Downie Stewart aa(d that the Bill would paralyse the administration of land by local budies. The proper time to introduce inch legislation would have been when the Land Act was brought m In 1885. Messrs Bruce, Beeves (St Albane), Falton, Dr Fttchett, and Allen spoke •gainst the Bill and Messrs Duncan, Tarnbull, Scobie Maokeczie, and Fish supported it, Major Steward, m replying, alluded to the attempts to count out as Improper. As to the arguments against the measure, be was surprised to find anyone contending that the interests of one or two trustees were to be 'paramount to the necessities of the people. If instances ' of wrong were panted he could give them aoase recorded m tbe Journals of the House, No eaoh harm could be done to the education reserves as was anticipated. There was no centralism m the Bill at all as alleged. Jf tkls attempt did not succeed, another would Id the future, and at no distant data. He would not be ashamed if only a dcgen followed him into the lobby, The Hooie divided!— Ayes 33. Noes 29. The Bill was read a second time. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT BEPEAL BILL. Si? George Grey moved the second reading 'of the Contagious Diseases Aot Repeal Bill. A lengthy debate ensued. The seoond reading was lost by 37 to 20. The Home rose at 1.5 a.m.