HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1893, 14 July 1888, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. ODSIOMS BUMBS BIM» A message- was, received from the Legislative. Oounoll .that the Customs Duties Bill had passed through, that ohamfaer. •■ > , _Mr Beetham drew the attention of Government to an v omlsslon In the Bill, the item " electric applianoeaand machinery " having been omitted from the free list ai ordered by the House. Mr Mltchelsou said he should oall tha attjotion of the Premier to the f apt, but the House oould not oovr amend the Bill. If necessary a me«aage from the Governor would be brought dovrn to rectify the error. There was another error. The Item " bacon aod hams " the duty on which wan stated to be 2d "ad valorem " instead of per pound." Mr Hamlln said that the latter was a printer's erroir. QrJBSTIONS. " ji:> Replying to questions, It wm stated that it waa not advisable co alter the law m the direotion of increasing the limit of time from three months to one year within whtoh actions may be brought against Harbor Boards ; that OaeftomhouWoffioeia bad entered the premises of R. Shannon of Wellington, bookseller, end removed a> large number of books In conaeqaenoa of the books being reprint: of English works Imported from San Francisco; that the Freuoh oonvioti had peen brought south from Auokland on the olajm of the Franoh consul made under treaty rights that his evldenoe might be taken. NATIVB BILLS Mr Mltohelson moved without notice that a Compittee to consider the four Native Bills be appointed, oonalsttng of the following members:— Sir Harry Atkinson, Mr Btllanoe, Mr Oarroll, Sir George Grey, Mr Graham, Mr Hiilop, Me Hutchison , Mr Kelly, Mr Moss, Mr Ormond, Mr Samuel, Mr White. Mr Parata, Mr Talwhanga, Mr Taipua, and the mover. . „ . ' Sir. George Qrey hoged that np membar interested m Natlye lands wou'd serve on the Oommlttee, Mr Mltohelson said that his attention had just been drawn to the f«ct that two members of the proposed Committee were Interested In Native lands, but both those gentlemen ware members of tha Native Affalra Committee, and he felt sure that from what he knew of them they would not allow private considerations to influence their aotion on a question of this kind. The motion was oarrled after discussion. TRAMWAYS ACT AMKNDSfBNT »Ui, The Tramways Aot Amendment Bill was reported from Committee, read a third time and pasted, MINIMO BILL, The Mining Aot Amendment Bill was committed on a division by 47 to 10. Considerable dlsousslon ensued which was interrupted by the s 30p.m. adjournment. ■