HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 18 July 1888, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, Ju'y|l7. TbeHoaMlmetat2.3o. QUESTIONS. Bep'ylng to qu stlons it was staled that the Government intended daring the reoess to Irstitnte a thorough lnvestlgs~ tion Into the whole of the Native B^hnol system with a view to render those ■ohools effective and roonomioal ; that an examination had already been made or' the bottom of New Plymouth Harbor, and any examination was a matter for the Taraoaki Harbor Board to consider ; that it ires not Intended to cill for tenders for the Mlddlemarch teotlon of the Otago Central Railway, bat tenders would be oalled for the bridges along the line. JTAIB BSNI BILL. On the motion that the House go into Oommittee on the Fair Rent Bill, Major Steward hoped that Government would adhere to the Bill ai originally brought down. '■ He pointed out that by the amendments made by the Waste Lands Committee no leas than 800,000 acres In Otago, and 200,000 In Canterbury had been withdrawn from the operation of the Bill;

Mr Valentine, Mr Fish, Mr Cowan, and Mr Seymour, took the same view, and dissented from the amendments made by the Waste Lands Committee. A lengthy discussion ensned on the •'titadeadopted by the Committee towards the Bill. Mr Wbyte and Mr O'Oallaghan defended the action of the Committee and said that the Committee waa desirous of patting the Bill into such a form a« to have a reasonable chance of passing both Hoaies. After farther lengthy debate Mr Hlslop denied that members of the Cabinet were opposed to the BUI, wbioh was brought forward because the whole circumstances of the colony required some change m this direction. He Bald that with the exception of some amendment! he ahonld propoie In Committee, ho would ask tbe House to pass the Bill as originally broaght down by Government.

FBITJXBGX. Mr Walker gave notice to move for a Committee to enquire into a question of privilege conneoted with laying a letter from a Oivil Servant on tbe table of tbe House. !jhe House rose at 5.30 p m.