HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1897, 19 July 1888, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

AFTERNOON SITTING. Wednesday, July 18. The House'met at 2.30. LEGISLATIVE FSTiMATES. The Premier gave notice to move on an early day thalf m the opinion of the House, Government should be responsible for the legislative estimates of Parliament. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Le^ve of absence tot fourteen days .was granted to Mr Larnach on account ol sickness lc his family, QUESTIONS Replying to questions It was stated that Government regretted they could not put any money on the estimates for publishing the last issues of the " Korlmlko," Maori newspaper, and that the Maoris themselvos should oontrlbute towards it ; that the question of reduolng tho annual coats of telephones to subscribers would be considered during the recess ; that a substantial bonus would be paid to anyone, who woqld Introduce into the colony a system whioh would Buooesafully treat refraotory ores on goldfieldr ; that there was a precedent for the Governor absenting himself from the colony while Parliament was sitting, Sir Arthur Gordon having left for Fiji during the term of offioe of a late Government while Parliament was m session; that a communication had taken place between the Government and other oolonles as to the advisableness of laying a cable between New Zsahnd and Van oouver

PUBLIC RESERVES SALE BILL. Mr Riohardson moyed the second read ing of the Pnbllc Reserves Sale Bill. The motion was agreed to. HALrOABTB GRANTS BILL. The House went into Committee on the Middle Island Halfosstes Grants Bill, whioh passed with slight amendment. SLAUGHTERHOUSE BILL. Tbe House went into Committee on the Slaughterhouse Bill. The Bill, was discussed at length and several amendments made, The House rose at 5.3Q p.m.