EVENING SITTING.

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

EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30 p.m The Bill was reported with amendments. EDUCATION BOARDS BILL The Westland and Grey Education Boards Bill was pasned through Committee with slight amendments. PAIR BENT LAND BILL. In Committee the Chairman announced that the Minister m charge did not intend , to move any of the amendments made by the Waste Lands Committee.

In olauso 3 Sir George Grey moved to strike out the words " of the Crown," thus making the application of the Bill general, instead of limiting It to Crown lands.

Mr Eialop said Government oould not accept this.

Mr Walker appealed to Sir G: Grey Dot to presi his amendment, as it endeavored to Insert a pripplplo wbjoh was foreign to the Bill. All the Bill wished to do wss to put publio trusts m the same position with reupoot to their tenants &a private landlords. After dUousslon the amendment was lost, Mr Whyto moved that the first; amendment made by the Waste Lands Committee, be agreed to. He explained that it had not been made out of hostility to the BUI, but to aid It Its effeot was to restrict the operations of the measure to Crown lands held on lecso. Mr Hislop hoped they would adhere to the BUI as originally drawn. He could not understand the object of the oommlfctoo lb making th's alteration* A long discussion engued. ' Mr Jferr moveel to, roport progress. Ayes 18, noes 30, Mr W byte's amopdraont was then put and lost by 3d to 10.

A further amendment to exempt lands controlled by publio bodies was »l». lost by 35 to 22. In answor to a Native member Mr ilielop promised to postpone that portion of tho clause referring to Native lands. Consideration of clause 3 was postponed. Clause 13 was amended so that permanent improvements should not be taktn Into account for the purpose of fixing tenants' rents. At this stage Mr Hislop agreed to report progress The House rose at 2. 15 a.raj ** j