HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1922, 18 August 1888, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House mot at 2 30. p.m. WBLLINGION-MANAWATU RAILWAY COMPANY. A report was received from the Waits Innds Committee on the petition of the Wellington ManawatnJ&rilway. Company, asking for land of the value of £30,000, which they oUimed they were entitled to by the Act. The Committee reported that the company had no equitable claim on the Government. After further dleoußslon, Mr Ssddon moved that the debate should be adjourned till Tuesday next, whloh wag agreed to, POBLIO WORKS BTATXMSHT. The House decided to Bit on Saturday at 11 a.m. to* hear the delivery of the Public Works Statement. QUBBTIOMS. Replying to questions It was stated that there was no truth whatever In the state* raent telegraphed from Napier that the Government Insurance Department had refased to pay Perolval Bear's life ln»ur« anos policy, and that the Department had simply BBked for the usual proofs of iden* tity, and no delay had ooourred In the' mater ; (the Premier added that he had to thank the Press Association for correcting the telegram whloh had no foundation at all; that it was difficult for the Govern* ment to Interfere m the by-laws In force m boroughs respecting the liberty allowed to the Salvation Amy, but that Government would certainly do their duty If those by-laws led m any way to persecution; that enquiries would be made Into the working of the Ooatley Training Institution m Auckland with the view to seeing whether younger ohildren could be admitted into the institution; that tha ÜBual coarse bad been followed In tha case of Gideon Williamson, who met with an accident which o»used his death while working on the Southern railway, and that half a year's pay (£SO) had been granted to his widow ; that a sum would be put on the estimates for an exhibition of New Zealand minerals at the Paris Exhihltton; that the question of placing s> sum on the estimates as a bonus for the encouragement of the nnnofaoture of condensed milk and other Industries was under consideration, and the Government hoped to make a statement on the subject before the sesoion closed ; that Govern- > menc hoped to make some proposal shortly respecting the claims of naval and military settlers ; that the question of introducing a Bill for enforoingu uiformlty In marking frezm beef and mutton was under oonsideration. The House adjourned at 5.30 p.ra,