PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 410, 9 July 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

In the Legislative Council on Tuesday lest, the ElectidrielßelitioiwJlCill *iM' the Pharmacy Bill were rendjiJirßt time. The Bank of New Zealand Act; Amend,-, inent Bill,was read a<eecbnd time ■'Without! discu§ejoi». rM ! : -' r; '■•'■''*• ''■"' '' cm '' In reply to the Hon G. M. Waterhowie, who tftked a question.plosive to the late employing t>yil4* WeUmgton police of jjatorioxutLjrJjAd-ciiaMkoter-for-eilj grojr-Hellinp casea, The Hon F. WhiUkefttfilPffiey would probably not be employed again, though they had bpn t qtp pipyed ,*&d liiad given satisfaction. On the tofc&ing of the Native £jaodj<Qoujtf .J^* The floii F.\y,hitaker moved-.Uβ recommittal for furtherrtTriencfitienf. The Council rose at 5 pTnT" In the i|aysp, of'/HuprewnUtWee, ,tHe Colonial Secretary stated $c Government » did not intend to Bring in -a H Bill to' dip-. franchise the Gml* Servide 'arid 'other' employees of Government. Replying to Mr Murray, „ The Premier &&ss*& ££lß9lwl, been spent for print^r%^u<ziluarJ v Parliameatary returns, statute^ {jfa!tftUs,&c.ffaßt y&r. The arid read ftSSfet "The Justices of Ace; 1866." (Mr Finn), " Women's Propeily JyftJ , (Mr Finn), .* .'«me4d tlie /+ Mffje« Xci, 1877 " (Mr '.. s 'V;',l"'" ' .*' -#^> ** On the l^r Saundere moi^^i^|Q^|fe,.Wi|{*|ip i ni^tii S|l -» the I^gielati«C£^a,rjt^ent^^TcK^'efiould of olSce^roSr^i«wwiee;" 'air services wfiSeh wercnof to toe effidentratftonißff lof #«? public eervice beabonßheflrßltogether,.; ,:■ ? -~.,. The Hou X t l.at GoTcrnuwnt had Bliewetl itself o)o«t imxjotte to tijako «vei-y *^d^b|f v * ;^r^|^s^yi^M« ( :|ms', xfiaito ■ agreed wjih the ijibtion.' '•' «*''■' r - ,; - -» Mr Pyke; */|^d,' : 'Jb¥f l β. should bo'taken )>ack and re-cisL, If they did ao, ai*d reduced tlie!ii;by £150.000 or £200,000, they would b'e f pfeparea to pase * them «<l«iin»tf position to go over eacjpsitaiftj ari<f) if they Attempted to det so, ihp chaijceq.jwere.that eerioue liardyjipe.woula ariiscu< y Major Atkmeon eaid \iitA the of Mr Satindere were not Aβ stated, the, reeokitione of Gbyernruent. had they, been, jUicy haVe.'Jbeen moved bydoverninent. They were resolutions nhich Government <understood, iqexpreea tne wewoi.tfie, fluiionty,, pf. jr toe House, irf tlii. direction Government desired, tthad adopted them. What iM by :i6> per cent., requctioß from ■ find -other rednetiofie'.^ to £200,000'Bhdlila "be caved oh the anpual expenditufei bbt'tfaa Ireddctioit ifrnV 'year would only be from Mr Montgomery; fcjypcat^fjl,the JmpQii. lion of A ending ecale of reduction. • ''Orr ealariee of £600 and,',o,o, s twlow. that another rate. Hβ would; jtei}, per £500, and 15 per cent on eelariea ebove that. He -frouh reduction altbgelfte#™ J s Several amendments 'mdved," but all of them being ptit to the, tote wef^ldßt, and finally the .pifaikn>vt''.Mx k ganders wie, CArxied.,The Kmm ■'Bftejfwarde f :;ii^)t^;"iiito " Committee '■lylieu the coiifeideratioti of the Postal estimeteu was"resun^ed 1 , ' In the Legislative Council 6in Wediie'clay %nt the Building iSocieties , Bill, Atiinials' Protection UUliMffrt-ied Womwrle , ■'Property nnd Dog-Iteg?i»rration>B?i! \vdre read l a third tiuj<i eiiU passed. ; The Thntnps Water Supply Bill passed through Coniniittee. , i On the motion for the third rending qf the Native Land Court Bill* ■ . The Hon I. N. Wilson moved that it ebould be tlifown out, ttbich, after a ghort diecupeion, was negatived 21 votes to 5, and the Bill read a. third time, an were the Natire Succeneidn Bill and Native Land Fraude Prevention BUI. Various Bills were further .advanced in GJommittae, and the Council adjourned at 5 p.m. ~ . . . In the House of Representatives the HonT. Dick introduced the ", Hawkers' and Pedlars* Bill." It was read a first time. : : :

Mr Pyke moved— , ' That in the opinion of this House the balance of nurplns Otago and Canterbury land funds should be pnid to the inland Counties of thos<> provincial districts on the flftuie principle as wae Kfinetioned by the House in re payment of *$bßidi<'B to paid Countien on account of !>.•• vpar 1870."

The Hon J,,,|Jall,|;hoiigliLti)e not sufficient evidence uoon vjliicb. to decide the question. *He would suggest that the matter ~be referred, to the Public Accounts Oo|tunittee. I i . * • Tlie. waa adopted, and a mrttinn to that effect'put and carried. . tlie following motion,, was m/jvqd by ft J. B. Fisherlt.d4arVied :"—" That there be laid before thjß House showing fn jreepect of each poHtal town 'in the 'Colony—l. The number of t offiuals other than|pol|©4io]|difigSoffice! iiv- suvfh town. ,21 The dTßc|B|fil| : ed f daclj .oticial 3. pH"d rti 'Feepect* ' of* eacli office. 4, The total salary paid each officer." ""Mr Seddon moved the second reading of the .Mejripe*?]*>f General Asserubly Expenses Bill. ' Along discussion?phjthW.subjedfc took place. The motion, however, was put and carried on the voices, and,the ;; Bill read a second time. ' The pomee went,mtojOornmittee ; ,pn,.tl|e Corporations Act. Amendment Bill, various clause? of which were'considered and, amended. ~,,- \ i *7/ The. House rose at 12.30. . , ,