PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 416, 16 July 1880, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY ITEMS.

In the House of Representatives on Monday last,'Mr M'Donald gave'notice that inCommittee of-Supply'"he would "That Is per bushel be imposed on' All maize imported into the Colony." Mr' Jones gave notice, that he would ask if Government had any objection to call * for tenders' within'the Colony for prinljng elegraphio foims for a period of five ears. The Hon. J. Hall moved—"That tho «

Order, roqiiirb;.-.* the Mouae to 'rise .ii, )2.'-V) p.m., be rescinded. - ' ,-\ long ilitfcustfiun on tho aubJBC» took place, but tho motion wr.-i finally carried. At the evening sitting Mr Saunders brought on the. question of tho report of tho Civil Servieo Cotmniswion as to the condition of certain railway waggons built "* in Dnnedin, and other matters connected thercwitii, and a copy of the report of .Mr W. ; N. Blair, Enirinsor-in-Chief for the Middle Island. .4 After a weary discussion,'it was resolved that further particulars on tha subject be asked for. * On Tuesday in tho Legislative Council, in moving for a return, the iion/'Gr. M. Waterhouse alluded to the great charge upon the Colony for education, nnd said (hat the children of the country being educated above their station, and bnjit upon getting miserable clerkships/ ike, in preference to becoming useful settlers. -' ' ; "" Colonel Whitmoro and the Hon. W. H. lley:iold.'< reiterated Mr W r.ter house's remarks, nnd said the teachers were far too highly paid, find were not to be snbjectedT vto the same reduction as the Civil Jjervtce. Teachers of too high attainments, werealso t employed to teach infante radfiments., The-, motion for the, re.urn of all employed; (with ages and salaries) under'tho" Educa-' lion'-iicl wen carried.' ' Th& Wellington Racing- 'Cltib Bill ' vnur read a ihkd time, and the Elections Petitions Bill.a «ccond.time. ■'■<■•■■:■ ■

The Pnbbii Vuisanco Bill, and Deceased Wife's Sister Bill wcre"figam considered in Committee, aiuh passed through l- with Amendments. ... In the Uouse of Tleprenentfttive, f 'fhe Hon. It. Oliver stated' that !be Coinn-nwioner or General Manager o£ railway.fi. as the case ■tnight be, would fys located' in the place where he bad the mo:-t important dutios to discharge in the interests of the department generally. At. tho, present time it appeared Dunedin required,,bin, attention in that way. • ' On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, ( ( ~,,., Mr HallfUK-e drew attention to a 1 paper ""laid on tho table, purporting to show .that the late Government expended a sum of curing- .their two years of oiikej ' He took exception to that t>tate- ' flieut.. , Whin i ilia ..sia teuicn.tr -came to - beanalysed, it was very different from what it was j-cprri.-r-ii(cd-fo'f'Hry*- tho Colonial Treayurer. lie (Mr Ballance) then proceeded, to, analyse t|io:«tatcrnent at some' length, and referred ,to the different item's in detail. Tho total expenditure of the late Government given, "period was, he contended, .only £i3,G72,9f>9, In considering the question as to whether or not that war, extravagant expenditure, he had to remind them of the fact- that; their prredecosnotfuii office had -vpent during a similar-period as much an £4,464,831.

Again, it y/r'r Miid that the Grey Goverrtinent left liabilities to tbe oxtont of " ik>,soo,ljoo, but ihofact vas, thib extended over a 1 ,vv; pcr.oi. Then, again, be did siot find their li bibt.es at all equal to ibof.o of tho preceding Government. '.: by found that m 1075 Government _ Ptated'theirhabikio" at £4,000 000. -H ~ i\ en accounts wort properly looked into, i\ woo'd'U, found that therr oxpenditure $as much more economical than that of their p cdiKCPsoiP It bad also to Income _ in ii» in th.tt b/'foio tho land revenue vas dt-! iVvd, Goveinment collected ffrand y. ' L<j\ur to the localities. Then, again, llT?v wre entitled to deduct the expendiinre i urukr permanent Af t^; mteiest on loans and other which «s, in atiGoh t Jij bey md vie control of uin'y a<k'uuist,ranon. If they added these chirerc, tl oy wrv'd F*>d that a total of i: 1 , >J-,'!/7 'it *o [» dcriii'tcd. Looking at tho anion it' v ,(i rritU(jiil jmd placed on their c£'. if 't.i ycj', it would le found, ?.f de luotod piir r <au3ut diaries, that tv, t .iopvfi t ti fTjtnd £1940,000 4 a-i (>p„.ichi no ol £1,700,000. In Cot irjitLti" i f biinply on the vote— Governinua.Mf ■ * £13,1)01, .'i. i/iu. io,u. *imi it bo reduced to ' £n< / 'n' '<n>i ,f CS'XO for taking tbe or ( ' ' tlvib jtar, f.nu h( J !>i v ehould be red 'Co iv. l i I ', Lir .< .< .> ■'c '-ni —' Inai tho item R'jfj 1 wiiu ot A'tJi a, 64 for several legis*i»i mi ir,ct '_ *• -*n. i)« struck onf, nnd the d itws i/ fi kit o< aJep ■'icd to Ilo&ident k Magi-tur v it . 'iiir>y had 33 Resident r Map tn li t a { filiation of 118,000 auu'i r , j 'i i v ere already v.: I , > ( .i v <ii <l o{ nixes* Bit*- be _ .' • r jr, r, r,« ,- t- * d j. ttot regHnr?! had "o jior ' * rl-irf' <j'"t-i<>? besides inatrirno ip r lb\ *''*» „>,. * biiihe and. doiibh, fi.oius i.o nli in a.;istiates were noi at f»lM"ii-j« * f r- 4 l i« ,£ £ught lead' to.

serious ifieoi':vi-;:■:<.',?!,->-), Mr wick/fcpit »* ib ai i)ms&■ abpoihtm ohts Wjx a groat iadd it would be iooiii.h to. interit-iji}, ..with them. .. ' ■ ~..-> Mr Ai-.-nv!* ftv; imminent ■ Vot::, tj^;i'os;'oal., : ,'uuu .Mieteqjrological Department* <te.Htjs.fi.--■ '■ '■■■ ■; -■■;■- Mr'lHcii! to aboli&h/ the exi>--t'i--:<: of wo'dlwr: reports and stormsignals,, aim-wnijuf-. to : !^^,and.pombine Mr- ih-uififlWbh'ti ' with tho ':Xf''.j)t.i':u,*.i'-df 'me'teOTfilcgif-al, repo'-':;i,.;all tbn lidf-t^vA--^ <tifio iioi-boiiti'!,' i-.o 'i-ataneeil.tlie fact that xt very ■ dry simiir-ory. ndi'.eh - h.sd taken, place in A:irK.>.j;ii,' v.; f i (i.;,jeuiitecl for/on ihftJiuthoiit.y or'-.hi*- d : ! ri;.rlnnmt' by tho -flowing of :: 0 .:•'•. --iH-'-Vm/ I 'No\y ; ,'4'hey'' "had botli hot-.r.d <.'•-' ■-:-.>'.!:.< rin Auckland, £n£- still the -Lk f :i' -.-.xfaMn continued to' Wort a* usual. I In r roiVtfod the redaction ■of flic vat? by -V •■'' \ i After W«<« .ii:..-"-!.*?-.'7on,- ihe House divided on Mr Wood-; amendment: Ayes, 21; Noes, 35/ .. The vot-i ,-t- I'/'idt-j was agreed to. Vote, t-'cyy ZL-mx.d institute. £500. Tbe A> cndiiifc::'. -fir,;- inking out this vote was <:,1i;;<-•.!. -,'i divK-i'-n, by 30 to 23. The you C:.:-..-';-:-41-.?-.- l-iaiitutioha £25,000, was put and < av-i»-d. Qntbc v-:.;,j l.v.'>.. V.c. Asylums £3(3,547 ;H%, Mr Pick ojo'iorad its reduction by ■"£1741. The vote wi'.h tbia reduction was carried. ■fhevpte v.*£ ! ,.-'..hir.-fcd by £23,000 and passed. Vote Sheep :.::.d /Vn; ; , £1:5,000. The vote v. ;■?•■ '. ; , v,-\; •-. n ;-<■;. :d. Vote* Mirf-.t' .i '...!-> ;:;.-;rvi.;-0t), £30,070 20s lid. At 1.80 t. r ■:- TV ■■■ ■-'. -vr? MiH sitting. frith.* L-.. ; '..':.::.'. '..-..-lincil fu Wednesday, the'ihet I. ';'-.. i.-i in..vc><—•' That f,be Ediii-.-ili-■ ' -o amended a-* to permit of-' \\": >>l':;i< '.i.-i-.:: rea-l in schoola. nn'miix'A tn :> ■. ~■ ... ,-■■. v-jiiu.se. Tiitj iiii;\er

I spoke for au hour without adducing any ' new argument in favor of the proposal. , Ultimately the question was carried by 14 votes to 8. ; > : f' ' Upon the motion for the third reading oi: ilu- D.-reased Wife's Sister's Bill, Tlio Hon J. Acland. moved-that it bo, - thrown out. ' • -, ■ DrGrwce pointed onl that a man .who. married his sister-in-iaw here might'l rave' to Eng'and'ind then.' dii.-<-iii"d her while the Eiiglibb btw was ur'klter<'d. ?* The, third reading waa carried by 14 vo'teß to 9. In the House of iteprefentatives, Sir W. Fox presented a petition, praying for religious teaching in schools.. lie moved—" That in the opinion of this House the Education Act be •b'o'j amended as to provide for the permissive power being granted to Education, to introduce the reading of the Bible in schools, Bubject ■ to. a time table, and conscience claupe." He contended it was the feeling of the majority of parents in tha Colony that the Bible ; read in school. . . A long discussion on tho raatte'r'ehsued. The debate was interrupted by tithe! 5.30 adjournment. , At the evening sitting,' ■ j The Deceased Wife's Marriage Uil, \vm received from the Legislative Council ftnd read a first time.' ;