HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 618, 16 June 1882, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, June 13. NOTICES. Mr Daniel gave notice of a Bill disqualifying the Chinese from holding miners' rights and business licenses on the goldfielde. Mr Feldwick gave notice that he would direct the attention of Government to the overcrowded state of vessels trading between Wellington wharf and H.M.B. Nelson on Sunday last, and ask what steps they intend taking to provent repetition of the same. THE GOVERNOR. The Hon Mr Rolleston announced that the Governor had received from the Queen six months' leave of absence to visit England, and that if no unforeseen circumstances occured he would take his departure shortly. QUESTIONS. In reply to Mr Fish, The Hon Mr Dick said Government would not amend the Representation Bill so as to extend the franchise to seamen afloat, so as to enable them to exercise the same in their respective districts. Replying to Mr Smith, Tho Hon Mr Holleston said an amendment would be made in the Land Act to enable deferred payment settlers to take up a further section of land under the same system. FIRST READINGS. The following Bills were introduced and read a first time: —To amend the Taranaki Iron Smelting Works Land Act, 1874 ; to amend the Dunedin Reserves Management Ordinance, 1867 (Mr Fish) ; the Lyttelton Harbor Board (Mr Wright) ; To Increase the Representation of the Maori People in the House of Representatives of New Zealand (Mr Hobbs); Mines Act, 1868, Amendment (Mr DeLatour); to regulate the Width of Streets and Roada (Mr J. W. Thomson). PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENTS. In reply to a question put by Mr Montgomery, The Hon Mr Johnston said he expected on Friday to be able to say when he would make the public works statement. He hoped it would be on some day next week.