WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 161, 10 August 1877, Page 3

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1.

In the Legislative Council, Dr Pollen introduced a Bill to alter r the law relating to apprehension and •arrest of persons for misdemeanour and •other offences. The Friendly Societies and Industrial : and Provident Societies Bill passed 'through' committee, and the Council adjjourned. Inthe House of Representatives, "S6v6ral -petitions were presented— *bne'frt>m &' Canterbury settler for com?pen§ation fbr&field of wheat fired and " destroyed by "a spark from the railway "engine, ianli one from the Rangitikei -settlers, prdying that the Education Bill'may -provide for daily Bible 'readying in schools. Mr Hamlin lasked if the Government to bring- in an Act to amend 'the Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 11369. The Hon. "Mr "Whitaker said they J had no such' intention. Tn 'reply to Mr De Lautour, The Hon. Mr Reid said the Gdvern'menth'ad never used any threat, direct -or indirect, to the Comity Council of "Waikouaiti tb force them to gazette the J main' arterial road as a County road. Mr Stout asked what steps have been •or arfeintended to be taken for establishing' saving* banks in public schools. The Hon. Mr M'Lean said the matter rested entirely in the hands of the Education Hoard. If they decided to "establish these banks, the Government "would render them any assistance they r conld. In reply to Mr Seymour, The Premier said the Government -had 'received no reports from the Australhin'Colonies of the condition of r ßtock ; in 'their respective districts. The '■ only document received was one from Victoria, 'last June twelvemonths, stating Victoria "was free from scab. In rfeply to Mr Roes, •The Hon. Mr Whitaker said in thelibel r case 'Russell v. Waka Maori, a special had been made for it, Of which would be laid r before the House. r Sir' George' Grey raised a question of t point* of order, inasmuch as the Attor-Jney-Generalhad made a reply regarding which no question had been put, : and a'remark calculated to influence the -ljury. The Speaker said it would hrivo been 'better' had the remark not been made. Mr Curtis moved : " That the Standing Orders be amended so as to provide that no member shall address the ' Hoiise f for more than 20 minutes con!~s66utively,! unless* by leave ofthe House." The' 6xact scope of the motion was this, J not'that any member who exceeded the time ! m6ntioned should be stopped at 'the' moment, but merely that it should sbe5 be in 'the power of the Ilouse to pre'vent'the continuance of a speaker after 'the Speaker's attention had been Called 'to the 'fact. He would prefer such a, instead of •the c system of 'clam our by Which ob-, •noxious' speakers were silenced in the House of Commons. He was ! not to 20 niinutes, and would be ' wiliing'to accept amendment as'to'tinaej 'but "sOtaething a reasonable 'limit •'should be fixed. A' discussion' 6nsued, an : d ultimately' T the tnoti'onwas negatived. , Mr Murray moved—" Thdt 'it be an instruction to the 'Public Accounts 'Committee to 'report within a month' whether it would be advantageous to 1 change the financial year so that it terminate on the 31st March, or some ''date' earlier than the 30th June.'— The ■motion was agreed to. Mr M'Farlane moved that the Souse i -affirm the desirability of encouraging. ; the establishment of beet svgai 1 factories, -and lan assurance that no excise or "other duty would be levied On beet -sugar Manufactured in the Colony for a Iperiod' of 10 years. The Premier said while they desired *to"6ncourage enterprise all they could, Hhey ; were aware that it was highly 'necessary they should be cautious in 'what they did in giving an assurance of the ; kind -asked, so as not to make 7 thetaselves liable for claims of compensation, as had happened sometimes in 'cases of this -kind. He hoped the 'mover would give them more information on the 'point, and explain the 'nature of the assurance he sought. Mr Macandrew suggested that the 'nititidn 'by Which 'the Government be 'asked'to 'place a sum on the Estimates 'by way of a bonus for encouraging 'beet sugar manufacture be amended. Mr Swanson moved as an amendment — " That after the word ' that' the "following worcls be inserted : 'the question of encouraging the manufacture of beet-root sugar be referred to a Select Committee consisting of seven members.' "• — This amendment was agreed 'to. Mr M'Farlane accepted it Mr Maeandrew's amendment was 'negatived oil the voices. A return was ordered ofthe contract •price for building the Hinemoa, the account for 'extras 'in 'Britain, total cost on 'arrival at Wellington, and if insured. Mr Reader Wood moved—" That the Auckland Railway tStation be removed \ 'to a site alongside Queen-street Wharf, "as recommended by the Auckland Railway Commiss ooers."

♦Debate adjourned.