PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3170, 26 August 1881, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday. The House met at 2.30 p.m. BELLAMY'S. Sir William Fox gave notice of a motion affirming the desirableness of restricting the sale of intoxicating liquors at Bellamy's. QUESTIONS. Replying to questions, it was stated that the Government would make application to the authorities at Sydney for particulars as jets the number of persons attacked by smallpox, distinguishing between those who had _een successfully vaccinated, those unsuccessfully vaccinated, and those not vaccinated, as also the mortality of each class; Mr Skey, of Wellington, -was the analyst appointed for testing agricultural soils and manures —samples for analytical purposes could be forwarded to him post free when the samples were of a nature which could be properly transmitted by post; the supposed deficiency in the railway stores department mentioned last year had arisen from frequeut changes in the administration of the working railways and the absence until recently of any properly organised accounting system. NEW BILL. A bill to authorise the construction of certain railways wa3 introduced and read a first time. SECOND READINGS. The Canterbury Rivera Act Amendment Bill and the Waimate and Tenmka Public School Bill were read a second time. BILLS PASSED. ~v- The following bills were passed through committee, read a third time, and passed : —Kaikoura Harbor Reclamation Bill, Greraldine Racecourse Reserve Bill, Southland Agricultural Association Reserve Bill, Eangiora High School Bill, Akaroa High School Bill, Waimakariri Harbor Board Loan Bill, Waimate Racecourse Reserve Bill, Invercargill Gas Works Site Bill, Roxburgh Recreation Ground Management Bill, Christehurch Municipality Empowering Bill. REPRESENTATION BILL. Mr Hall stated in reply to a question that the Government having considered the matter of tbe introduction on the previous itevening of a new clause in the Representation Bill conferring leasehold franchise, they had come to the conclusion to consent to its withdrawal. The House adjourned at 5.30, and resumed at 7.30. An Imprest Supply Bill for £250,000 was passed through all its stages. TENCING DILI/. f~ The House then went into committee on the Eencing Bill, which was in charge of Mr Bryce, but which several members ■urged should have been a Government measure. The discussion lasted until 2.30, when all the clauses were got through, and a new one added. Progress was reported on the understanding that tho bill be recommitted. THE LEASEHOr,D FRANCHISE. Replying to a question from Mr Speight, Mr Hall said tho Government would endeavor to have the new clause (leasehold qualification), which was inserted in the Representation Bill, struck out again. The House rose at 2.35. Friday. The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Hall replied to a question from Mr Gisborne, that going on with the New Plymouth Harbor Works Commission Bill must depend on the progi'ess of the Representation Bill.