PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4136, 24 October 1884, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEG ISL ATI YE COUNCIL.

Thursday. Tlio Council met at 2.30 p.m. The Fisheries Conservation Act was introduced and rend v first time, Animals Protection Act, ISSO Amendment Bill in committee whs agreed to without amendment and read a third time and passed ; the Sheep Act IS7S Amendment Bill was agreed to in Committee, and read a third time and passed: the Waikato Confiscated Lands Bill, Drainage and Mines Bill, Supreme Court

Registrar (Taranaki) Empowering Bill, Government Insurance Association Bill, and Public Works Bill were read a first time.

In the East Coast Railway Bill, the Colonial Secretary nvjved the second reading-, and referred to the fact that threats of intimidation had been held out in the previous debate. An hon. gentleman sitting in the Council had yesterday stopped him in the street and informed him he would oppose every measuro brought in by the Government, beciuso a petition presented to the Governor asking to be relieved from office had not been favorably entertained. He denied the Government threatened to abandon certain bills if the District Bailvrays Bill was not agreed to. "Mr Miller was surprised to see such a speculative measure introduced by two gentlemen of such circumspect character as the Government representatives. In Committee he would move that the bill be read that day six months. Sir G. Whitmore supported the bill, rereserving the right of offering an amendment. Mr Watcrhouse supported the measure , with the view of having it modified in committee, and would in committee move the erasure of clause 5, which provided the Government taking work over, and handing certain percentage of receipts to the company. Dr. Grace could not support the measure which contained such a clause. Capt. Fraser would vote for the second reading, reserving the right to object to the sth clause. Mr Reeves warmly supported the bill. The false notice of Births, Marriages and Deaths Bill was read a third time and passed. The School Committees Bill amendments made in committee were considered. On the question that the bill be read a third time the House divided—Ayes 38, Noes '67. The bill was read a third time and passed. The House went into committee on the Dog Registration Act Amendment Bill. The Bill "was reported, read a third time, and passed. Dr. Pollen opposed the East and West Coast Railway Bill. Mr Barnicoat supported the Bill. Messrs Oliver, Wilson and Chamborlin oj>posed the measure. On the motion of Mr McLean the debate was adjourned till next day. The following bills were agreed to in committee, Employment of Females Act Ammendment Bill, City Dunedin Leasing Powers Bill, Codlin Moth Bill, Kowai Domain Board Empowering Bill and Thames Recreation Reserve Sale Bill, Thames Recreation Reserve Sale Bill, and Tauranga School Site Bill were read a third time and passed. The Council rose 10.10 p.m.