HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4146, 5 November 1884, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

. Tuesday,

■ The House met at 2.30 p.m. The House went into Committee on tho Consolidated Stock Bill. . Major Atkinson said he objected to the whole Bill, but as the House by an .overwhelming majority had . accopled the principle of the Bill it was idle to fight in Committee on details. After amendments tho Bill was road a third time and passed. A long argument took place on the lmmigratiori question which was interrupted by 5.30 adjournment. The House met at'7.so p.m. ~.-.•..; Several amendments';Were-made to the Loan Bill, which "was.read- a third time arid •'passed. -■■,•.:■-,■-..• ■, •The Property Tax Bill was read a third time and passed. ■■ ■■• ' •'■ -._■ The House -went into . Committee ■; of; Supply. . • .■;..;-.. ...-• ■ - j Mr Bryce called attention to the estimates i for a reduction in the Armed Constabulary, 1 and did not think this could be done with-: out impairing the efficiency. ' • ■•■ • ■ '■'; Tho Minister of Defence thought the: force might with safety be reduced to ; 300,; then he would say the Government desired? to act with great in re-| duction. . . - . ;' ■■' - - * The following items were passed!— 5

£7948 for the Treasury Department, £7495 for the Property Tax-Department,. £'34,750 for miscellaneous services, and £1450 for the Friendly Society's Registry Office. _ Class 1." Legislative Department, Legislative Council'£loo ; extra for Chairman of Committees was struck out. ■ ' .. -"?■',. The Clerk of Council was reduced from. £600 to £500. Assistant clerk to £350, and second assistant to £200. • The House of Representatives' Examiner of Standing Orders on private bills was reduced from £250 to £160.

Mr O'Callaghan, who moved a reduction in the vote for the Chairman of Committees, forgot that there had been two sessions this year, and hoped the amount would be provided for in the supplementary estimates.— The Treasurer undertook to have this done. The Committee agreed to the vote of £66,993 for the Legislative Department, the original amount being £67518. Geological and Meteorogical £3640, was ; passed. ■ ■-'■ Agent-General's Department £4100, was passed. • . Charitable Aid £85,200, was agreed to. Lunatic Asylums £40,083.— Agreed to. Printing and stationery £20,97-s.—Passed. Stock branch £30.360 ; for miscellaneous services in this department £23,058 was granted. Minister of Justice Department £735.— Agreed to. „ ' Crown Law Office £2275, and £140 for Patent Office.—Passed.

Supreme Court £8635.—Carried. Bonkruptcy £3150.—Granted. District R.M. and Wardens', Courts £48,597.— Agreed to. £11,000 was granted for criminal prosecution, £3000 under Coroners Act, and £3350 for miscellaneous. :

Prisons £33,387.—Granted. Native Department £3535, Native Lands Court £14,693, and Miscellaneous £83.— Agreed to. , . Mines Department £2258, and Miscellaneous £19,050, Militia and Volunteers £26,856.— Passed. Armed Constabulary and Police £96,042, Field Force £56,739, Stores and.Magazmes £3184, Miscellaneous Services £606, total vote £183,427.— Agreed to. - Minister of Lands and Mines and vote to Crown Lands Department £32,717.— Agreed

to. ; Coalfields vote £200, Mines vote £10,500. —Agreed to. Survey Department £57,510. —Agreed to. Total under Lands and Mines £152,269. Colonial Treasurer vote on rates on Crown and Native Lands £60,000.— Agreed to. The vote for the Government Insurance Department, £110,369, was agreed to. Public Trust Office Expenses Account £4170.—Agreed to. Minister for Public Works vote and Working Railways £706,000.— Agreed to. Progress was reported, and the House rose at 2.30 a.m.