PARLIAMENTARY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4148, 7 November 1884, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Thursday,

■'. The Council met at 2.30 p.m. A petition was presented on behali of Wahanui, praying that he be heard at the Bar of the Council relative to tho Native Land Settlement Bill. > i On the motion of the Colonial beoretary it was resolved to hear Wahanui later on. The Laud Bill was read a third time and passed. _. _~„ The West Coast Settlement Eeserves Bill was considered in committee, and progress was reported. WahaiHii was then allowed to address the Council at the Bar of the Chamber. His address was for the most part a repetition of that delivered by him last • Saturday before the House of Representatives. He wished that the natives should have control over the lands which had not been touched by the hands of Europeans. He said _he found,that the Government had made un'■provemeuts in the.-Native Land Settlement Bill since he addressed the other Chamber. They had drawn out all the bill's teeth except one, which was contained in clause 7 of the bill as it now stood, and he beseeched the Council not to give effect to that ■ clause.-' f fie thanKed the Council for hearing "him . the motion for the committal of tho Westland Education District _ Subdivision Bill a discussion ensued regarding the recommendation of the select committee that for the period of two years commissioners should be appointed by the Government to take charge of educational matters in the Wcstland district. ■ In committee the bill was considerably amended, clauses 3, 4, and 5, being struck out, tending in the direction of carrying out the recommendation of tho select committee.

At 5 o'clock the Council adjourned.

, : Tho Council resumed at 7.30 in committee on the Westland Education District Bill. The remaining clauses were passed, and the bill was reported, read a third time, and passed. The Railways Authorisation Bill was received from the Lower House and was read a'first time, the second reading being fixed for next day. The consideration in committee of the West Coast Settlement Reserves Bill was resumed. The bill was reported, read a third time, and passed. The Native Lands Alienation Restriction Bill was read a second time and referred to the Native Affairs Committee. The Special Powers and Contracts Bill was read a first and second time without discussion, and was referred to the Waste Lands Committee.

On the motion of Mr. Wilson the Council resolved to insist on its amendments in the ■¥7auganui Harbor Board Empowering Bill, and a committee was appointed to draw up reasons. : The Council adjourned at 0.40 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.' Thursday.

The House met at 2.30 p.m. Mr Stout moved that the questions be postponed till next day, as the Government had not had time to prepare the answers to them in consequence of the late sitting , of thu House that morning.—Agreed to. Some discussion took placo on Mr Fitzherbert's motion for the adjournment of the House to enable him to speak as to whether his question should be answered with reference to the intentions of the Government respecting the granting of a holiday to the railway employes on the 10th of November. After some discussion the matter dropped. Mr Stout muved the insertion in the Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill of some new clauses which had been proposed by the Governor. —Agreed to. Ml , Richardson moved the second reading of the Railways Authorisation Bill. He referred in detail to the schedule of worlcs proposed to bo constructed as follows:—1. A branch line of railway from the main line of the Whangarei-Kamo railway to the Whan Whau colliery. 2. A branch line of railway from the main line of the KaiparaWaikato railway across the Waikato river at Huutly. 3. An extension of the FoxtonNew Plymouth main line of railway from New Plymouth to the. breakwater at Moturba. 4. North Island main trunk railway from a point at or near Marton to Tβ Awamutu via, Murimotu, Taumarumu, and the Ongra-uhe fiver valley. 5. An extension of. the Hurumu-Waikare main line of railway from Hurunui to the Bed Post. 6. A branch line of railway commencing at a point at or near the Lowll's flat station of the Waikare-Bluff main line of railway, and terminating near the southern end of the Kaitangata Fake. * Mr Rfoss asked whether it was intended to commence the construction of the Noith Island trunk lino at the Marton end ? Mr Richardson said the Government would be justified in commencing the work at each end, and at that or more points as they- pleased. THe second reading was agreed to, and the Houso went into committee on the bill. ; In clause 5, branch line across Waikato at Huntly, Mr Shrimski moved that the clauso be struck out. This elicited a lengthy discussion. Mr Larnach moved to report progress. Mr Richardson hoped progress would not bo reported. . . He. said that some of the lines in the bill were absolutely necessary. The motion for .reporting progress was lost on a division by 58 against 6. The remaining clauses were passed with verbal amendments, and the bill was reported and read a. third timo and passed. ggSii" Julius Vogel said ho had some gratifying information to convey to the House. In reply to enquiries he had made on the subject to the Governor of Bombay, he (Sir Julius) had received a telegram from his Excellency to the effect that a raarkr.t for frozen mutton existed at present in India, and suggesting that a resident agent should be appointed. Sir Julius went on to say that the Governmeut would favorably consider the appointment of an agent. He it was very gratifying that the Governor still took such a warm interest in the colony. ' Mr Stout said the Government had received a telegram stating that Te Kooti had abandoned his intention of visiting the East dbtnst. ■' r ''' , . The House went into Committee of Supply for the further consideration of the supplementary estimates. The following votes were passed: — £20,000 for roads, £3000 for water works, £8522 for public buildings, £2000 for lunatic asylums, £5000 for charitable institutions, and £1500 for lighthouses and harbor works. The Public Works Estimates: were then proceeded with. On the vote £100,000 for immigration, Mr Bruce spoke at considerable length on the subject of the Highland crofters. The vote was agreed to, and progress was reported. .. The House went into committee on the Special Powers and Contracts Bill, which was reported with amendments, and was read a third time and passed. In Committee of Supply the following rotes were passed :—Public works, departmental, £30,057; railways construction and land, £780,200 ; additions to opened lines, £303,528; permanent way, sleepers, and rolling stock, £185,778 ; surveys of new lines, £28,000. . :