PARLIAMENT.

Evening Star, Issue 4259, 20 October 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

[By Telegraph.]

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

October 20. Two new clauses were added to the Counties Bill, on the motion of the Hon. i*r Pollen—one empowering Councils to pay for work executed by Boad Boards, the other empowering Councils to subsidise Road Boards for the purpose of public works.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

In answer to questions, Ministers stated (1) the Government did not intend to issne free railway passeß to members till after the session, as they had not yet control of southern lines; (2) the time during which hares could be killed would be extended. A SESSION IN DUNEDIN.

Mr Thomson moved that the next session of the General Assembly should be held in Dunedin.. He stated his object was not the removal of the seat of Government from Wellington, but merely to provide that JWliament should occasionally meet in the large centres of population, ooaimenQing with the next. session being held 'at Dunedin. The oort entailed would be

trifling, though he admitted that the proctm mg ,V "Porta from heads of departments would not be so convenient as at Wellington, where Ministers had their departmental office ready at their hand. The Pkemier said the arguments of the' member for Clutha merely meant that it would be nice occasionally to hold the session at Dunedin... He hop«d the House would reject the motion, which had not a single recommendation. The motion was rejected by 29 to 23. The business last night was of little general interest. The Noxious Animals Prohibition iJiH, after some discussion, passed with amendments. All the business was of a private nature.

-ThrH6usemetaV2.3o.' .. " The report of the Select Committee on Fress telegrams was brought up and read. be .°\ ? re y •* k «d that the extension suggested by the committee should continue tul next session, but this waa negatived* the report being agreed to. •