PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 28, 9 August 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PEB TTKITED PRE 9S ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, August 7. The House met at 2.30 p.m. MrDeLatour moved that the minutes of tbe reception of the petition of the Poverty Bay Natives re the East Coast Land Company be expunged from the records. . Alter some discussion this was carried Ly 40 to 29. . '. I Mr Shepherd brought up an interim j report of the Roads and Bridges Con- j struct ion Act Committee. After consul- j erable discussion a motion by Major Harris to adjourn the debate was lost by j 43 to 31. , „_. , ! The House adjourned at 5.3^, and on resuming Sir George Grey gave notice j that on going into Supply he would move " That the Premier of the Colony should not be solicitor of the Bank of New Zealand, nor receive any salary, fees, or j emoluments from the Bank of New ZeaThe Bankruptcy Bill. Mining Companies Act Amendment Bill, and Crown Grants Bill were read a third time and passed. Mr Rolleston moved a resolution confirming the arrangement made with the New Zealand Shipping Company for the conveyance of freight and passengers. Mr Driver moved as an amendment that the whole question be referred to a select committee, and after further discussion the Tnotiotfi was carried by 44 to 22. m , . . Wellington Ihis day. Mr Turnbn'l was in favor of eolonialising all the Education Reserves. Mr J. Buchanan moved the adjournment of debate and complained of the gross mal - administration of trusts in Hawkes Bay. Mr'Dndson "complained of there being no provision for secondary education in Marlborough. Wynn Williams thought the secondary educationreserveswerebeingadminister.d for the benefit of the rich only. Mr^Macandrew maintained that these reserves were the property of the provinces which made them. Mr Levestam claimed them as tlie property of the Colony. Mr Montgomery thought all secondary education should be free. Mr Swanson said these trusts were grossly mal-administered. Mr Stevens condemned the system of secondary education. After considerable further debute the motion for adjournment was carried, and the House rose at 1 o'clock.