PARLIAMENTARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 12, 9 July 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

; ' WiOIINGTOX, July 7. The Hoase met at 2.30, p.m. AirSWfBBSTO QFjEsVIOXS. Replying tb q^stiooi, it was stated that it was not ia^nde3 presume the system of nominai^^minmnitioß si ! present, and a statementcwoujd' probably . { be made ea the subject daring the session.—Steps wool^^-j>fe,t»hm hy« the Government ai soon as possible *o employ Men who [have lost^thoir ertas^/ta. Government serrice.— The Government would of nsider taead*i!«Wnij'»f IMWIBg ; a sum ob the tstimi&eiifor the continuationof the railway line near .WoedfUl*' . te Avapuraa railway- -v bridg^rrlt was '• intended to dispose of ihe Mangaitimoin* ' Block for the purpole Cml t bamMi*Ati* umrt. > >-«- : .-T.— ••'•■■■*•• *>- J . *-£%y\ ' •"' ,MllrtOT«BlAtrWAT«il««*ift A3 .x. Bir Jtalitt* -Vbgel made ii Ministerial, i Statement. He said the : t>OT?t»>9fJ|i , had carefully considerrd jallytb^ijMf. !': - proposed alteration!* in the tans. Tnej had also considered 'how far , it .was;' possible t» »a KC e»t modifi«i|ib*i- i 'fttt. sistent with the" primary objeor olrfcaising^ revenue. He said Tery greaj^re wejnhi;:. be required in Making J «he *a§Mratje4jj|&Bj \ the tariff* and the matter could jitotj^e dealt with hurriedly, if c w«»ld, therefore, ask the House to give the Government Wednesday evenia%,\t*iiuWwvlfbr the question. It was very important it' should be dealt with at once ia eonsequenee of tke uncertain*yi«sjto-jheria«jr duties that ww being. fe|t.itt busiieM circles. The:Gkrtretainent>w:euld be in & position to state on- Wednesday evening what .modifications they propese43o mak* to the House. l£ the private jpeinbers were willing to give up Wed»esday evening the Government would.^nerde them Friday evening f«T private bwißeii, •■"• xvxsixe Birnifas. r > -HA The Bouse resumed at 7.50 pan. BBCOITD BEADIKGB. — ~ — ~r The Cemeteries Aot Amendment BUI was read c second time.- "'O j>.i> w i 'v STATB VOBBSTB. The debate ob the : second Te*dh*g;of. the New Zealand State Farest&BiUrj** resumod by Mr Moat, who eerdiahy supported it. — Major. Steward supported the bill, and hoped provision coulabe 1 "made for creating forests where they did Bet exist. — Sir George Grey did not tlpnk the bill would carry out the promisaiimade. —Major Atkinson,, while MgceeißgtM^li the object of the bill, did not approve of the machinery bj which; it was to be worked. It tended to create averyezpeasive department.— Mr Wakefield «b* jeeted te the borrowing elausff )|T>4he meusur* under diseu.«sien.— Sir Juliue Vogcl havimg replied- to theranraaießU against the bill, said the GoVeruaeat would be prepared. to receive suggestions as to the beat means of makinjg'jthe bill complete and moat acceptable tblKelceloav.—The bill was rend a seoencT tfine and ordered to be commuted, -'m . ;.j JOSTAt. KOTSS. ■:.,-.■■{ Sir Julius Vogei morfd .the. second reading of the Post Office (Postal Npt9») Bill, and- explained its prov^ionsi,, Which was to issue postal notes in 'the colony. A similar bill had been tried iaotlwr countries with great Hucee«s.>-^The»ecbad mding was agreed to. The House rose a>s.&&:p.ftV ••.• - ■ - . s>w .':• .-.-( ■?, vr s JuJjl&j After Sir ..Tulias, Tpgel,;|n^y(|ucrf the revised tariff the House wenwqie, tern* mirtce. .'' " v:i< vr -"^>^?w^ i ~ The. firtt item of Cuiioms •of spirits; 'wa'*' earred on^•"aitwioin^y 65 to 28; that en bkters, wine, sparking .wine,' -was carried without .alterajft&n.--Mr M oss moved that they^ataej* £m jbe reduced^ to 4d.~Bir. Ji»lim« Yj&l^igvi. tho. Government wputa accept sTreiuenon. to Sd— Mr Moss's, amendment' 'wm cnr.'ied en a dirision - by '6*f to; 24.^1^10 duly on cornflour and other^'fardiaekius food was struck off ob theToieee/' «Badbn and hams, 3d per; lb^ .was aegatiTeil job the voioes. Bannanaii, preserTctdL^d^ner Hvwasi carried.. Be;ef jaad jperk 1 , salted^ 4» ihe.owt/wasjicgatived! _The; jaoreaie on boots aadahees: was negative^^gr A 47 to 38; aad tliat on buttur a rid keSe^as als«» negadVed The i*ufy on candles was negatived by 48 to 36. . Carpetbags, 20 pet cent.. V^a'negaiHved^n MA ifoiies. —On moving; carniijei and carriage wheels. 2Qpsr cent,, Mr Seedon: saM it appeared from the. roanitf* in which the items were being struck out was a" sure Hidicatien that all the. i^ms^wou|d be lost irrespective of merit. " fie moved that progress . bt reported which, was done., .";- ; ''.. '■; ' .."••;- ; :-Vf.f";./-\ y -■" •-■""■ " : : ' '"■-,'■"•■ i'^H* 1 !^ A deputation efGpvirnmentenppoiitera w-iited on the Ministers this morning, asking them what course thejr fetf aded to adopt. Oa the Heuse metrti^g^.S^O p.m. an adjournment, will be li asked<jFor until 8.30.p.tn. During the afterndoß b meeting of Government ' tupperierb Hrill be held at Sir Julius Vegel's residerit* -■ ; •:■-' -\ ■■■■"/■. t>:"^ .;..;.^---iiStr. A meeting 1 of Government supjiorters this morninr recommended the Genera* ment te withdraw the tariff v^G^vern* meat informed the deeutatioa thai iEt»j wiere willia^ te adopt that reeommeada~ tien, except in the case of wearißg apparel. The reply will be eeosidered at a meeting of members to his held hefore^the House meets.>- ; . '' ', $