PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 152, 3 June 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

[PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington* June 1. The. House met at 2.30 p.m. NEW bills. "$■ Several bills were introduced and read a first time. "-

SUPREME OOUBT REPORTING. . .v. ■' The Hon. Mr Tole moved th* second reading of the Supreme CourtsEeporting Bill, and explained that with a few alterations it was a similar ineaJßureto the bill brought down last year;* Mr Rolleston sajd the H»n. Mr Tole should have shown some reason for bringing^ down this bill, in the faoe of the Very "unfavorable report of the . Judges on it.. Besides* the present ■fate of the colony did not warrant an expenditure of this &nd. He .should not oppose "the second reading) bnt hoped the kill would not beoome law .this session. _ 7' ;/i^ ; Mr Guinness opposed the bill, and aaid tiie experiment would net be successful. Ho moved that the bill be read a second time that day six montha. U A ' Mr Downie Stewart and -Bur George Grey supported the bill. v y • Mr Samuel opposed it, and aaid tha Judges were unanimous in condemning the proposal to appoint shorthand writers to courts. y> Mr Garrick strongly opposed the bill. He said that before tiro yeara no less a sum thany£lO,QOO irould appear on the Estimates for the scheme. The Hon. Mr Tole said it seemed this bill, was to be sacrificed; for the sake of economy. AU the Government asked for was £500, merely aa a tentative measure, and no fraßk department would be set up. He demred to speak with all respect of ibe jfldget. What he would ask wm : "_"WaS no measure of reform to be introduced simply because it had not received the support of the Judges ?" -He hoped the Mouse would pass the biU, tthich would, prove a great publio benefit. The amendment was lost, on adivision, by 35 to 33. . „; 7 '. The motion for the second reading was earned. CHARITABLE TRUSTS. ..',..,.. The House went into Committee .on the Charitable Trusts Extension Bill, which passed without amendment, was read a third time, and passed. :7 MITNICIPAI. CORPORATIONS. J "X. , The Municipal Cprporatiens . Bill was further considered in Committee. The House rose at 5*30 p,m." . ; Jj ■ June, 2. DEBATE 01T THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. In the House last night Major Atkinson criticised the Financial Statement in a lengthy speech, and was followed by Sir Juhus Yogel. after which the debate was adjourned.