HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2, 17 June 1886, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

i .,- ! •■ : ' ■ •• ■'■■ ■ [PBB HMTTKD PRESS ASBOCIA.TION. J Wellington, June 15. The House met at 2.80 p.m. B REACH, OF PEIVILBaB. Sir Julius Yogel called attention to * scandalous paragraph which had appeared in the Christchurch Press to i the effect that lie had promised the member for Waikouaiti anything he aaked tot ia his. district if he v»ted for tke Government ..If the -House took n« steps, he would certainly, yftt, the end of- the session, take sdeb: " pw4 eeedings against thie\ •ne^spa^er ;^ he waM«i**sed by his sblicitdr. :*/ MfciSeadoir inoVedl^ThaV in the opuuom of tn^. House* gross 1 /breach of priv^ge.ha^Jb^en-co^niitte^^ that tiae ;ptt;blfener of the paper be j <:»:lei to^give the Jnaine" of his inforniarrt^ ■^v^'ic^i.H;- f .--} i -> i Jfix 'J?O. -.Baeklandv ttiifc the; statement %as wfipttyiunf founded. MWitjfe^tMaaoniregri&tted laS-iauch as aaj^ne I^a* ; attack^ r pi^ihis Jcind »hfuiW(^Sffi«^H6n^^lic^yen,'/-but. lie «te4gii^'*faft— S« v8 ® vwottld' 1 best consiili^^^^^^ty-^y 8 ; 4 ™^ no; notice of the matter.;, HfcSo'Ved.that: jl^e.«U*«|l^^ournea^ '>^- ■- :,; Aft^.-ifoa^r^iiscnssion, pivf Sobftrk Stbut'suj^estectvtliat; Majp^^kxnspn's amendment be accepted. : : r '•.'•■ ANSWERS TO QTJESyiOWSi •<*■•* : Bepiyjnf Wo;ti©Btiba^it wa> stated that b>i^r4*a«eonyi6T*ii^6ii -^obld be provided *foVa< Post aifti' Telegraph Bt&taon Bfr^Palmerston V North'.^-That £100,000 ftoiil&not be sufficient to complete pc Napier and Palmerston railway toiti* junction with the Foxton New Plyniouth. railway at Pahnerston. — That it would be fully two, years before' the ; #ailway would be through the Manawatn f €torge. ; '^ - :..:_ . iEBS YO'D&AKIC I)ISriT«BANCES." • In replying, to Mr Q-race, SirJCdbert--Btout said tne Government had made «ff(Bwf : )46-""ai»ißt : :''4he sufferers fey the xecent'volcabic distutbances at Rote,.rua. ■■<]■■■■■. -■ . :■:" ■;•• : ■•■'• -''-' SOTIOESOF MOTION. Nodve was given to ask the Gh>Ternment whether they would consider the readjustment of representation this sesooa ; /and if they would cable to the Agent-General to send, out a Beisnfological Expert to report on the Tolcajiic- disturbances^ : L'> •■•'^aSCELLANEOTJS.; Mr ifosß>-gave notice to move for the. levying of duty on agricultural impleaveßtts- ■_-->;"? ' v ..'The^H-odse went? into committee' f or ; the f iFrther consideration of the Municipal eorporatioas Bijl. In clause 63, pnividiug^ -that y bttrgesses- ; with' prol»«rty on tfee'Wafiiatidtt -roll of not; less |Jjiau £50 bliali-have one vote. Sir ii«»(*ert Stout niove that it be struclr Jut. ■-,«■«• ■■' : '■ ■■■ / '*■ yir Qet*tge drey moved a further «u«uJti«^it, That eve-iy person of 21 yL«*m tit "age shall* have a vote, 'and Aly »««», in Jife-Binrough. " ;:.■'- ••: ri'k« fl&JUae divided oil Mir Gebrgti Cj^»yV .^hich w»s lost tor 7'2?i#£ll. "A. division was- also' called slotiott the original question, wftu tte^eßutt' tliat cumulative v«ting : w4h retained by, 59 to 23. ; tJlttuse Hit allo\ving rntes to-be; ri^ed %tln» extent of fifteen pence in tli|^ pii«ut4\? wa« vnpjMasd- by several m^ubers, including Sir Julius Vogeiy ■ and , Ai^ported"^ by oUiersi^ -inclu^iig Mirior Atkinson: The House divided,. 1 »u|fifteetipenc<i waa ] r«taiued by So t»M -lityk&hi? 1 Mr- ■•■•;-> VI " ■ * "; *& : *- : '' ' ' 'Toiis' Pay* In t%«*;H«aW last night, Major Atkinson to the question or Kfth|UtaS* mentioned in tiie ■FinanoialStaSmOTt^ wKich ''iHug. been adverted t« hr- the T^asureo Ho said i the £80<J«d0^Vaia^pe did not exist.: | Sir 'fcuilus Vogol complained oVtmfi> habft^ wa^fiA which tne Opposition ran the colQny in ordeftbi stoM ifiointS* s? against -their adverpaKewf^ 'He ' jrepea^l^lief money wasjwaila'ble:;' l ' ~'"^-^-1- ■"■ : " i: - . TlS^^^oifde^^Wcdmmittea' <m Fyiday,^-^ -<■ ->'> - The; f Soui»i& went into«€sommitt©e^on the ]^as^-#|s^t|tte "Bill.' --' : "--''% ■■ Sir -€fee. Ghfejf moV<&d^ new:clause affir^fe^^Jte* v! principl© pf-<iectiv« justi^si^^':*-' "v:. :; :. £?*'* :.. .'"■ Altejisrs Krerr^ Bruce, Trimble apd gamuffl Btrongly opposed, and Messrs Peacoek^Siia Blancah -sttppofted the «laujßai"-^bicWw'as.irejex^4^4|^^3BJ=; ' Thf remaihdec of the clauses were ♦hen 4rppped*f. .'•;: . . - .-; .4. ■.-. . : Tho- House ' adjourned at \ 1.15 A.m.