PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 28, 17 August 1886, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

HOUSE OF REPBESENTATIVES. [PEE UNITED PSBSS ABBOCUTIOK.] ' Wellington, August 12. THE ESTIMATEB. The House went into Committee. The Estimates were recommitted. On the Treasury vote, a lengthy discussion ensued 6b the proposal to increase. . the Secretary to the Treasury from £700 to £800, and the Assistant Secretary from £500 to £550. The increases were carried by 29 to 15. — The. Hon. Mr Larnach moved, That £Is--000 be added to the miscellaneous vote for services to the Hinemoa, aid for:a new boiler for that steamer. ; . The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. . The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Guinness moved to reduce' the Hinemeavote by £1000, which was. lost, and the total vote of £10,000 for this steamer carried by 34 to 14. BUPPLEMEKTABY I8TIMATB&. " Item £1200, additional cost of pen- ' sus.— Mr Wakefield complained that the returns were made needlessly minute at the expense of clearness.— Mr Hatch also criticised the RegistrarGeneral's report, adversely, but after some discussion tie vote was allowed to pass unaltered. Item £3000, services to Sir William Fox under the West Coast Settlement Act. — Mr Cowan moved to strike this out.— Sir E. Stoat defended the vote, which he said had been proposed by the previous . Government, and was refused by Sir William Fox. He had since sustained seme losses, and ha understood that if the House passed, the item bow Sir William wcmld aecepi the money* — Major Atkiasoa said no : one in the country had more folly earned this henorarium than Sir W. Fox by the large amount of work hV had performed. He had contributed greatly to the settlement of the native : difficulty. . Sir William had always/ refused any remuneration ierbie services, though pressed to accept it by the previous Government. lately he had experienced reverses, and he t (Major Atkinson) had asked the Goveznment te place a sum on the Esti--1 mates. A long debate followed^--Mr J. 0. Baekland asked whether it was true that Sir William Fox had received £10 per day for travelling expenses while on a eomniwioot.— Sir R. Stout said he mad received actual expenses only. — Mr Beddon objected to the Premier carrying hie measure! with the assistance of die Opposition. He should speak plainly, audejdl thi« a compassionate allowance. — The Premier said it was evident thai they could make no further progress without encroaching on Sunday, and he thought that members were not prepared te do that. He moved to- report progress. — Mr Hialep a»ke& wkether they were always to give way; to a few members who might show tnemaelvea obstructive. The privileges of the House were as important as keeping the Sabbath holy.— The Premier replied that .at any rate they should respect the feelings of ethers. The motion was carried. The House adjourned at midnight till 1 1 a.m. on Monday. August 16. Government Insurance Account.— Colonel Trimble asked why Auckland - and Ohristehurch manager* only got ' £450 a piece, while Dtmedin agents received £800, besides commission.—- . Sir Julius Yogel said the particulars '. of Mr Driver's appoiataaenk j^ere well known. He had been appointed because no one else had Deen found' equally suitable to conduct the busi- : I ness of the Dunedin agency.— A disi oussien toek place on the subject of reducing salaries to what they were before the board came into existance. —Sir Julius Yogel onsidered it weuld be very unjust, and Major Atkinson, said they would never keep good officers if they gave low salaries.— The total vote reduced to £26,582, was passed. „ r This Day. i Roads on the goldfielde— item survering and prospecting river beds and £2000 was struck out.— On Mr Maoarthur's notion the total veto was reduoed to £5000 and was then carried by 24 to 12. The rest of the estimatea passed without alteration though after much discussion, and the House rose at 1.60 a.m.