PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 135, 21 May 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[per, united press association.! A • JW___ington, May 19. WANGANUI BARBOIJB BILL. This .Bill (Mr Ballance .a) w aß co '"- mittedxA i a-.....---*- a In clause 3?, Wanganui harbor district constituted, Mr Bruce" moved to strike out the Rangitikei county from tK^^stnc^KFT^ favor of the amendment, qbjpctipg to a district being taxedif.whiohi had better transhipment of produce at WeiRng^Dnbyr'Tail.^^Mr Brnce saiid that as Arm'atter of >fafot all the stook in the district was coming to Wellington. Tha-idea of ;tr^pahipping to Auckland f \fas preposterous.-^ Mr Ballance said the difference between the two charges was; yery material:-, j Theiport of Wan-d ganui supplied^ Auckland vow. He complained of the incessant abuse of Vanganui ' on beh„lf of WeUihgton, and^said, the. inclusion ' of Rangitikei was 'done by ! tl_e Local Bills Committee.. He belieye*! that . the majorr ity 6f M the, -^pepple .oi :L !Rapgifikei,aiid: . Waitoijirft- W r ? .in favor of ; tho BilL. -AThe Premier: appealed to the Committee to take^a* votey-as there were* [Other important Bills On the Order Paper, A Mr. Hursthouse and Colbbel TriuiD_Bd apposed the Bill, the. former stating his intention pf opposing it by every . means. iblhialppwor--rr-tMiE. Monk Buggeated that.if .a return of the results of sale's of cattle- sent to Auckland were ifiirnished it j wbuld show „ very iKiqr're^lt^ihdeedl-- -Eventuially, '- Mr Bruce'- aniendinent was carried by 33 to 25. — Mr Ballance moved to report progress, was. accord? ingiy. done,, a^d ..leave obtained to sit again on Thursday .next,... : , : . -. --. . The, W r omans' Suffrage BiU; waff considered in Committee, and its committal was set down fOr'.Fnday neitl^. • The House-rose* at -I:s a.m. ! A 7 A t A..., A May2o.~ -". [ Ou the motion -for the recommittal of the Representation Bill, Mr Mills moved fpr its recommittal' in order that the number of members should hie- redhead to?! A -He felt 'snrer-tha/, many .had voted for 91 a/few^nightsA ago under the 'misconception, aud he thought they would be showing a practical desire for economy by first reducing the number of members, and then reducing their honorariumi-^iriO Robert Stoufc opposed the recomniittal^ A and said that if ; it were agreed to-he.,; should not be respon§ible for its passing this session. — A lengthy discussion iOiisued, after which.the amendment for' its recommittal was lost by 50 to - 21. The BiU.,wasvthen ; read^ ; .athftkl time and passed. The Hou se went jiifo committee on - the Grovernment Loans to Local Bedies,A(it Amendment and Local Bodif£ Loans A?* Amendinent, 'Biffs, .whick,^ were passed with slight amendments! • ; The Wellington University "Bill was read a third time and {Missed. The Infante Guardianship, ami COP 7 tracts' Bill.. was • passed. : ,tlirpiiigh";it^. ; remaining stages. A - .-■-.•'■-^