PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 74, 10 December 1887, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

IPKEXJSrxKBPBBSS ASSOCIATION." 1 ! ' Wellington, December 8. In the Legislative Council, The Select Committee on dairy farming brought up its report, which recommended a Governmental system of technical training ia this matter. , The debate on Dr Pollen's motion relative to the agreement to a reduction of allowances of the members of the Couucil, was resumed by the Hon. Mr Key n olds, the debate being interrupted at 5 o'clock. Dr Pollen's motion was agreed to, on a division — ayes, 16 ; noes 12. The second reading of the Members Honorarium Bill was agreed to — ayes 18 ; noes, 9. The Governor's Salary and Allowance Bill was read a third time and passed. In the House of [Representatives, Major Atkinson moved that the amendments made in the Representation Bill be agreed to by the House. In the discussion which followed Sir George Grey moved as an amendment to go into Committee of Supply, that in the opinion of this* House it is desirable that it should without further delay proceed to consider what measures should be taken to relieve the distress prevailing amongst the farming, labouring, and industrial classes. Major Atkinson said the whole matter was engaging the attention of the Government, and they were taking the first steps towards restoring pros* perty to the colony by their scheme of retrenchment. Sir George Grey' 8 amendment was negatived on the voices. The third reading of the Representation Bill was carried by 38 to 23. This Day. Last evening the Land Bill was considered in Committee. Hon. Mr Kichardson said clause 5 was the most important clause oi! the Bill, and if its principle were altered it meant killing the Bill. Sir George Grey strongly opposed the clause. ; The clause was passed by 42 to 7. In clause 10— limitation of cash purchases — Mr Tanner moved that no person shall be entitled to purchase more than 1000 acres of first-class land instead of 640 as proposed by the Bill. The amendment was lost. Clause 21 was amended so that onefourth of rental of land should be | paid to local bodies. Clause 22 — money authorised' for roads may be spent for the supply of water — was agreed to. An amendment to postpone consideration of the clause dealing with land boards was, on a division, lost by 20 to 18. The House adjourned at 5.15 a.m.