PARLIAMENTARY.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 151, 21 July 1888, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[ HSR TJKIXBD FKEBS ASSOCIATION. 1 Welmkoton, July 19. In the Legislative Council, Gk Whitmore gaye notice to ask the Government on Friday next if the Government is aware that children under five years of age are allowed to attend State schools, and if so, will the Government put a stop to the practice. ....'.■" Afr Miller moved that the Government be requested to give effect to the report of the Totalisat<>r Committee. The Attorney-General moved, as an amendment, that the race clubs, vrh;> also use the machine, should be charged £100 for every day of a meeting* and £20 for every succeeding day of such meeting, the money so charged to go to the Consolidated [ Revenue. If this charge were made le thought the revenue would be benefited and gambling would be minimised. After debate, the discussion on the debate of Mr Stevens was adjourned to the following day. In the House of Representatives, Ministers said, in answer to questions, that the £400 bonus paid to Mr O. T. O'Connor was undertaken by the late Government, in consideration of Mr O'Connor reorganising his department.— The appointment of railway commissioners was still under consideration—The Government had not yet decided what steps they should take regarding Chinese immigration. ■ The Offences against the Person Bill was introduced by Mr Fergus and read a third a first time. Mr Macarthur moved that the House go into committee on the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Bill, which provides for the separation of several charitable aid districts. Mr Rhodes raised the question whether this was not a local Bill. The Speaker said he had always held the opinion, which was also held by his predecessors, that a Bill affecting more than one locality should be regarded as a general Bill, Mr Perceval moved that the Bill be referred to the Local Bills Committee to ascertain whether or not it was a Mr Taylor and Sir John Hall onposed the Bill. ** Mr Fish spoke against the BUI. Dr Newman advised Mr Macarthur to withdraw the Bill. A long discussion ensued, and the bell was rung for a quorum five times between 9 and 10 o'clock. Mr Jones spoke against the BUi for »n hour and a half. At 11.15, Mr O'Connor moved that the galleries be cleared, pointing out that it was unfair to punish the servants of the House, although members were kept there. - The Speaker said that as far as the Hansard reporters were concerned it would be sufficient for him to confer with the Chairman ef tbe BeportinrfC" and Debates Committed -^ Mr O'Connor pressed Ms motion which was seconded by Ms* Scobie Mackenzie, and carried oa division ' ; W 27 to IS. The galleries were then cleared,