HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 32, 1 September 1892, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, August 30. Mt C. H. Mills brought up the report of the Public Petitions Committee on the petition of the Hon John Brjce. The report wai -to the effect that' as the subject matter of the petition had been already dealt with by tbe_ JJojise the Committee had no recommendation to make. Mr Hutchison (Waitotara) moved that the report be referred bid to the Com* mittce for the purpose of attaching the evidence thereto, as was decided br the Committee in the first instance. After some discussion, Mr Holleston said he had no desire to raise another debate on this matter, but he supported the proposal to reFer the report back to the Committee. Hi* opinion was that no words could express the bitterness and want of generosity shown by the Government over the whole question. The Hon Mr Ballance said that as far as the Government were concerned they were quite willing to take a division on the main question. The Government did not care whether the debate were adjourned or not, but ho thought the House had had quite enough of this matter. After an ezhausti re debate Mr Hutchison's motion to refer to reyort back to the Committee was lost by 33 to 10. Tho report was then ordered lie on the table, • Iho House rose at 530. A number of new Bills relating to local bodies were read a first time. An Imprest Supply Bill for £258.000 was put through all itt stages. The Electoral Bill was considered at length in Committee. A cladse was added prohibiting female elector* from voting until after June Ist, 1893- A number of minor amendments were made in the Bill. The Premier declined to answer until general supply was reached whether he had communicated by cablegram with the Agent-General as to the correspondence between the Governor and Minis* ters, in reference to the proposed Legii* lative Council appointments. August 31. A long discussion took place in the House this afternoon in connection with the Governor and his relations with the Government, and the sending Home of certain telegrams, but nothing resulted from the debate. ■ The Electoral Bill was read a third time. Mr Shera (Auckland) moved that the question of the North Island Railway be referred to a committee. The motion was carried. The House then went into Committee of Supply, and passed a number of estimates. The House rose at 8.45 a.m.