House of Representatives.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 5, 6 July 1893, Page 2

House of Representatives.

At tbe request of the leader of the Opposition, Mr Seddon agreed to extend the time for opening the debate on the Financial Statement from Fridaj to Tuesday night. ' M » £ % ' J&. la reply, to llr Newman, M> Sed9on ?aid that after the House had discussed Colonel Fox's report,; he would say whether or not Government intended to give effect to the recommendations con* tamed in the report. Mr W. 0. Smith moved that in the opinion of this House the totalisator should be abolished. The debate was interrupted by the 6 30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. i\ Mr G. Fisher moved tit* second reatt-S ing of the Small Debt Prevention Bill t/ to prevent the recovery by retail tradesmen of any debt not exceeding LlO pn,aecpunt , goods supplied on oredit. The Bill was " generally condemned, and a hostile amendment was agreed to on the voices. Intoxicating Liquors (supply to child* ren) Bill, introduced by Mr G. Fished - : to prevent the supply of liquor t& ohild^ - ren under the age of thirteen years, was carried on the voices, the measure; being generally approved. . , . . Scobie Mackenzie moved the seeorid reading of the Corrupt Practices Preventing Act 1887 Amendment Bill to limit the cost of Parliamentary elections. Mr Beeves said the Governmnt would not oppose, the measure, at its present stage, and the second reading was agreed; • to. ■ ' ;■ •■■ ■ ■ i ■:■• - Mr Ward's Gonoervation of Eights Bill, Otaffo Harbour Board EmpoweringBill, and Representation Act Amendment Bill, were read a second time. , . „ The House rose At 11 p.m. _—■_■_—_—>—»__— _^> " ' ' "■ '-'' > '