PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 41, 17 August 1893, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

« Legislative Council, (peb pbes9 association.) Wellington, August 16. The Council met at 2.30. The Onmaru Loans Consolidation Bill was read a second time after debate. Mr Stevens mored that the 16th sec* tion of the Police Offences Act be amended to enable farmers and others to prosecute works of necessity on Sundays, and Government be requested to bring in a Bill with that object. The motion, after discussion, was agreed to by 25 to 14. The Wellington City Empoweridg Bill was read a second time without debnte. The Mining Bill (No 1) passed through committee with verbal amendment in the title. The Agricultural Pastoral Societies Amendment Bill passed its final stages. The Council then adjourned. House of Representatives. The House met at 2.30. Replying to a question, Mr McKenzie sftid the question of giving assistance to some of the larger Horticultural Societies, so as to encourage tree planting, would receive consideration. The greater part of the afternoon was Bpent in a discussion, raised by Mr Fish, on a local matter affecting DuneJin. On the motion that the House go into Committee of Supply, Mr Fisher moved that the complete correspondence relating to the retirement of himself from the Atkinson Ministry be printed. Mr Seddon opposed the amendment, which, on a division, was carried by 27 to 25. On the question again being put that the House go into Committee of Supply, Mr Duthie complaiued of the offensive nature of the reply given to his question that afternoon respecting the small farmers who arrived by the Ruahme. He thought Government should not encourage this class of immigration. The Hon. J. McKenzie resented the manner in which Mr Duthie had referred to him, and said the newcomers had means and would probably make good settlers. After some further discussion, the subject dropped and the House went into Committee of Supply for consideration of the estimates. Mr Rolleston asked when it was proposed to fill up the portfolio of Native Minister. The Premier said he hoped to make a statement shortly on that subject. The consideration of the Estimates ' occupied nearly the whole of the evening sitting. The Colonial Secretary's Department was under discussion for several hours, the total vote being passed without alteration Votes for Post and Telegraph Department, Stamp and Deeds Department, were agreed to without alteration, and progress was reported. Tho House rose at 1.35 a.m.