PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 221, 25 September 1901, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Legislative Council[By Telegraph—Press Association.] Wellington, last night. The Council met at 2.30. The Exportation of Arms Bills, Promts gory Oaths Bill, and Mortgages of Land: Bill were read a second time. The Education Boards Election Bill hat passed the final stages. House of RepresentativesThe House met at 2.30 p.m. It was decided that for the remainder of the session Government business take precedence on Wednesdays. The House then went into Committee of Supply for further consideration of the Estimates. The greater part of the afternoon was spent in discussing the vote for the Colonial Secretary’s Department. No reductions were made. The House rose at 5.30. EVENING SITTING. At the evening sitting of the House the Estimates were further considered. When the vote for the Agent-General’s Department was under discussion, Mr Sc-ddon said, in reply to a question, that there was no intention to make any change in the Agent-Generalship. The Government had not heard from Mr Reeves that he was dissatisfied, and as far as the Government were concerned they wero perfectly satisfied. (In the vote for Government printing oflice, the Government was urged to introduce up-to-date machinery in that oflice. Ml Hall-Jones said that Government was waiting to see how the improved machines turned out before they took any step in the direction suggested. Both votes were passed unaltered. The vote for the Public Health Department provided a long discussion. Sir Joseph Ward said that this was a useful and valuable Department. Since June last the Department had been ceaseless in its activity in regard to public health, and the local bodies had co-operated very j effectually, finally the total vote was passed without amendment. Progross was then reported, and the House rose at 11.50.