PARLIAMENTARY.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 992, 11 September 1903, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'. Per Press Association., WELLINGTON, last night. The Council met at 2.30. FIRE INSURANCE BILL. Colonel Pitt moved the second reading of the State Fire Insurance Bill. Messrs Louisson and Thorne George adversely criticised the Bill. The debate was adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. Answering questions occupied the whole afternoon. ANOTHER BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Among tho questions oa the Order Paper was the lollowing by Mr Taylor : “ whether the is justified in stating that the Government’s new proposals for secondary education will enable Christ’s Uollege, Christchurch, to receive a grant in aid amounting to £5 per pupil, and whether if such is the case the provision will not frustrate the peoplo’s repeatedly expressed determination that denominational or private schools shall receive State aid ? Mr Taylor was proceeding to explain his question when Mr Seddon rose to a point of order, that it was a 'breach of the privileges of the House to quote from an article commenting on confidential questions before a Select Committee. At Mr Soddon’s suggestion the article in question was read uy the Clerk of the Houso, after which Mr Seddon moved that the article constituted a breach of the privileges of the House. After a lengthy discussion Mr Seddon’s motion was carried by 46 votes to 10. Mr Seddon then moved that the editor and publisher of the Lyttelton Times be written to and aßked how the information was obtained. This was agreed to on the voices. CITY SINGLE ELECTORATES. The Houso resumed at 7.30. On ihe motion for the third reading of the City Single Electorate Bill, Sir Joseph Ward said that the new clause which had been added in committee, providing that the Bill shall not interfere with existing city boundaries for local option purposes, required amendment, which it was proposed to have effected in the Legislative Council. Mr Harding moved an amendment that the Biil be re committed for the purpose of re considering that clause. A lengthy discussion ensued, and was still proceeding when the telegraph office ; closed.