PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2035, 1 September 1880, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

[By Telegraph.] WELLINQ-TON, August 31. After considerable waste of time to day the two Appropriation Bills were finally passed. The Appropriation Act proper votes £2,316,720 19a 2d, the Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act votes £2,823,589 13s 9d, of which £1,572,000 is for railways. The largest amounts are—Waitaki-Bluff, £356,000; Foxton-Taranaki, £199,000; Hurunui-Wai-taki, £185,000; Kaipara-Waikato, £131.000; Wellington - Napier, £122,000; WaikatoThames, £99,000. Works for unemployed, £75,000. There was very nearly another hitch to day, as, owing to the count-out last night, the Bills could not be continued without notice, unless the House was unanimous. This it appeared unlikely to be, as Mr Hall made a very injudicious speech of an hour’s length, some time after midnight, hitting all round, which excited some of the Opposition, who, to pay him off, left the House without a quorum, which could not bo formed in their absence. Mr Hall was irritated at the perpetual obstruction and endless talking of the other side, and no doubt was provoked into what appears to be a decided error of judgment. However, no harm was done in the end, for on his moving the passage of the Bills this afternoon there was no opposition, and they passed all right, as also in the Legislative Council.

The prorogation has now been fixed for two o’clock to-morrow. Parliament will be prorogued by Commission, and there will be no speech from the throne on this occasion. The Royal Commissioners for proroguing Parliament will be the Hon. Sir W. Fitzherbert (Speaker of the Legislative Council), Hon. F. Whitaker (Attorney General), Hon. J. Johnston, Hon. Q-. M. Waterhouse, and Hon. Colonel Whitmore.