PARLIAMENT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 279, 16 July 1889, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

( HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. r Wednesday, Jci* 10. . . The House met at2i.3O. i The Church Property Trust Bill and » Municipal Corporation' Bill wete introduced - and read a first time. Mr Dunoan moved that, in the opinion 3 of this House, a Bill should be introduced j by the Government' during this present i session to provide for the home distillation ,- of all spirits used in this colony ; such Bill to make provision for the early erection of I one or more central distilleries of sufficient capacity to produce all the spirits con- [ sUmed in New 'Zealand, under such excise | regulations as shall effectually prevent smuggling or illicit distillation without raising or lowering the price to .the con--1 sumer. The debate was adjourned for a week. ? Mr Barron moved, (l.'j That, in the I opinion of this House, it is desirable that the Property-tax, unless it can be abolished f at an earlier date, should be annually de- . creased, so that it shall -not exceed three f farthings ih. the pound for the present'yeiJf. » one half -penn V.f or the year 1800, one f arT**S»— " . "v™* *' — •- it Khali entirely cease; (2,) Thainniy-tunj^ eiency in the revenue occurring thereby should be made good by further retrencbj ment in the public service. Hon members' | t would agree with him that it would be a difficult thing to do away with the property t tax at once, but by the course he proposed the reduction would be gradual, and there would be an absolute finality to the tax. | As to retrenchment, he was sure it could be r done if sufficient vressnre was brought to r bear on the Government. b Mr Withy seconded the motion. « EVENING SITTING. . The House resumed at 7.30. i Mr Moss moved, as an amendment, , That, in the opinion of this House, the i property-tax is unfair in .its incidence,' I , harassing in its effect, and an obstacle to ; the progress and settlement ot the colony. . He might be asked to propose a substitute - for the property tax, but he would be pre- < pared to go in to that afterward* By this j amendment the principle could, be affirmed without making the question one of the existence of the Government. Mr W. P. Beeves seconded the amendment. „ • , Dr Hodgkinson supported the amendment. Mr Guinness moved the adjournment of the debate. This was carried on division by 40 to 34. Thhbsiuy, Jtjx.y 11. The House met at 2.30. A Bill to provide for the Representation of Seamen was introduced by Mr Joyce and read a first time. The Waimea Riverworks Bill was agreed ■ to without .amendment in committee, reported, and read a third time and passed. Mr Ormond moved the second reading of the Napier High School Leases Validation Bill, which was agreed to. ' ' - Mr Duncan (in the absence of MrHislop) moved the secdnd reading of.thß Oamaru. Harbour Board Loan Bill, whicfj empbwwts 1 the Board to borrow £70,000 ! icrfi# «ff en, isting loans. • ■■„..■.;' A long discussion ensued^ several members who opposed the Bill agreeing not to press their objections during the absence of Mr Hislop through illness. . : - '. The second reading of the Bill was agreed to on the voices. The second reading of the Davenport Cemetery Bill, the Onehunga Cemetgry. Bill, and the Nelson Foreshore Reserve Bill Were agreed to. EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.80. i ■ .' Mr Izard moved the second reading of the Cemeteries Act Amendment Bill which after discussion was agreed to by 36 to 32, and the committal set down for the Ist AugUSt. • . ; . ' PRIVATE SCHOOLS BILL. Mr Pyke proceeded to move the second rmding of the Bill, explaining that its object wan neither more nor less than to Kive justice to the Roman Catholic community, He made it a private schools Bill at the request of several members, made last session.. He eulogised the conduct of the Roman Catholic commtiaify la bnilding and maintaining their own schools as against tho " atheistical, communistical and altogether infidel " sytem of ihe State. After discussion a divison was taken on the second reading bf the Bill. Following is the diviaiop list: — , :....--,•....■> Ayes, 25.— Messrs' Ballance, Brown, Buxton, Cowan,' Dodson,iFitzherbat^ SteU'i Humpreys, Jatkson, Kelly, Larnaoh, Marchant, O'Conor, Parata, Perceval, Pyke, R, H. J. Reeves, Russell, Samuel, Seymour, Smith, W. 3. Steward, Tanner, . Turnbull, *nd Ward. i

gutftfisfcer, Fitchett, ftdkfi&Xfo, <&*- --ne«8) Hamlin, Harkness, HdWw-Hodgtag^ goo, Htunpbriys, Jones,, Joyce, I** 1 *; T * „ Mackenzie, Monk,.MoM, * Newman, Rhodes, vJti Richardson, Boss, SSS,- ■ a %fts^ r 2^ i ' ' '• TndHttWm, Verratf, Walker, Withy. .. * . .-. pSSor: Mewiß Atkiuson, v fey* 1 Fish, Graham, Duncan,, CarroU,. MeWsTMe^ie, Hißlop, Whyfe *hderson. Mac«fr»r, Down* Stewart, OrMajority agains*~rl2. The BiU *m thereJtorej&rqwn out. .....,- , . Th«Houßero»e at 12.35. . ' The House met at 2^0., -r';;;, „ Mr Scobie Maokonaie gay© notice dt a nwtioncliallenging the Speake» : ruling on a previous day. _". t A long d seoarion ensued on the Gasparini correspondence; ; The Premier moved, that after next weekGoyeirninent!nuttniß9«iafe»| precedence on Wedueadays. • . V. At the evening sitting this motion • was carried on a division. The Government wfthdMw the Hipresentation Bill and gave notice < of the introduction of another, which, will havie the'Jrrinpiples of thW'ffawi*. • system omitted. „.. - . . „" ...,' , The Dufledin,; Exhibition Bill ' passed through cpjnmittee. . ( The secoud readings of the Auctioneer s.. . Bill, the Califpmian Thistle Bradicatag. Bill, the Licensuig Act i^men^Bnent 'Bai - . ( weTe agreed to: ' '"" / -iv^^. The Begistration'ol Births EiWWion, . Bill ATasiead. a third tiifle and paßsed^ The aeeond reading of -the University' ol . ' . Otago County Blebtion -Bill; wiA-^W' ( Begistration Act Ara«Bdmeo(i r B^l^ ♦»•.■ agreed to. * '.■"''•. The House rose at 10.40. „ • . • •