Parliamentary Items.

Manawatu Herald, 28 June 1892, Page 3

Parliamentary Items.

Mr Rolleston has given notice to ask the Government whether it was true the Premier had approached the Governor upon an important constitutional question and that the advice had been rejected. An Opposition caucus was held on Friday morning. Mr Larnshaw is desirous of such steps being taken as will prevent any corrections of the uncorrected proofs of Hansard other than those of an ungrammatical character, and will ask the Government a question to that effect on Tuesday. The Speaker read the reply from Russia to the address as to the treatment of the Russian Jews, which in effect was, it was no business of the colony, as the A.D.O. to the Emperor of Russia writes that the formal instructions of his " august master " do not authorise his receiving petitions Irom strangers concerning questions affecting the working of the interior policy of Russia. He is, therefore, compelled to return the address of the New Zealand House without submitting it to the Emperor. The Premier promised the Financial Statement on Tuesday. On Friday leave was given to introduce the following Bills, and they were read the first time :— The Printers and Newspapers Registration Act 1868 Amendment Bill ; the Manures Adulteration Prevention Bill ; the Wellington City Sanitation Loan Empowering Bill ; the Offen ■ive Publications Bill ; the Coroners' Inquest Bill (in Committee) ; the Noxious Weeds Bill ; the Patea Harbour Endowment Bill ; the Te Aroha Recreation Ground and Racecourse Bill (in Committee); the Electoral Bill; the Civil Service Bill; the Wangahui Hospital Board Vesting Bill ; the Bankruptcy Bill ; the Inspection of Building Appliances Bill; the Industrial Conciliation Bill; the Land Bill ; a Bill to Amend the Mining Act, 1891 ; the Wftirarapa Hospital District Bill; the Land Boards Election Bill ; the Land for Settlements Bill; the Native Land Purchase Bill ; the Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Grants Bill; the North Island Main Trunk - Railway Loan Application Acts Amendment Bill; the Adulteration of Manures Bill ; the Auckland University College Land Exchange Bill ; the Ohinemuri County Ridings Validation BiU ; the Napier Native Hostelry Site Sale BUI. The Premier gave notice that on Tuesday he would bring down an Jmprest Supply Bill for £258,500. fcfir John Hall gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill confers ing tne franchise on women, on Wednesday next. Mr W. McLean moved the Address in Reply and Mr Sandford seconded it. The Horn Messrs Polleston and Beeves and Messrs S McKenzieand Buokland spoke, and then the debate waß adjourned to Tuesday.