Essence of Parliament;

Manawatu Herald, 13 August 1892, Page 2

Essence of Parliament;

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time; on Wednesday : The Whangarei Brillshed Bill; the Law Practitioners Act 1882 Amendment Bill. The Hon. Mr Richardson continued the discussion on the second reading of the Land Bill. He said he thought the Premier might have accepted the amendment as one* having no party significance, ■ seeing that both the Minister for Lands and the Minister for Mines had said the Government did not intend to do away with the freehold. The amendment would have had a party aspect if it had been moved by* the Leader of the Opposition, but as it was, the Premier had no right; to i;egard it ..in the way he did. Mr Lawry was satisfied with; the Minister's Bill. Captain Russell said the clause proposing to grant perpetual lease at 4 per cent was the most iniquitous that could possibly be introduced into a Bill, and was an injustice to everybody who was not at present desirous ot taking up land on those exceptionally favourable terms. ' . Messrs Thompson,. Buckland, Fish, Taylor, Scbbie Mackenzie, Mackintosh, W. Hutchison, McGuire Buchanan and Blake spoke. Mr Eolleston said the, government had acted wrongly , to' take the amendment as a;, vote of no-oon-fidence. ''■''. ' "■"' Messr3 Duncan, R. Thompson and Lakealso spoke. The amendment was lost by 89 to 21, the noes (those in favour of amendment) being— ;Allen, Bruce, Buchanan, Bucklahd,* Duthie, Hall, Hamlin, Harkness,! G. Hutchison, Lake, M. J. S. Mackenzie, T, Mackenzie, J. Mills, Mrtchelson, Rhodes, Richardson,' \ R'ollestp^n, Valentine, "Wilson aujd' Wright/^ '"■* The Minister of Lands tbien replied and the second/readkig was carried on the voices, and" "the Bill referred to the Waste Lands Com' mittee! On Thursday the Westland and Nelson Coalfield's Administration Act, 1887, Amendment Bill, was read the first time. The following Bills passed through committee : — Oamaru Racecourse Trustees Empowering Bill, Te Aroha Recreation Ground and Racecourse Bill, Sydenham Borough Council Empowering Bill, and the Napier Harbour Board Further Empowering Bill. The measures iye,re then reported, and put through., their final stages. — Mr FisK moved y the adoption of the committees-r eport on the Ooean fteach Public. Domain Bill, which was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. The debate on the second reading of the Onehunga Cemetery Bill was interrupted by the dinner adjonrnmerifcl r : ■' ; ?" i j r\f ? P ,Mr W. C. ' Smith; inoVetl the second reading of the Napier *n4 Wanganui Museum 1 Endowinfent Bijlj whioh j he saidj jw^hjafcepded^ tp give endowments Hn J Uad^ koi .thfc museums at the two towns. The second reading was loatLby vs9 to 24. The House went into Committee on the Eight Hours Bill, which was reported with amendments. c The second-reading of the Inebriates Homes Bill was carried oh" the •voices.; r- •"■ ■'•.-■-.•■•■•■■.-/., - <~ . ■•■ ■>; ■