Essence of Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1892, Page 3

Essence of Parliament.

Mr Jackson-Palmer on Friday introduced the Deceased Husband's Brother Bill.

Owing to the state of muddle into which the House got on clause 48 of the Stock Bill, a very warm scene arose on a misunderstanding hy Mr G. Hutchison of what had occurred. However by Sir George Grey's intervention one more ridiculous episode was smoothed over. The Chairman of Committees had threatened to resign but readily accepted the statement relieving him from a false position.

The Minister of Lands was so ■vexed at the d( j tVat of his proposal to inflict another tax on the owners of land that he assorted he would drop the Stock Bill.

The House then went into committee on the following Bills : Arms Act, 1880, Repeal J Jill, Provincial Ordinances Bill, Fisheries Encouragement Act Amendment Bill, Courts of Justice (Technical Defects Removal) Bill, Unclaimed Lands Bill, Settled Land Act Amendment Bill, aliens Bill, Waikouaiti Re* serve Bill, Orakei Succession Further Investigation Bill, Palmerston North < ourthouse Site ale Bill, Tahoraite Titles Amendment ond Validation Bill. f l ll the above-mentioned passed through committee without any material amendment, and they were then put through their tinnl stages.

The second reading of the New Zealend Company's Land Claimants Bill, was carried.

The Native Land Purchase Bill passed its second reading. The Electoral Bill was further considered in committee.