Essence of Parliament.

Manawatu Herald, 27 August 1892, Page 2

Essence of Parliament.

4ie Jojttowing ne> bills were introduced and read a first time on Wednesday :— the Wanganui River Trust Act 1891 Amendment Bill ; the Masters and Servants Bill.

The Hon Mi' Cadman, ,,mayen& n That a Select Committee be appointed to enquire into and report 1 as; to the buildings,' ; management' anff working of the Government Printing t Office and to make such! suggestions as may appear desirable in the interests of the department and •CiAony l^ such committee to consist of Mr Fisher, Mr Hogg, Mr Carncross, Mr W. Hutchinson, Mr Tanner, Mr Sandford and the mqyer. , { , The motion was agreed to oh" the voices.

The ' Otago School ■Cornmissiorters 1 . Empowering Bill, and the Koho P6tae : Investigation of Titld * Ml ' were read a second time.

The Minister for Lands moved' the second reading of tbe Wellington Fruit Growing Association Leasing Bill. In speaking to it he said the promoters of the association had found themselves unable -to carry out their projects under the special settlement regulations, abid "therefore it was that they had found it jaecessary to bring -in this measure 1 . : The ■ ■ block originally cost $1 12s i>e,r acre, but a certain 'amaun'iTnaa beW' added to that for roading and aviv veying, together with two years rent, and the amount on "which they would now pay 4 per cent on a perpetual lease was £15,129. The members i of the i • associate we're prepared if the bill passed to get to work at onoß,'kndilet av.'Oantea^ tot; • something like 600 or 700 flares of bushfelling. . t „

Sir George Grey opposea the measure remarking that no \and should be disposed of to any persons except under a general law know.i to all. If the Government intended" to give land for fruit growing they should mark out flocks for , the purpose, or add a clause ' to "tHe" Land.. Bill to enable people to take up land^ ' for this purpose. _, .„• „ •,; v. After discussion. Mjjtf.ogg. jncye^. " an adjournment „$/ the „"^atft; till Friday, which . . wiasv . intimately carried on the^vpices.. . ; : ..'.'/' ' Tha Nativ^j'Mmiste(r:;pioved the second reading'.Ql Island Main Trunk l ajlwfiy Loan Applicatioh Acts . ' jjjend/nent Bill, which is des^gnqd'to extend the area of land to be purcftas^d-fpr the railway and alsp to^xteflith^tiniejin which tha money voted js^tq for threa years longer. .. .,' i ' / : [(( Captain Eussell pointed' .out, that the Bill would give tne Jf(oj7er^ment enormous power and .a large area of land from p'osaibK <6c- , . cupation, which he thouflrhtwas-not desirable. -..u-vnl After much discussion i\s .second readjng was,agre;e.^,.tq. .•,,!,:,,'" On Thursday" t^q Corporation and parlour Boards Streets and Lands was introduced and read the first time-

A motipn , tha,t the Borough of Onefcunga . . , , Boundaries Alteration BUI be read this day six monthf wat carried on. tt^e voices. The Otago Harbour Board Empowering BUI, the Kaitangata; Eel^eljFund Transfer Bill, and the..;Peinp*ey Trust Bill were read> ,a/ secpjid on the voices. The second reading of the Lincoln School of Agriculture^ Em« powering Bill was lost, T^e.seppncl readings of the Ohjnen^uri 'QoVnJy Eidings Validation Bill, th^^werjon Harbour Board Empo,wer^',sill, the Mount Ida Water^Ea^e Bill, the Mornohaki County Bill, the Patea Harbour Endowment Bill and the flukarere Native Girls' High School Bill, and the Westland and Nelson CoaJLfjeHs A4nunis { tratipA Act, AWI, AnlenSmen!t(BM'lweH J3wri^j [ J The second reading or. the Auckland 1 Haf|6jiVipi>ard>^mp^r)n|{T Bill was carried in* the .evening, i 2 and 8, and the Corrupt \Practlcei Bill were read a second time.p f r rv-f The Inebriates' Homes HIHwAjV further considered in committee.

HIS EXCELLENCY LORD GLASGOW while partaking of Borne refreshments during tfcxi&&mll'9>k-#e| 1 ! 86 remarked: "One thing you Have here, that is goq4 po^ee.", Jt is scarcely .necea. sary ! to J say L his omildtar/ Ckease's A. 1. Coffee; Sold everywhere in 1 1b imdSlWinii ,'- »; * M -j