Parliamentary Notes.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 230, 31 August 1883, Page 3

Parliamentary Notes.

toe General Assembly Members; Expenses Bill provides for th* payment of metbers as follows :-To every member of tie Legislative Council residing beyonl 10 miles from tbe building wherein tie general assembly: is summoned to mccV £105,; to every member of .the Howe of Representatives, £210. ; *°* each toy's absence from the. sitting ot Parliiment : Members of tbe House ot Representative* will be find £d ; members o! the Council, 80s ; except m oases cf illness. Members of the Conndl residing m Wellington will therefore receive aothing; . This'Tffll will probably go through the Lower House without amendment, and as it is k money Bill, the Council will 1 not be able to interfere. The School Committees Selection Bill, which occupied so mneh time m the Lower Houie. was thrown out of the Council on Wednesday. Upon The motion that it be corcmttied, the FFon. Br Pollen moved an amendment that if. be committed this day six ; monthii The division was Ayes 17, Noes 17. The Speaker gave Ms casting vote with the noes owinsr to' the latn period of the session and the Bill was accordingly ldst. It is almost a pity writes the Herald's correspondent that the Married Wombs' Property BiU is to be dropped, as ther« is an evident necessity for such a bill ; t\t at any rate a bill of some sort to protect thejearninßS and property of married women from dissolute husbands. Tbjs, bill was the third introduaed this session and its impprfanoe should have! secured its passage. „ , The case of the French worn an j recently wrongfully imprisoned m Wellington, was broueht before the House by MrMacandrew. The Minister of Justice stated tHat the Wellington R.M. «*pnld be asked to make an explanation Jf the matter. The announcement was Received with considerable, applause. The publio feeling is very strong here against the action of the Magistrate m sentencing ths woman to a twrm of im* prisomnent when informed by her coun3el that evidence could be adduced disproving the guilt of accused. ; Bankruptcy Bill.— Amendments made, m this Bill by the Legislative Council were now considered m Committee. In clause 41, defining what are acts of bankruptcy, the Council had made it an act of bankruptcy when a debtor called his creditors together. This was not agreed to by the House. An amendment made m clause 231 relating toja solicitor's costs was not agreed to. Also an amendment had been made by striking out clause 322, relating to solicitors lien for costi, this clause being: restored by the House. The Bill as thus revised was reported, and agreed to. A Committee was appointed to draw up reasons for- disagreeing with the Councils amendments as above. -■ \ Town Districts Amendment Bill. -X Hon. Mr Diok moved the second reading, and explained that the object of the Bill wag to carry 'out more completely the objects of the Town Districts Act. I Thesecpnd reading- was agreed to. The BiU passed through Committee with Blight amendments, and was finally passed. ; N .-. • _, _ TO „ Law Practitioners.— Tbe Law Practi : turners Act, 1882, Amendment BiU was wad ft second" time." In Committee on the Bill, a slight amendment was made, and the Bill was finally passed. ;. Absconding husbands.— The Destitute Persons Act Amendment Bill was reada second time, He object being to give power to Resident. Magistrates to order the extradition of absconding bus--bands, bo that they may be broUjght back ( from neighboring colonies for < ndnishment. The Bill was •amended Sightly m; Committee, and was finally P *Minist«r of Agriculture, wMajot Harris asked '^Government if they; will when appointing another MiDisterii take into'consideration the great neces-i sity of' having a Minister for AgricuM 'ture?! ;. ..,..; . „.•■•'■'• •\i '.''L H6n« Major Atkinson replied that no ; new Minister could be appointed without the sanction of the House. Should! another Minister be appointed, the. effect *would be that one Minister wouldj hold the port(9Uo Of InuMjon^iiutingHlie Civil Service during the, jiejrtliwcess, it was lintended -to, 'provide for a Department; of Agncul-; Bonos for Cheese,— Mr Wright asked' "|6e Colonial 'Secretary whether he will renewthe offer of a bonus of £500 for, the first fiity tons of cheese produced m; the colony under the factory system,; and exported and sold m a foreign market at such a price as shall show the 1 cheese to be of good quality. . Hon. Mr Dick thought the offer of the bonus might be renewed. : Road Boards Act Amendment Bill.—; Thii Bill wai read a second time, and: having been amended m by, striking out clause 3, which would have; changed the annual elections to Jane, anS other slight amendments made, the Bill v?as reported. Volunteer Capitation,— Mr W. O. Buchanan (through another member) asked the Minister of Defence whether hewillput a sum on the Supplementary Estimates to increase the capitation for country volunteer corps from£l to £2? Hon. Mr Bryoe replied there was no intention to alter the regulations m this direction. _ , Friendly Societies.— Mr Bracken asked the Government, If they will issue instructions that no Friendly Society Bhall 'be registered which is not established on a sound financial basis I Hon, MriP^k replied *hafci registration was desirable m itself, because the annual official report on /each ? Society's operations would- show the Society's position, bo that the public might see forthemßelvef. „ . ; .'"- --".% Sheett I>ip,PWg.-rMr Smith asked 4%9 Colonial Secretary if he will have *hejp.dippiog yarda -etected at Woodlil&^they being urgently required m ion^eqnence of three.iUeep districts havang thejt orossingrplaceß near that townnpip.i. .. ' 7 Hon^fclrDiok would inquire as to jthe cost (before giving any answer. . The ffqUawing new Bills tove 'been introduced aad read a first time.:—lnaoector of Kaebinery Extension Bill, Pttblio Woiikl Act 1882 Amendment BilL District Railways Act 1878 Amemdment Bffl, Bailway Improved ' Lands Bill, Orow» and Native Lands fiating Act 1882 Amendment, Bill to amend the Property Assessment Act.