HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 24, 26 June 1885, Page 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tho Hoii»e met at 2 30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Replying to questions it was stated that instructions had been given to provide' additional accoinmorhuVon at the WonUville Post and Ti?lo£raph Office.— Thtj tolls on the Great South Road and Tannki Bridge, Auckland, would not he abolished. — No alteration had been wade m the tariff as regards blasting powder. A report had been made on New Zealand manufactured power for cartridges, but

I it was oi" an inferior quality. — The report i of the Land Transfer Department would be ready m a day or two. — Those articles on the tariff that were speciiied "free would remain free.— Correspondence had taken place with the Government on tl.u uilegwl infringement of the t» 'uplmti. right-:, and Government would <orni'Lr the advisablencss of laying it on th •. table. — The Minister of Lands was not p.-op .■: d to recommend that past >ral doferrod payment settlers should have the privileges of capitalising unpaid instalments. — A torpedo corps of 40 men would be appointed, 10 at each of the principal ports, who would instruct the various naval brigades m the use of torpedoes. SECOND READINGS. Mr Beetham moved the second reading of the Wellington Corporation Leaseholds Bill. — Agreed to. Mr Holmes moved the second reading of the Christchurch Public Works Loan . Validation Bill. — Agreed to. Mr Macandrew moved, That a select committee be appointed to consider and report as to how far it is expedient that the credit of the colony should be applied towards making advances at a low rate of interest to settlers on the security of their land, and also as to the best means m which such credit may be so applied. —Agreed to. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. EARLY HOURS FOR TBS Mr Macandrew moved that the report, of the Standing Orders, re the House* meeting -at'lo.3o m the forenoon, be con- •• firmed 1 . '. : ' •'•■■ Mr Guinness moved, as an amendmeif. thot the' clauses of the report be considered seriatim. . . , . .'After.) discussion, m which Messrs W. F; OButelcland, Guinness; O'Connor, "Bijyiiri, a; &,P.yke opposed the alteration, and Mr -H" mlin supported it— the latter, however «taing;that ha did so simply because yesler ay. the majority of the House had deck ed m favour of the alteration— the an endment waslost by 42 to 32. : Sir lxf«i%'i» Givy Imped that the House would not adopt the report, but thought the matter ou-jlit to have been allowed to stand over until ut-xt, session, as the question was too important -to- l>e hastilj disposed of. If ilrfe'rop'bft was not postponed till next s ssion.snme delay should be .iinde- to ensihlj honourable mumhers to come to satisfactory arrangements. Mr Brno i pointed out that n similar report had . been brought up eiglit ui.oiiths ago, aiid^tlioivfure, that members had had sulKuiVut time to understand it. •■ The -Premier said' the c irryin'g of the ' motion would entail more wore on the Grovfrnmoiit ; therefore, m supporting it, honourable members would allow that it was not with any desire to shirk work. His ivatton for giving it support was that members could not, nR last session, sit out ihr long lxuirs of tlic evenius; sitt'ogs if they had any r.gard for their lumlih. No linrm cotdd result from giving the propos d alterations a trial, at all events .for. a. fortnight. Mr Fergus opposed th« report, as the Select Committ -H .vould not hive tiuif to ath lid t» itd duties. Mr Sirddon moved the previous motion, and said h« could see no reason for the change. Should tho rpport be adopted, private members woidd have no opportunity ot interviewing Ministers on minor matters connected with the districts the.y represented. On adivisiou l>eiri£ taken, there was n tie, and :is the memi>ers seemed to be puzzled, tlm Spea ersaid he would allow another division to he taken without debate. Hr then put the motion that the ivport !>•* now affirmed, with the following result :— Aj'cts, 33 : Messrs Barron, B^ctham, Bn>>vn, Brnop, Conolly, Cowan, Durgavilie, DoiJson, D-im-an, Fulton. Garrick, Hakuen", Ilamlin, Holmes, Johnson, Kerr, Laruach, Macaudrew, McKeiizie, J. McMillan, Moat, Montgomery, O'Connor, Roll ston,. Steward W. J., Stewart W. D..- Stout, Stutter, Turnhull, Thompson J. W., Wakefield, Walker, and Whito W. Noes 37 : Messrs Allwright, Bevan Bradshaigh, Bradshaw, Bnclianan, Buckland J. 0., Bucklanrl W. F., Fergus, Fisher, -Filjshorbert,' Fraser, Grey, Gninuess, Hatch Hirst H., Hobbs, Joyuf, L:ikc, Lane-, Levesttm, Locke, Mackenzie M. J. S., Monteatli, Moss, Newman, O'Callagltaw, Oriiioud, Peacock, Pearson, Pykn, Rees, Ross, Samuel, Seddon, Te Ao, Thompson T., Trimble, aud WhytcJ. 8., Pairs ; For, Atkins, against, Russell. SECOND READINGS. Mr Bradsh&tv moved the second readin" of the Employment of Females and Others Act Amendment Bill, aud briefly explained its principle. — Mv J. C. Buckland said that when m Committee he would move m the direction of doing away with barmaids altogether. — The second* reading was earned. On the motion of Mr Dargaville, The Bank Note Security Bill waa read a second time. Mr Se.ldon moved the second reading of the Mines Act 1877 Amendment Bill, which was carjriod, !and the House adjourned at 16,25 p.ih.