HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 46, 22 July 1885, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

? The Hotide met at 2^o p,m.= •-..■-.,-• _. .': „• . - __ new. bills. . f „ „..,.; The following bills were. introduced:' -r-A Bill to Amend .the River Boards Act. 1894 (StQut),.A Bill to Amond the 'Life' 'Assurance Policies. Act 1884. (Yogel), A3ill to give effect to a Reso:lutibn' of theHonse of Representatives,, agreed to" on tlie 7th- July, 1885 (Yogel). . , IN COMMITTEE. ; The House, went into Committee; on< the Stamp Act, Amendment Bill. The. clause was amended so as to provide that} persons . biYjcjompahies" acting as agentsl for effecting insurances abroad ' j&pilcfc nay license fee^KSeyeial^ Other ajnend-^ merits^ere made, ami a.'new' clause ■%{& added^thfttHthe act- should come iritpTfor^ce on*lhe- Ist Septeinbery-—The. ;Dec^ase^ ; Persons 'E's.ta^s^Da^ies/Act-"A^e'nUDlexft'' Billjwas .considered in, ■ppmmittee'l" " "'.'-''- The Souse rose at 5130 p^m.' • ;■'".' . > . Wednesday, v. , ■■. it .l i ii ajSrqobks of^ : jbiCls.^ !j '^ ''"I ■■• The debate was continued on -the^ Whitmore Enabling Bill.' !; : ';■ ■~' : " K : j g . Major T Atkinson would oppose thel Bill, if he thought the appointment . wa*} permaneht^yiHe" did not, . fiowever, think it was. necessary 'for Commarider-ih-Chief, .and Under : Secretary, and : "a|'Cpm^ mander of ArtiUeiy^ and/v?b.en m. Cpin^, mittee of Supply he woulti oppose, the appointment of unnecessary officers^ " -Reply tb'MrMontgq&ery, Mr Ballahce' said the agreement could be terminated at any time without rcompe'nsation: . '. ; vMr Hurst- thonghtthat Mr Whitn^ore} should. either have refused tho position. or, v thfo.wn up his seat in^^ the Council. ,•' Mr Seddbn defended the appointment; and said it was thje duty ; of the House to confirm-, the Government action. ' ■ Messrs Fulton, Barron, and Russell spoke; m support of the Bill: ;i :. vl o • : ' Sir .George Grey thought it would be better to ipass; the t second^ reading, > and that the Government ...defer proceeding further until it was debated m the estimates what forces they were to have. ; MivHamlin^suppprted the Bill, as it was absolutely -rtecgssa^ t<> haye a ,permament head 'to yolunteers. * " ' '. ! ; After Mr. BallSrice had .replied ;; the second reading 'was carried on the voices. ', The '■.".'..lndustrial Schools Amendment" Bill and' West ? Gbast Settlement Reserves 4 Bill were read a third ittme -and passed. The House rose at 12.20. • •