Parliamentary News.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 2

Parliamentary News.

(united press association.) Wellington, Mondayjj The Committee resumed at 2 o'clock.Ron 3s to open up lands before sale, £1.360 ; carried.— Telegraph extension, 4-0300 ; carried.— Purchase of native lands, £1000, rents due on the Himatanga Block. This vote elicited a long discussion, and was carried by 27 to 22. ': — Armed Constabulary, field force, £25,000; carried/ The other amounts under the heading of unauthorised exdenditure were agreed to without discussion. A message was received from the Legislative Councils insisting on their amendments m the Land Bill. — The Hon. Mr Ballance moved that a conference be appointed,* to consist Lof Messrs Stout, Rolleston, Macandrewy add-Bal-lance, to draw up reasons for disagreeing with tho amendment. The Hon. Mr Stouu moved the second reading of the Local" Bodies Contracts Bill. He said the Bill was brought m to relieve persons who had inadvertently broken the law by supplying local bodies with goods. It had been pointed but that road boards would also be affected by the bill, and.it was thought advisable to make it applicable, to all local bodies ; agreed to.— Tiro House went into Committee on the Bill, which passed without amendment, was read a third time and passed. : -..■•"• • The Hon. Mr Stout moved the second read-ng o£ the Property Tax Bill He explained that the Bill was merely to provide for the increase of the/property tax, as stated m the Financial Statement agreed to. — The Bill was committed, read a third time and . passed.