HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 163, 1 July 1876, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wellington, Friday. The House met at 230 p.m. Business mainly unimportant. Amendments are to be made in the Public Health Bill. Replying to Mr Rees regarding the liability oftoe Government for indemnifying personinjured by the carelessness of railway officials, Sir J. Yogel said thu Gove- nment were quite prepared to recognise their liabilities in that direction; but, while providing for the luture, they would not make the measure retrospactive. A good deal of discussion took place on the proposed alterations ia Standiog Orders, and all were carried excepting the one referring to the exclusion of strangers from the galleries. The order was ameudcd and carried in the Mowing form:—" That atraogers may at any time be ordered to withdraw on mptiou without notice, and that no amsndinent or debate ah-tll be allowed on the question. In his owa discretion the Speaker can at any time order strangers to withdraw." " Saturday. The H-iuse met la9t night, but there was very little business t > do. 7An Jmprest Supply Bill f>r ,£500,003 was introduced and rad the fi st time. Tae eecond reading is fixe 1 ior Tuejd-iy next. ThePramior explained tuat so large an a&ouiit being asked for so soon was on account of the exigences of the public service iji, consequence of th. heavy expenditure on pu'oltc. works... A long discussion was raised upon a question relating to - railway management in C^QtQrborv, the majority of members from

= ___ that province condemning it as very bad indeed, and stating that tha public sustained great loss 1 and inconvenience in consequence. The management of Otago railways was spoken of in high terms. Messrs Lusk, R ea, aui Macforlaie took the opportunity of telling the House tliat the railway management, in Auck'ani was as bad as it could bo, aod that people would not piironise it. They attribute i the blame more" to the regulations: than to the intfficieacy of the railway officers. Mr Reynolds declining: to sit on the Public Accounts Cammittee Mr J. S, Macfarlaoe was put on inst*?a I. The House rose at 915 p ra.