PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 197, 29 July 1881, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington, July 28, The Legislative OogocU mat at 2. 50 p.m. . The Imprest Supply Bill was reaJa ; second and third Ume, and the Adoption o? Children Bi!) vssa read a fhird time by 22 to 6 votes. The Married Woman's PropertylPrcerty Protection Bill was read a third . roe by 15 to 11. The House mot at 2.30. Mr Wesfon preaested a petition from th.9 Legal Practitioners at Christchurch against the Legal Practitioners' Act, introduced by Sir G. Grey. Replying to questions put, it was slated that the Government would take 1~ steps to prevent Chinese working ob Goldfields without Miners' Rights, as - provided for by the Mines Act, 1877, The Government was not aware that Charles Reynold Tyldon, of Auckland Provincial District was bound over to ..keep the peace /or twelve months when they appointed him to the Commission _ of. the Peace. They had every reason for believing that he was a very suitable perron for the office. —Mr Beeves gave notice that be would re- \ peat the above question with the addition "That if tne Government found that ha had been bound over to keep the peace, what eetion would they take under the circumstances." With the view of better protecting sea! fishing, the Government had under consideration a proposal to lease sealing rights at the Snares and other islands where these fisheries were exposed to a* use. The Government ba3 no interest in the question of the Hon. Captain Baillie's disqualification. It was a matier for action on the part of the Legislative Council, and the law could be put into operation by {hat body if it thought fii. The Government would not consent i to the removal of further restrictions -:; provided for by Section 5 of the Arms ; Act 68 to the sale sod purchase of firearms, gun?, powder, caps, etc., io so far as it applied (o the Middle : Island. Dr Wallis resumed the No-confidence debate. He said he had no desire to see the Government turned oat this session, and to precipitate a dissoluioo, ■ ibut still he had no ooDfiaeEce in the . : Government as constitute!?. He woo Id therefore vo c against the amendment, also against the motion. He would in Opposition to the Govern meot. '..."„ i Mr TomoaDft complained that justice „ bad not been done the Maoris, therefore he woqld. oppose the Government. ; Mr Jones said the local bodies _.;: throughout "the whole Colony were dis"Contented with the "proposals now before Ibem, and with the present state ■ of sfifsirs. He and Mb colleague knew , from experience that it was only tr^e .supporters of the Government who - could get the reasonable requirements " J of their Districts attended to, and under the provisions of the Bill that evil would bo perpetuated and increased. - The idebate was interrupt dby the _ 530 acSj-iurmaent. The House resumed at 7.30. -, Mr Jonea continued the debate, and " afc considerable length reviewed the .[actions of the Ministry, whom he , severely condemned. . • iMt Pyke said the House having coneiderstely waited for him to return fromHhe South, he felt bound to express k -tja vie^?s. He held that the country demanded an extensive measure giving a large extension of powers to local . bodies. He strongly condemned the 'Provisions of the Rating Bill and the ; ' 'Soada i Construction Bill, The country * would net, and could not be governed from Wellington alone. Deoentraliea- , ? tion was imperative. It was not his ' " business to propose a policy ; that wke the duty of the Government. He wise c Eiot *£ aikf rigbtened by threats of dls- * fibrmfpn^and he would like to see them all sent to the country for it to express its' opinion on the question' of local government. The Opposition, if not f eDough.to turn the Ministry obt, were strong enough to perform their legitimate fuuoUota and prevent the r Goyernmenif. doing mischief. '. Mr Seddoa complained that there bad been far too much. legislation and too little common seme. He would ■■j propose that one local body, called i a Local ~> Council, should be constituted, ' with power to administer all matters ; of police, education, surveys, railways, prisons, and mioes, justice excepted. The. boundaries of these districts to pc ■-fixed by a Commission. He supported the Rating Bill, but found fault witi the Eoa ; s Construction Bill, He con- •- claded by saying be would -vote for the ... amendment in order to send the House as soon as poaiyble to the country. ' rMr J. B. Fisher criticised end condemned the proposals of the Government. ; . , r The question was then put that the /Crown aad Native Lands Rating Bill be now read a second time, when the - : JSons© divided :•— Ayes 41 , Noes 37. | Mr Lundon stated that having voted ' "with, his party against the Bill he '; , "would now for the benefit of his constituents vote for the Bill. I . -Mr Barron hoped if the Bill wa&; - read a second time its provisions would" - be considerably altered in Committee.' The Bill was read a second time, i Major Atkinson .. moved that it be committed to-morrow fortnight. ; ; Mr De Lautour asked if this was "•- indication that the Bill was to be with- . drawn ; if so, they should say so jit once, and not waste further time. ; '„.yMr-Moss and Mr Speight spoke to the same effect. . j Mr Seddon moved that it be committed to-morrow week. He should now support the Bill. After come further discussion, Major Atkinson said of course the Opposition always knew better how to conduct the v Government business than the Government did. As long as they were on these benches, however, they intended to conduct their business in their own way. The Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow fortnight, and the House rose at 1230.