PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 180, 30 July 1881, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

WELLINGTON, Joly 29. The Hoaac coot at 2,30. •: SepTyiog (p.. questions "pat, ii was Bta*ed f the, ameVdnieot of. the Divorce tmws laee session v?s 3 before the JffdwafoTeljon3tQif{isioin fwitb a view of provi icj? fbe necessary machinery for giving eff-ct to sDehamQ^dajW^ - 3 Resfrictiocs on she use of firearms in public places; were eDaeted by the PobU«* -Workt Act; and wnen the measure was under consideration facilities would be Riven for introducing a clause providing Bereinsstha indiecriminate use of such arms by boys. The RedjslHbution of Seats Bill would be introduced "at once*, and &ay amendment eg to tba undeairabiiity of in'er^ssirig 1 tfia 'cumber of members ci>uid~be considered at the' sscoßd reading or in Committee, rather than take tfpMioae by effording extra^facilities for the parpose.; ' : - The following Bills were read & second time : — Crown Suits, Diseased Ca«fcp ViibWb* Reserves, Etgploy men t of Females and- others,; Bapktf and Bankers Act 1889 Amendment. The Gamicg and Lotteries Bill was partly considered in Committee. s The Hoasa adjourned at 5.30 p.m., and reßumei e£7 30, :: In; Committee on the Gaming and Lotteries Bill, on Clause 8 Mr Shephard mpyed tkf onaission of_ the^ words " excsptiag 'tbtaltsßtor unrfer certain circumstance* " from the operation ■of 5 ti»* Act." 1 ! ■*'■•■ -; ''„.,.''■ "■' W '■'- Oh a division the amendment wee negatived by' 30 to 29, and tba clause 'then i pssjiei? fg piinjed.. t '. . "*■'■ Qa Cipute 7, Mr George aske(J c the Cblobial Secretary to explaio what finish was. .. . v . . Mr BbwWthooghJ (biß/shoald certrinly, be befoce^thi^. wgr,a a^ed |£'ib e -vlrfnoas at the ein£ose;gt oi|ir yellow^ ibretbre'm Be very mocb doubted whether fan tan was very much worse than a game of 100, 'Mr Speight hoped the Colonial Secretary would not corrupt,; their morale by doing 'anything of tbe^kind, suggested that fantin was j ifte-CMneserfor Chess; ■-■ Mr Levestam wanted to know if- the 6dk)riial Secre^tary ' really understood tfhe-gahje:? ; ? .:. "~-,\ .'_.', Mr Dick, regretted that he was bound to'conTess that he had no personal knowledge off fantan. The Billhad come down from --the? "CbtracilJ- 'atfd v hb doubt the member^ of that body fully, understood fhe'iijaitfe/V still he believed fantan was a^gainp fp/ which placers had already been.pnnished in the Police Courts. Df .Wallis^ said fantan was a game •where a 'foV 'of Chinese 'stood round a table on which, a lot of counters were thrown. ' -down ; then one Chinaman BW£pt- all th'p. counters 1 up except one, and it depended, on which corner of the table that counter was nearest who ■wohV* ■ •■•-■■ - ,^:^^ e ? r g?i Baid this Vas not fantan ; TeEa'tit reajly-was-was a game of odd or even, such as boys played with nuts in their hands* The Chinese played it .with counters -covered with a pannikin. Mr. v . Hir,st said Chinese gambling Epuses were a serious -evil in his district; ia Riverton alone there were , ; ; ; ■■■ :. ? v Mr Barfon moved to insert the game 'df-Iteek pool in the Clause, which was agreed to! :■- The Clause as amended was passed on a division of 39 to 14. On Clause 12, Mr Andrews moved fe^.flieimbnefary penalty be struck out, leaving offences to be punished only by imprisomnent. The .amendment .was lost by 28 to W'^\yi;" ■:. '■""-. -' ■ :...-:. ; ; Mr Barron; moved an amendment to inaKe the penalty both fine and imprisonment, but it was negatived on the W&h*-^..- ■■'■■-: "■' ' ■ : ■-■ Mr Fulton mcrved the- omission of the words "allowing imprisonment yfi^ojyh&rd^hboT^hnt ft was nega-tlveC-onthe voices, and the Clause passed as printed. OiT sub-clause 2 of clause 17 an iteration- was made.to; permit licenses to be granted for the disposal by Art Union of works of art, mineral specimens, or mechahieal models. The clause as passed on a division of 26 to 10. All the remaining clauses to 23 passed. Progress was reported on clause 24. and-the Btonse rose at J3-30 a.m.