PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 213, 7 September 1881, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

Wellington, Tuesday. The House met at 7.30. Colonel Trimble explained that when a fpw nighfs a»o !,e, ns Acting Cbnirman of Comorittee?, sect for the Senre^nf-at-Arrcß, it wag not to suppress «ny disorder, but to ask certain information about the arrangements aosde for removing the attendants during the loag sitting. In wply to questions, tha Government stated that 20 Government officers had allowed their life policies in the losurance Department to lapse, or had surrendered them last year. The expenditure of the Volunteer vote would be in accordance with b report to be obtained from a band of officers to consider the question of reorganising the force as recommended by Gaceral Davidson and Colonel Seratchley. The letter published as Sir Julius Vogel'a was no doubt a correct copy of Ibe one retarned by Ministers. It was incorrect in many of its statements, and so studiously off --naive that they had no option bat to return it. The following return wa3 ordered:— The number and cost of officers employed by the Government in connection with Friendly Societies: (Mr Swanion.) A motion wis e.gree? to to sit from 11 b.op. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday mornings for the rest of the session. The House proceeded to consider the Council's amendments in the Licensing Bill. Mr Dick said he disagreed with those in claußfß 48, 68, and 129. Sir W. Fox objected to those in clauses 6 acd 7. After considerable discussion, (he amendments in ail the clauses prior to clause 29 were agreed to. On the motion for agreeing to the amendments in that clause, striking out ' New Zealand wine license," the motion was carried by 34 to 29. On clause 31, which the Legislative Council had struck out, the question of the New Zaaland wine license again arose. Mr Dick moved that the Council's amendment be agreed to, and after discussion this was lost on a division by 33 to 26. J The Speaker pointed out that this exactly reversed the previous decision. The House rose for the half-hour adjournment at 10*30 p.m. The Lejiislauve Council met at 2 30 The Repressßtation Bill was receive from the lower House, and read a firs: time. On the resumed debate on the motiot to keep Sir J. Vogei's letter out of Mansard the previous question was moved hy Mr Reynolds and carried. The Thermal Springs District Bill, tn i the Pensions Bill, were read a third time. The Timaru Hsrbor Board Endowment Bill was further considered in Committee, and reported with amendments, the third reading being deferred for & week. The Council rosa at 4 30.