PARLIAMENTARY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 214, 8 September 1881, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY.

Tbe House resumed at 2 30. Replying to a question pot, it was ffatf d thst a revieed scale of fees for the RfsiVent Ma^isfrste's Courtg was ander comideration, end would shortly be produced. Tbe Government had private but no official information of the misconduct of a person in Otago appoioted to tbe mastership of a Government School, end wbo bad on account of intemperance and groin neglect of duty, been removed from tbat school, and reappointed to mother. Tbe circumstance wai one for the Edacation Board SO deal wiib. The Government would enquire into ibe circumstances of a medica! man in Wairarapa, against whom a verdict of manslaughter hid been returned by a Coroner's Jury, and who had afterwards been acquitted by a Resident Magistrate. If grounds were shown, a fresh trial would be ordered. Tha Government had not yet decided the form in which tbe sum of £10,000 ob the Estimates for Volunteering purposes should be distributed, whether by capitation grant or allowance for clothing. A Bill for further extending and securing the liberty of the Preea was introduced by Mr Sheehan, snd read a first time. The Fisheries Bill was read a second time. The Crown Suits aud Parliamentary Privileges Bill passed through Committte, the former being read a third time Bnd passed. Mr Moss desired to know the order of business for the rest of the Session, adding that in view of the unsatisfactory relations existing between the chair and a number of members, they wished the Estimates to be passed at once, and^ihe important Bills left to be dealt with by acother Parliament. Mr Hali said that the business would be arranged in order to push through witb ali despatch consistent with theduty they owed tha country. He repiobated the imputation cast upon the conduct of the Speaker. The Post Office Bill paßaed through Committee, and was reported. The House sojourned at 5 30, and resumed at 7 30 p.m. Mr Hall moved the second reading of the Taranaki Harbor Commission Bill. He proposed Mr E. C. J. Stevena and Captain Russell as two or the Commission, the third woold be a professional gentleman not yet decided upon, but whose name would be announced when the Bill went into Committee on Friday. Mr Wakefield felt great repugnance to interfering with such local bodies. The only thing to justify the House doing 20 was tbe fact that this Board possessed an exceptional endowment of 20 per cent of the Land Fund. He was against the works being summarily stopped. Mr Harat thought the Biil would form a most daogeroGa precedent, as it proposed that tha Colony should take over the indebtedness of a local body tfbich had borrowed money largely at Home. Mr Stewart thought the Commission Bhould have power to continue the works if their decision was in ite favor. Major Atkinson said if the works were stopped the Colony must lose heavily, and the district still more. Under the most favorable circum. stances the Colony most lose nearly £200,000. The House was interfering between lender and borrower, and the ColoDy would bave to guarantee tbe Board's boods. He should endeavor to get the Commissioners report made final. Sir G. Grey urged that the report of the Commission should be made finßi. Mr Kelly challenged the correctness of the Committee's figures and conclusions. He hoped the report of the Commission woold be made final. If the works were stopped be believed the people of Taranaki would hav3 a good claim for compensation against ! the Colony. j