PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5189, 8 November 1877, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wednesday, 7th November. The Hon. the Speaker took the chair at halfpast two o’clock. REPORT. The Hon. Captain BAXLLIB brought up an interim report of the House Committee, relative to additions and alterations in the buildings.—The report was read. MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE. By permis-ion of the Council, the Hon, Dr, Doreen moved, without notice, that a message be sent to the House of Representatives, asking permission for Mr. Bunny to attend and •Hive evidence before the Waste Lands Committee on the Wellington Reserves Act Amendment Bill.— Carried. Also, that the time allowed for bringing up the report of the select committee on the Native Reserves Act Amendment Bill be further extended by one fortnight. NOTICES of motion. The Hon. Captain BAILLIE gave notice that on next sitting day he should move the consideration of the interim report of the House Committee, which he had just brought up. The Hon. Mr. EDWARDS gave notice that on next sitting day he should move that ten days’ leave of absence on urgent private affairs be given to the Hon. Mr. Edwards. NEW BIRR. The Hon. Dr. MENZIES obtained the leave of the Council to introduce a Bill intitled the AVyndham Recreation Reserve Act. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time next sitting day, ORDERS OF THE DAY. The Public Health Act Amendment Bill and Public Reserves Sale Bill were committed; but progress was soon reported, and leave obtained to sit again on the first Bill on Friday next; the second was ordered to be referred to the Waste Lands Committee.—The Havelock Commonage Bill, the Dunedin Gaol Street Bill, and the Special Contracts Confirmation Bill were committed, reported with amendments, and ordered to be read a third time next sitting day—on the motion of the Hon. Dr. Pollen—The New Plymouth Harbor Board Ordinance 1875 Amendment Bill (to be committed) was, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Holmes, postponed till next sitting day. The AVyndham Show Ground Reserve Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to the AVaste Lands Committee on the motion of the Hon. Dr. Menziea.—The Slaughterhouses Bill was committed, reported with amendments, and on the motion of the Hon. Colonel Whitmore ordered to be read a third time next sitting day.—The Manawatu Land Orders Bill was ordered to be referred to the AVaste Lands Committee. —The Education Reserves Bill was introduced by the Hon. Colonel Whitmore, who pointed out certain defects which he would hope to see remedied in committee. The second reading was agreed to, and the Bill was subsequently committed ; progress, however, was almost immediately reported, and leave obtained to sit again. OTHER BIRRS. The following Bills were received from the House of Representatives, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time as under: The Bluff Harbor Endowment and Borrowing Act (Hon. Dr. Menzies), Friday next; the Patea Harbor Board Amendment Act (Hon. Dr. Pollen), Friday next; the Harbor Board Land Act (Hon. Dr. Menzies), Friday next; the Strath Taieri and Clyde Railway Act (Hon. Hr. Paterson, Monday next The Domicile Bill was reported from committee without amendment, read a third time, and passed. . At the evening sitting the City of Dunedin Loans Consolidation Bill was committed, progress reported, and leave obtained to sit again next sitting day.—The Auckland College and Grammar School Bill and the Otago Girls and Boys’ High Schools Bill (to be further considered in committee), were postponed till next sitting day. EDUCATION BIRR. The Education Bill came on for further consideration in committee, and a lengthy discussion ensued on the question of education generally. Eventually the motion of the Hon. Colonel Kenny for the excision of clause 8 was put to the committee, when the Hon. Dr. PORREN took the opportunity of pointing out that if this motion were carried, and the clause excised, it simply meant that the Bill would bo lost altogether; or, as the Hon. Colonel Whitmore more tersely put it, it would be death to the Bill A division took place with the result, ayes, 10 ; noes, 10. The Chairman gave his casting vote with the ayes. The Council at 10 p.m. adjourned for twenty minutes, and on resuming continued to discuss other postponed clauses in the Education Bill till a late hour. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wednesday, November 7. The Acting-Speaker took the chair at half-past two o’clock. counties act. Mr. FITZROY asked the Government if it was their intention to bring down an Act this session to amend the Couties Act ? The Hon. Mr. SHEEHAN said that there was a Bill in print drawn up by the late Government, but the present Ministry were not prepared to go on with it. However, it was their intention to bring in a Bill to amend the technical defects in the Counties Act, 1876. immigration and pubrio works birr. On the motion of the Hon. Mr. Larnach leave was given to introduce a Bill to authorise the borrowing and raising of money for immigration and construction of public works. In answer to Major Atkinson, the Hon. Mr. Larnach said he would make a statement on the Bill on Tuesday next. The Bill was then read a first time, and the second reading fixed for Tuesday. personar bxpranation. The Hon. Mr. GISBORNE rose to make a personal explanation in reference to his name not appearing in the division-list or among the pairs on the no-confidence motion. He had intended to vote for the motion of the hon. member for Egmont, and had given hh written pair to the hon. member for Tuapeka. He was not aware of the reason why that pair had not been acted upon. Major ATKINSON made a remark which was not audible in the gallery, and Mr. Stout rose, but the Speaker said the House could take no cognisance of pairs, and the subject could not be discussed. The matter then dropped. ministerial statement. The Hon. Mr. SHEEHAN said the Government apprehended that the time had now arrived when party fighting was at an end, as members on both sides of the House were desirous of proceeding to their homes. The Government had arranged that that day and the following should be devoted to private business. Friday was a public holiday, and the House would not sit on that day. However, on that day and Saturday the Government would prepare in Cabinet the measures they intended to go on with, and they hoped to finish the Government business by the end of next week. By this course members would be enabled to proceed to their homes by Monday or Tuesday the following week. NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION. Major ATKINSON gave notice that he would move on the following day that the House has now no confidence in the present Govermnent. The Hnn. Mr. SHEEHAN stated the whole thing was a farce. Ihe Government would go on with the usual order of business, and would throw the whole responsibility of obstructing the public business on the Opposition. PETITION OF DH. BURREIt. The Hon. Mr. FOX moved that the report of the Public Petitions Committee on the petition of Dr. Buffer be referred back to the committee, with instructions to take such further evidence as Dr, Buffer may offer, and to consider their late report. —The motion was carried on a division by 23 to 20, THIRD READINGS. The following Biffs were read a third time and parsed The Canterbury Rivers Act Amendment Bill and the Christchurch City Reserves Bill.

SECOND READINGS. , The Peninsula County Bill, the Canterbury Railways Land Reservation Bill, IV ° u Cook Road District Bill, the Hokoniu Education Reserve Bill, the City'of Auckland Loans Consolidation Bill, the Masterton and icy town Lands Management Act 1871 Amendment Bill, and the Native Marriages Validation Bill were all read a second time, and their committal ordered for early dates. REPORTS. The reports on the Thames Water Supply Bill and the Crown Redress Extension (JNo. 2) Bill were agreed to. AMENDMENTS. _ The amendments proposed by the Legislative Council in the following Bills, were agreed to: —The Wellington College Act 187ment Biff, the Rabbit Nuisance Act 1876 Amendment Bdl, the Havelock Athenaeum and Mechanics’ Institute Incorporation Bill, the Conveyancing Ordinance Amendment Bill, the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, the Municipal Corporations Act 1876 Amendment Bill, the Volunteers and Others Land Bill, the Wakapuaka Telegraph Station Site Bill, the Dunedin Town Hall Site Bill, the Waiwera School Glebe Exchange Bill, the City of Wellington Loans Consolidation Act 1876 Amendment Bill, and the Fine Arts Copyright Bill. COMMITTALS. The Crown Redress Extension (No. 1) Bill and the Onehunga Endowments Bill passed through committee, and were ordered to be read a third time at early dates. LOCAL OPTION BIRR. In committee on this Bill, Mr. BALLANCE moved,—That the owner of, and every other person having any beneficial interest in, any public-house the license for which be taken away or be abolished under the provisions of this Act, shall be entitled to full compensation for all loss which he or they may sustain by the exercise of the prohibitory clauses of this Act ; and it shall be the duty of the Licensing Court to cause such compensation to be assessed in such manner as such Court shall think reasonable ; and before any license shall be taken away or abolished under the provisions of this Act, the persons promoting the proceedings under section 16 of this Act shall give security, to the satisfaction of tlie Court for the payment of such compensation,—Carried by 28 to 16. On the motion of Mr. J. E. Brown, the clause was amended as to apply only to licenses granted after the passing of the Act. On the motion of the Hon. Mr. Fox, progress was reported, and leave asked to sit again that day fortuight. The House rose at ten minutes past one.