PARLIAMENT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 732, 14 August 1878, Page 2

PARLIAMENT.

© V.';-.i.r.i".v-r >y, August 10. In the L^ : s'-:.iv !J..:::ieil ;o-da\\ ij..!i.:i 1 Whit ~:-ro received permission ;•> int-.-'.-iTie..' :i B' : 'o iim«:il tiio Public !; ■■<■■:■■<■■. ■■ .Act. ISV7. The Hoiue of Repi •senhuives met at 2.:;u p. in. Mr Xi.ri;i!.-i;i ■.'.-•m-: i:.- ( :;ue to move that .!:_■ •:•:: < t: U:_. r be increased from lv;d to in rcn'y "; M>- I; .n.sieei, Mr Macan<!n ir .<•;;.' :' e|} .i: :oi:;hi: expect tiio i J iri';o V, !<s a/ i;i-i;': iii-vr week. Mr '■ 'o i'n : - a.-k--'l If the government :!!!••:'■:■ ■! '..' 'jive iiii>i!:l)ei's an opportunity '■> vi-. ■'■:.' :-> liir'i on ;;,.• occasion of the •;>:■:: of ■':.■_■ [•;,i1..; , y rV(":;i Cliristclitircli '. : . ;Y. :i.I-.v .<,■.'■.s ih.y \vo;u«l oiier v.o '■' ', ••!';!!. ■!':!! !'.-:■:!:> ■! ;!••■:■•.■: wllil W.-V'-j .':■ 'roils ■>'. \v;r:i ••;■ :f 7! i ■ V ie.S Oil 'i'.!:|;.;.;.iy. V'leV Coll'll See! in r, ;.iv iii Mr O'iimk Mr li.il anc. •a;.': ii • c"-:.iv;-n::!!(>iiT ••vi-nifl ceiisiik-r tiio •:-!'. i.-: -.i'iiity iu o':'C ; i!',' ." . v: !ll!l nil tile Slip■l..i:ie!'iary for the establishment <}( school lil/i-.ui s. The fiulowiiu; Bills u-ere r.-ad a firsr time : Grammar .School Bill, South Borough (Dr.nediiij Reserve Bill, Xa:>ier Swsnip Nuisance Act Amendment Bill. . On the motion for intri Committee of Supply, Jilaior Atkinson nsked ,v;.ni the Oovernm'nt v.onhl bring do.vn their Bills giving i/Fact to tlieir financial arrangements; ns it would be advisable to have all nc-essary information before rh(in. in onlei - to discuss the Government

I policy. I Mr Ball.-iiipo said the Bills embodying ; the (Ti)vi.-n;"'(-nt proposals were in course iof co'.n'i'.ftioii. inid it was proposed' to jake tin ir second reading on Tuesday | iit-xt, when the Government would be ! ;>r pared to invite a drsbatn on their ■ ■.viinii' policy, at any rate they would ! make moh arrangement* either before or .ffer l:;e delivery of the Public Works ! '<f:»tetiu'!it, as v.i.nhl best suit the conVel:i« i:e" of rflf: Opposition. The HuTisi' then vent in'o Committee. '["•■•j iiist item of the Estimates was—iiubiliri.s of 1577-7S, L 115.440. M\jor Atkinson asked for some par•icii!ai.-, certain expenditure in exciss .-f what had b.iin voted la=r yiar, especially in regai-d to certain Native expenditure. A good deal of discission took place betweeu Major Atkinson and Messrs. •Stout and M'L-'an. Mr. Stout and Mr. Btil.tnce enmnded that the information required consisted of a great many details, and they considered it unreasonable <o expect the Treasurer to carry in- his ■■ad ;.jl tile details relating to each item.. Mr. MLean ."-aid if they were unable to furnish the information they ought to postpone the item until such timel as the Nativ« Minister was {present to |answer them.

Ulr. Ballance was prepared -to postpone the item.. -• ~ _"- • Mr. O'Porke said it could .not be done. Major Atkinson • said" tliey Were prepared to sanction the vote, expecting the Gi >vern ment would .subsequently" furnish the information asked for.-. . ' The item then passed. On the item Legislative Department, L 39.497, Some discussion took place on the new office of Usher, L 2-30.. Mr.' Ballance' explained that it was custom:vy to'.place oii the Estimates any sum recommended by the Speaker, and that •iii this instance it was considered by the r jSpi aker that as the.Lower House, had a "Serg-ant-at-Arms. the Upp r House was very miich in want of a similar offic r, in : conformity withthe usage of the House of Lords. It was u-nal for the Govern'ment to accept such recommendations. [ A division was called for on the item, " Usher, L 250," which was struck out by 40 against 23. Exception was taken by Messrs. Roes and Swanson to additions to salaries of Sr-'ikei- (*.200), Chairman of Committer ami Clerks of Parliament each), also to the new yfiir>> „* Cleric of Writs (I4<Jo>. I Tee Hon. Mr. Stout moved that the | item he erased. i The debate was interrupted by o.gft i p.m.