PARLIAMENTARY.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 162, 28 October 1876, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[pur press agency. J LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wellington, October 27. Tlic amendments made by the Council in the Debtors and Creditors -Bill, and disagreed with by the House, were insisted on. The Financial Arrangements Bill and Gold-Fields Act Amendment Bill were read a second time. October 27. In the Legislative Council to-day, it was .affirmed as desirable, that the speeches of Maori members be published in Hansard in Maori and English. The New Zealand Loan Bill and Disqualification Bill were read a second time and committed. A clause was added in the last Bill, exempting from disqualification Superintendents and ex-members of Executive Councils, at the time of the complete coming into force of the Abolition Act. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. October 24, The House resumed at 7.30 last night. After a good deal of discussion, the House went into Committee on the Waste Lands Administration Bill, the discussion on which occupied the whole of the sitting. Ultimately it was put through Committee and reported with amendments. The third reading of the Bill was fixed for 2.30 this afternoon. The House met at 2,30 this afternoon. In reply to Mr Burns, the Hon. Mr Bowen said no bonus had been paid for the manufacture of paper in the colony ; two notices of application had been made, but had been made 100 late. The report of the Public Accounts Committee on the expenses of Sir Julius Vogel’s two missions to Europe was brought up. It showed that the cost of one mission was over £5,000, and the other over £3,000, exclusive of salary and other charges, which would make a total cost of about £12,500. The Lotteries and Art Union Bill, and the “Coroners Act 1807 Amendment Bill,” were, discharged from the Order Paper. The House went into Committee on the Public Works Bill. Debate interrupted by the arrival of 5 30. October 2G. The House met at 7.30 o’clock last night. The chief portion of the sitting was engaged on the Public Works Bill in Committee. The Bill passed through Committee, was read a third time and passed. The remainder of the sitting was on the Disqualification Bill, No 2. Mr Button considered the Disqualification Acts traps to catch the unwary. He moved an amendment to shelve the Bill. On a division being taken tire amendment was negatived by 40 against 12. Various verbal amendments in several clauses were made, and the Bill was reported and passed. The House adjourned at 2.5. The House met at 2.30 o’clock tin's afternoon. Sir George Grey moved the second reading of the Provincial Abolition Permissive Bill; ■ The Hon Sir Manders followed, and ridiculed the speech as unworthy of one of Sir George’s reputation Messrs Rees and Hodgkinson supported the resolution. The Premier pointed out that what arguments had been used by Sir George

Grey bad already been answered over and over again. A division was taken, and the second reading rejected by. 36 against 23. _ The Waste Lands Administration. Bill Was read a Second time in the Legislative Council'. October 27tb. In the House of Representatives last evening, the Premier stated that the Government expected the whole of the business would bo got through by Saturday evening ; perhaps all the measures would not be absolutely passed by the Legislative Council, but it would be knowxi in what state the Bills would be passed. Members, might therefore leave on Satirday cl veiling, and to that end the Government would detain the two steamers sailing North and South until 12. o’clock if necessary. Sir George Grey briefly moved second reading of Triennial Parliaments Bill, and after a short discussion* it was thrown out by 32 to 22. A good deal of discussion ensued on the Civil List Act Amendment Bill. It provided for the salary of a Minister for Education. Messrs Sheehan and Brandon took exception to any more Ministers being appointed at any rate just then. Messrs Henry, Woolcock, and Bar If thought that if another Minister was to be appointed, ho should be Minister of Mines. Major Atkinson and Mr Whitaker pointed out that in consequence of the Abolition changes, work on Ministers would bo increased one-third* and they were afraid it would not be carried out satisfactorily unless another Minister was appointed. Other Members having-spoken against it, the Premier asked that progress shouldbo reported with a view of not proceeding further with the 13111. Progress was then reported. Consolidated Stock Bill was passed. House adjourned at 12.45. The House met at 2.30 this daj r . A long discussion was got up on Canterbury clauses of Waste Lands Bill. In the meantime the debate was adjourned. . Mr Whitaker opened the ’Frisco mail question by proposing to send a telegram to Sydney, stating Colony would only forego the present contract, on the following conditions ; —l3 services per year route from ’Frisco to Sydney, calling at Auckland, omitting Honolulu. Subsidy to bo seventy thousand, for both Colonics to provide ; a coastal service for New Zealand of £SOOO, and that we could not consent to the Bay of islands, unless the Company takes seventy-five thousand, and provides a satisfactory coastal-service. The terms were not favorably received by the House, and Mr Stevens moved an amendment —“That the House was not prepared to make any notification, other than those offered on the 14th, saving as regards calling at Honolulu.” Mr Whitaker’s motion was lost by 34 against 29. The debate was then adjourned, so as to discuss the question again to-night. The Premier asked that the House should sit at II to-morrow morning.