PARLIAMENTARY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1129, 24 August 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[per united press association.] Legislative Council. WELLINGTON, Yesterday. In the Legislative Council yesterday the debate on the Trustees Execution and Agency Company’s Bill was concluded, after which the measure was read a second time by 24 votes to 11. For the Bill : Acland, Baillie, Bonar, Brett, Buckley P. A., Chamberlain, Dignan, Grave, Henderson, Holmes G. R., Johnson, Lahmann, Mantell, Martin, McLean, Miller, Ngatata, Nurse, Oliver, Pharazyn, Pollen, Robinson, Scotland, Whitaker, Williamson. Against the Bill: Grey, Hart, Menzies, Peacock, Petrie (?) Reynolds, Stevens, Whitmore, Wrigley, Wilson, Wood.

The Coroners* Act Amendment Bill and the Dunedin Southern Market Reserve Leasing Bill were read a second time, and the Gas Company and Consumers’ Liability Bill a third time. The Council adjourned from 5 to 7.30. House of Representatives. The House re-assembled at 2 p.m. The Native Reserves Bill was resumed in Committee, and after a lengthened discussion, Mr Bryce asked to amend Clause 2 by making the number of Natives on the Board two instead of one. The following addition to the clause was agreed on the motion of Mr Bryce, “ Provided, however, audit is hereby declared that the whole of the land between the Turakina and Whangaehu rivers in the Wanganui district which by a deed of cession dated the fifteenth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine ■was reserved by the Native owners thereof a gathering place for the men of Ngatiapa, shall be deemed to h ive remained, and to be Native land, and subject to the jurisdiction of the Native Land Court from the beginning. Mr Taiaroa moved, as a further addition, “ Notwithstanding anything in this action of the lands referred to shall bo made subject to its provisions, unless and until a majority of the owners thereof consent to allow their lands to be dealt xvith under the Act.”

The Committee divided : Ayes 23, Noes 27. On the motion of Mr Bryce the Clause was struck out. On Clause 14 it was agreed to report progress. Adjourned at 5.30. On the House resuming at 7.30, the Imprest Supply Bill for £‘250,000 was introduced and passed through all its stages. The consideration of the Native Reserves Bill was then resumed in Committee when a | large number of amendments were proposed j and rejected. In clause 14 the term of the clause mentioned was altered from 21 to 50 years. After the 10.30 adjournment a new clause was introduced by Mr Bryce, which was accepted, giving the Governor in Council power to make regulations us to fees, salaries and cost of administration ami providing that the work benefit in any instrumental constituency a trust under the Act should be construed to mean the physical, moral, social, or pecuniary benefit of such Natives ami include the providing of medical assistance and medicines, On Mr Dcl.au tour's motion a clause was added that holding office under the Act ’ should not bring any Native under the ! Disqualification Act. The Bill was reported as amended. The Laud Act Amendment Bill and Native Land Division Bill passed through committee, and were read a third time and passed. An American bricklayer is expected to lay IS0‘) bricks a day; in London is con •M'kTfrd a frir tiny r Work