PARLIAMENTARY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1139, 5 September 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

[PEB UNITED PBEBS ASSOCIATION.] Legislative Council. WELLINGTON, Yesterday. The Council met at 2.30. In moving the second reading of the Orakei Native Reserve Bill, Mr Whitaker said the reserves went in the immediate vicinity of Auckland, and he thought the land was worth between twenty and thirty thousand pounds. The Natives were unable to do anything with it. The second reading was carried. The Wellington Harbor Board and Corporation Lund Act, 1880, Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. A report on the Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company’s (Limited) Bill was adopted. In answer to Mr Chamberlain, Mr Oliver said he had no knowledge us to whether the Government intended to prohibit importation of toy pistols from America. In answer to Mr Fraser, the Premier replied that all reserves in Hawke's Bay were under control of the Natives.

Mr Reynolds moved that the Council resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider whether the resolution carried on the 31st of August, on the motion of Mr Miller, in reference to a proposed County of Wakawi should not be read and considered.

The Premier hoped the Council would negative the motion, and after discussion the motion was withdrawn. The Council then went into Committee on the Resumption of Lands for Mining Purposes Bill, and after discussion, the Bill was passed, and made an order for to-morrow. Interrupted by the dinner adjournment. House of Representatives. The House resumed at 2.30. Mr Hurst moved the seconding reading of the Chattel Securities Act Amendment Bill. The consideration of the report of the Select Committee on Brogden’s claim was resumed by Mr Turnbull. He reviewed the position of the whole question, contending that the credit of the Colony was at stake, and that the tenor of the report as virtually given amounted to a denial of justice, or the obtaining of justice by means of the usual tribunals. He moved that the report be not agreed to. Mr Seddon moved that the debate be adjourned till next session, sv as to give mem-

bers an opportunity for going into the nature of the whole question.

Both amendments were withdrawn, and on the motion of Mr Johnston the debate was adjourned till to-morrow. The Road Board Bill was further considered, and progress made as far as Clause ) 09, the alterations made being partly technical.

Interrupted by 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30. The Road Boards Bill was further considered in Committee, and the several amendments made were most important, there being one to give Boards power to prevent any person laying out a road less than one chain wide.

After the usual adjournment, the House went into Committee on the Counties Act Amendment Bill.

Clause 8, the amendment proposed by Mr Pyke, to have a poll taken, instead of a petition signed, for the division of counties, was lost by 45 to 17, the nu nber required to sign a petition was, on Mr Seddon’s motion, altered fro n four-fifths to three-fifths, on a division of 30 to 23.

A motion by Mr Whyte to make it threefourths was lost by 34 to 23, aud the Clause, as amended, was passed by 48 to 13. Progress was reported, and leave obtained to sit again. The Road Boards Bill was read a third time and passed.

The House rose at 1.20 until 11 to-dp.y. This Day. The House met at 11. On the motion of Mr Leavin, the Wellington Cemeteries Bill was reported and read a third time and passed. Replying to Mr Joyce, Mr Johnston said that tenders were invited for 50,000 sleepers to be creosoted. A considerable number of were received, but the one accepted was the one that appeared to be in the terms of the specification. Replying to Mr De Lautour, Mr Johnston said further enquiries would be made before the route of the central railway beyond Taieri Lake was finally decided. On replying to Mr Bracken, Mr Diek said the Government had no intention of introducing any measure to amend the Gaining and Lotteries Act.

Replying to Mr Steward, Mr Johnston said the railway carriage of grain tariff would be revised in time to meet the convenience of the forthcoming grain season. Replying to Mr Cadman, Mr Rolleston said the petition of George Harcourt, of the Thames, would be further considered in terms of the Goldfield Committee’s recommendation.

Replying to Mr George, Mr Johnston said that the remission of postage on telegrams requiring to be forwarded to their destination would be considered.

Replying to Mr Pyke, Mr Bryce said the per centage restored on salaries of the police varied from 3| to 6f. Men were now receiving 6d. per day less than they had previous to 10 per cent, reduction. Still the Government thought they were fully remunerated for their services, and no furthee increases would be proposed. The case of long service would be considered.

Replying to Mr Smith, Mr Rolleston said that all reasonable facilities would be given to Scandanavians to nominate their friends for immigration. P.oplying to Mr Montgomery as to what B’ jg dropped, Mr Atkinson said it was c r time they had said that the Public

Estimates could not be brought down ” the Government know whether or not the Loan Bills would pass. Strong opinion had been expressed that the Loan Bill should not be proceeded with until the taxation for the Railway Work’s Committee had given in its report. He understood that report had been to-day given, and it would be considered as soon as possible ; in the meantime he would proceed with the local Government Bills, and he was hopeful that they would get through them that night. The Taxing Committee’s report would then be considered aud the Loan Bills, now standing down on the Order Paper, would be brought on for consideration to-morrow, and the Public Works Estimates brought down on Thursday. These aud the Supplementary Estimates would be considered on Friday, and the Government would then be ready to proceed with any bill on the Paper which the House might think fit to pass. The Oamaru Harbor Board Further Empowering Bill was introduced, and read a Ist time.

Major Atkinson moved the 2nd reading of the Alienation of Lands Bill. The motion was carried and the House adjourned.