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PARLIAMENTARY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

The Council met at 2.36 p.m. fIBBT BEADING. , , The Sheep Act Amendment Bill (Mr Oliver) was road a first time. , ■ PBOFOSED NEW COUNTS’. ‘ Mr Miller moved a resolution that the proposed County of Waihemb should not be constituted and the motion, after considerable discussion, was carried. , . THE LAND BILL. The debate on the second reading of the Land Act Amendment Bill was resumed; A number of’ members made short speeches, nearly all being, in favor of the Bill. 1 , ,v... ADJOUBHMBNT.' The Council adjourhedat's p.m., and resumed at 7.30 p.m. On riesomihg the debate on the Land Bill wail contiued by a number of memhers, none of whom expressed any new views either for or against the measure. Ultimately they? debate adjourned. ‘ BILLS ADVANCED. The Napier . High . School Bill was read a second time. ’ s The Bangiors Domain Board Em. powering BUI, and the . Private and Local Bills Costs Bill were read a third time. Several small Bills were passed through Committee. J ! ADJOOBNMEHT. ThelCouncil roae at 10.15 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 2.30. p.m. to-day. GAMING AND LOTIBBXEB DILI. The Gaming and Lotteries Act Amendment Bill was considered in Committee. Mr Macondrew moved that sweepstakes be reduced from £5 to 10s. After a considerable amount of discussion, Mr Steward, who had charge of the Bill, agreed to report progress. He said he was quite convinced that there was a large majority in favor of the measure, but iu face of the obstruction shown by the minority, it would be impossible to make any progress, and as this was probably the last occasion private members,’ Bills wonld have a chance of passing,- he would agree to withdraw it, in order that other Bills might be gone on with. If he got another opportunity, he would again bring the Bill forward; if not he would reintroduce it next session.

The motion for reporting progress was agreed to. 811/1.3 PASSED. The following Bills were also passed through Committee, reported, read a third time and passedGisborne Harbor, Ashburton Racecourse Reserve, Private Tramways, Fencing Act 1881 Amendment, Municipal Corporations Act amendment, Mortgage Release and Chattel Securities Act Amendment. On tlie motion for the committal of the Libel (No. 2) Bill, Sir J. Hall objected to the Bill, as it dealt with subjects altogether foreign to the title. His objection to the BUT rested not bo

much on the divergence referred to, as to the proviso that newspapers should he kept . from responsibility for pub lishing a defamatory statement uttered at a pitb.lie meeting. It was not the uttering; of ; these statements which caused the wrong. Its publication in a newspaper was the cause of the real harm, and that was what he objected to. The discussion was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. THE PBOFOSBD NEW;COt7NTT. On resuming, the debate on the inotion fpr . going into. -Committee of Supply, and the amendment that the proposed County of Waibemo should not bo constituted a County, was resumed by Mr J. McKenzie, who. blamed the mover of the amendment for not having announced his intention of moving an amendment -of this kind by notice on .the Order Paper. The House divided-r Ayes 37, noes 27. The amendment was accordingly lost. : v., Mr Fish;asked if, after) a vote of this kind,:it was not usual for Government to consider its position. COMMITTEE OB SUPPLY. The. Houee then went into Committee of Supply. Mines, £16,487 ; MiscelNative . .Office,, salaries., and-.,-.con-tingencies, £7735 ; and Miscellaneous, £lll9, .were passed Item—Native Land Court, £12.425. In reply to a question pat, the Hon. Mr Bryce said the headquarters of the Department would be shifted to Wellington. ; Mr Hurst said the change of the residence of the Chief Judge would exercise a prejudicial effect on the Native mind.

The Hon. Mr Bryce said if Was necessary that the Government should have an' Opportunity of conferring constantly _ with the Chief t Judge, and it was quite impossible to do so unless ■the Judge, were resident in .Wellington. Mr Hurst renewed his protest against the proposed removal of the office. Mr Peacock moved that the item; expenses of removal of office to Wellington, £SOO, be struck out. The amendment fas then put, that the item £SOO be struct out—Ayes, 31, Noes 34.

Tlae rote as printed was put and passed. Vote—Native Lands Fraud Prevention Aet 1881, £484 Passed. Vote—Chargeable on Native Reserves Account, £1273. Passed. Vote—Militia and Volunteers, £18,339 The Hon Sir Bryce, in reply to Mr C. J. Johnston, said he had not had time to fully consider the spirit of the report of the Volunteer Boom. It was only made jnst before the session commenced, and he was' not prepared to 'say how far Government was prepared to give effect to the recommendations. ’

After discussion the vote was passed. Vote—Police and Armed, Constabulary, £195,633. Mr Macandrew looked upon this' amount as .an . extravagance. It re. presented 8s per head of the population. The sooner they placed the’ police under local authority the better. If a town like Dunediti, had to pay for their .own police they would do with far fewer men, and the same thing would apply to other centres of population. ■ The: HonrMr Brycoagreed in the' opinion that there was room for economy, but he reminded them that any attempt at bringing about such economy was thwarted by the extravagant ideas, menibers had in reference to the ire-: quirements of their own districts. The Government some time ago reduced the number of officers , from 23 to 11 without detriment to the service, and yet there was nothing that drew' down more odium upon the bead of the Government, : ■■■"■

The, vote passed as printed. Miscellaneous, £137. 'Passed. - Class 8, Education, £250,513. Mr DeLautour pointed out that the average salary paid to teachers did not exceed £96 per annum. ,He compared these with salaries paid in other branches of the public service, showing that they were manifestly underpaid. He congratulated the House on the fact that nearly < every child of school age had* been accounted for. Mr . Macandrew ugrfeed . that the schoolmaster ought to rank with the highest grade of the Civil Service. He bad been ! struck with the number of young children ' attending school, in Otago. His idea was that the children should be at least 8 years old before going to school, and until that age they should bo kept away,. - ' The item was passed. Native Schools,;£U,92o. passed, Industrial Schools, £10,170.. Passed. Deaf and Dumb Institution,. £2357. Passed. ’ , , Miscellaneous Services, £BOIO. Passed. ' [Left sitting at 1.30 a.m.]

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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2944, 1 September 1882, Page 2

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PARLIAMENTARY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2944, 1 September 1882, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2944, 1 September 1882, Page 2

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