HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Southland Times, Issue 1294, 16 August 1870, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8. TACCINATiaEr. ' Mr J. C. Bichmond brought up the report of this committee, which was read. They reported that "to attempt to institute compulsory vaccination; would be useless, but recommended that lymph" •hpjjll^be procured from one of the* wieo^iSiiU vaccine establishment*, and that public vaceinators should be appointed, whose salary should be defrayed out of current revenue. The committee recommended that the ;bill should not be proceeded further with this session, but that a new bill be introduced in accordance 13 withPth6 recommendations of the committee.. BUILDING AND LAND SOCIETIES ACT. Mr Graham moved, — For leave to bring in a bill further to amend the Building and Land Societies Act, 1866. v ,.HJe explained that this bill was to remote the restrictions on minors dealing with their shares in these societies. Mr Stevens would desire .to point, oat that a commission on these measures wit now sitting, and it would probably be found possible to incorporate the non. member's bill in their rdcommen lation.: Leave was given, the bill read a first time, and' the second l readiug fixed for Wednesday next. >n ? ?.•< v j,• * % - •% ;-? ■ v •-. MINISTBttIAL ALLOWANCES. Mr Yogel laid the/oUpwing, Pjipar cm the table : — Return df expenditttre'*durmg the five years ending**3lst M^y.J.W'P, under the Civil Lists "Act: '^In'woa^ln^' he said he wished to make-a statement in contradiction of reports which had been circulated respecting the allowances 'of Ministers. The following Was the- icale t — The Premier had a Ministerial residence; the Colonial . S«cretajry_drs w_ an.aUo wanoe .. in lieu of residence, as also did the Native Minister, together with 452 2s per !^diem for travelling expenses. *' \Vltn : regard to himself, he had assumed" the : ppsitioQr of, resident Minister at Auckland, 4tnd when absent from that province drew. £2 2s per diem travelling expenses. Whilst on the mission to Australia he had "drawn £4 4s per diem for travelling expanses. * ' ' EETXTBN. , . :.-. .-j£ On the motion of Mr li'iiillivTay, a return was ordered to be laid"onl;Be"tobte£~ showing the quantity and" value of gold, wool, and agricultural produce exported, both coastwise and bejond the colony, from the ports of the"- 3luj9T and of Eiverton, in .the .province_of-Sbuthland,-!?---also showing the places to whiclijiuch articles have been expdrted^dnrm^ JHe twelve months endjug. the; 3lst March laSt/ ■ ...:-. ■■-.. • -, - ■--.'■-;:'