GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1378, 13 August 1885, Page 1

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Christ’s College (Canterbury) Bill was read a second time.

Mr Taiaroa moved a motion affirming that the time bad arrived when effect should be given to the report of the Middle Island Native Committee. —The debate was adjourned. Several new Bills were read a first time. The adjourned debate on the Stamp Amendment Bill was resumed by Mr McLean, and the debate was furtheradjourned. The Auckland University College Reserves Bill was read a second time. The Council went into Committee on the Savings Bank Amendment Bill which was reported without amendment. The Evidence Farther Amendment Billi was read a third time and passed, and the* Council rose at 9.15 p.m.

HOUSE OF REPRESEN lATIYBi

The House met at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. ’ • The Hon. Mr Stout moved the second reading of the Resident Magistrate’s Courts Proceedings Validation Bill;4-, Agreed to, '* :: . O The Hon, Mr Stout moved the second reading of the Land Transfer, pill , which he explained was a consolidating Bill with some new clauses.—Agreed to. On the motion for the third reading of the Companies Act 1882 and thfe Foreign Companies Act 1884 Amendment Bill, Mr Holmes moved that the Bill be recommitted for the purpose of inserting a new clause providing that any co-opera-tive association registered as a limited companv be empowered to contract fur. insuring against loss or damage by fire the property of the shareholders only of such companies or association. The Bill was then recommitted and several amendments were proposed. Ultimately the new clause passed with some slight amendments. • , The House went into Committee on the Customs and Excise Duties Bill! ■ Mr Wakefield moved that the proposed increased duty of 6d per gallon on Australian wine should be struck out.—lost. Mr Sutter moved that the words “ tp-| bacco manufactured' or entered to_ bb manufaciured in the colony two shillings per lb ” be struck out of the schedule.— Lost. ' Mr McMillan moved to insert the words “ hinders twine fiee.”—Lost. The schedule was then passed.' The House then went into Cofnmitteo when the following Bills were. slightly, amended: —The River Boi)rd;s Adt Amend ment Bill, the Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Bill, and Westland and Grey Education Boatds Biih ' •’ ' li, Committee on the Uo-pit.ds and' Charitable!'lnstitutions Bill |tbe Hon. Mr Stout moved the insertion of a new elan e providing for the election of District, Board#, - ■ . I i / i .. The clause was agreed to. and progress was reported. > ' *• . The Companies Act Amendment B 11, Customs and Excise Duties Bill, Rivei Boards Amendment Bill, Chipping; and Seamuii’s Act Amendment Bill, Westland and Giey Munition Boards Bill were reported, rpati a third time, and passed, and the House rule at' i. 20 a.m. The Hniise met at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. •• > ■ C■- j Leave of absence for .a w®ek was. granted to Mijdr Atkinson and Mr Scohie ; Mackenzie. t Replying to questions, Ministers naid : That steps were being taken to ‘closebetween the horns of 7 and:B p.m. those 1 post and telegraph offices in the colony which'were not required to be open ; that the •Gpvert!i|)ept;j-hacjl- not received any coriitnaiiTciltipri To’* the' eff ct that_ the’ Imperial Authorities intended to aid in construction 4b colonial ports of docks capable of docking Her Majesty’s war

ships; that Sir Julius Vogel intended to make a Supplementary Financial Statement nest day. The House went into Committee on the Resident Magistrates’ Court Proceeding* Validation Bill which passed without amendment. The House went into Committee on the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill. Considerable discussion ensued on clause 20, relating to the election of trustees by local, bodies, and numerous amendment* were., proposed. A new clause was added providing that four trustees shall form a quorum. Hew clauses were 'also added providing that the first meeting of contributors shall be held at such tinib as the Governor may appoint.; and ..at such meeting the contributors shall elect not less than six nor more than nine trustees, and shall transact any other business relating to the institution ; and that if any institution under this AqL afford, relief to any person,.who has, not lived six month* previously within the Hospital district in which such institution is situated, it shal be lawful for, its trustees to recover the extra cost of such relief frbm the Board of the district in which the recipient ha* previously liyed. : ,/ ■■ A great number of resolution* were carried granting secession from the districts. This led to some rather strong remarks being made. ' : ' ' lb was pointed out ;by Mr Ormond that it was much to be regretted that the only Bill which was brought down by the Government dealing with local Government should be destroyed in this miserable way. He contended that the Government should have brought in a clause before any divisions were made to make Receding districts contribute. Mr Fergus moved to report progress-. He said by the vote just given, the Committee showed it did not know its mind. He considered the Bill wa* virtually destroyed by the action taken by the Committee. . Mr Rolleston supported the motion for reporting progress. He thought it was a perfect farce going on the way thsy were doing. He contended that members had reasonable grounds for complaint against the action taken by the| Government on the Bill. The motion for reporting progress was lost and further alterations in the district* were agreed to. The Hon, Mr Stout said he iutandsd to propose to recommit the Bill for the reconsideration of Clauses 5,6, 7 and 8. The House Wen i into Committee on the New Zealand State Forests Bill In Clause 26, providing that railway* be made, Mr Rolleston hoped the Government would not press thisOlauseas it was not required.—The Clause was struck out on the voices. Several other; amendments were proposed but were not agreed to, and the Bill was. reported; with amendments, read a third time and passed. The Resident Magistrate's Court Validation Bill was reported, read a third time and passed, and the House rose at 12.55 a.m.