GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1379, 15 August 1885, Page 1

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. The Couucil met at 2.30 p.m, on Wednesday. Captain Fraser moved for correspondence relating to certain remands to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum, but after an explanation by the Hon, the Colonial Secretary withdrew his motion. The N 'p ; er Harbor Board Bill, Sydenham Public Works Loan Bill, Tiinaru :1 arbor Board Bill, Dunedin Cattle Reserve Bill, and Auckland Reserves Bill were passed. 1 Several new Bills were read a first time. The Distress Bill and the Otago Harbor Board Bill were considered in Committee and reported. The School Committees, Emotion Bill was recommitted and the title changed to the Education Act Amendment Bill. The Life Assurance Policies Bill was read a second time. The debate on the second reading of the Customs and Excise Duties Bill was adjourned. The Stamp Amendment Bill was read a second time and referred to a Select Gommitb-’e, <ts also was the Deceased Persons Estates Duties Bill. The Legislative Council met at 2.30 p.m. ou Thursday. . - , The Reform cf the Council Committee .reported that they had no tion to make as to' any amendment or’ alteration of the constitution of the Council. The Customs and Excise Duties Bill, Fisheries Encouragement Bill, and Shipping and Seamen’s Bill were readja second' time. The Life Assurance Epicms. Bill and Taiikitoto and Kaitangata'Lakes Bill were committed. The f'orimr was read a lit rd time and , passed, and progress, was reported on the latter. The- Council went into Committee Oh the Rating Bill, on"which progress reported, and the Couucil rope at 5 p.m,^ HOUSE OF REPRESEN IATIYEL , The Mouse met at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday. • ~ • Replying to questions,' Ministers sLited:, That the Gnvert’miant I 'were . considering' the case of Samuel, B pad ley. of Papak'nra wlmse house was recently burnt down' by a fire caused by a spittle from a railway engine ; that the Covermm nt were not aware that any remission had been made in the amount payable to the Public Works account by the Waimea Plains Railway Company, but woo'd make further enquiries ; that it bad jjieen found some t i m of ag d”t) i at,'! a car r ia'ge s could b’etiitidotfo more would be orderprLfrom England, Sir#George ..(Heydayid he bad seen a, statein uit made hy the Chairman of the Waimea Railway Company that a remission of payment bad been made to the amount of £BIO a year. He gate

notice to ask the Government the terms nf an agreement between the Waiiuea , Railway Company and the Government with regard to the use of Government rolling stock by the former, and why the amounts paid,recently had been reduced. The Hon. Mr Richardson moved that roads which were gazetted as main’, roads on the 26th and 31st March, 1885, he declared to he main mads in the terms of section 7 of the Roads and Bridges Construction Act 1882.'—Agreed to. The House'went into Committee to consider the Appropriation clauses of the Hospital and Charitable 'lnstitutions Bill, and after sdme further amendments had b'<n made the Bill was reported with anomdnv nt j , read a third time and passed. The House then went into CornUn't'e ll of Supply when Sir Julius Vogel ddvei'-d his Supplementary Financial Statement.. [The S'afemenl was published in our last is-om.] '' Ai the conclusion of his statement, the Hon, Sir Julius Vogel said he wcu'd a-k the Cooimiitoe, to proceed Vvith the Estimates. * f 1 ' - ! A long discussion ensued, many members urging that;the of- the Kstimates should he delayed till Rhe return of the tm-inher for Mount Egmont. Mr Hurst., moved that progres be reported; ■ Mr Rolleaton considered the Treasurer, before proceeding with the Postal and Telegraph Kstimates, as proposed, should give the Committee information regarding the revenue and expenditure of these Dmartments, as the annual report womb was usually presented h id not yet been laid on the Table, Mr Sutter said that instead nf moving to report progress, Mr Hurst shoo'd have moved tliat the Estimates be sent back to tbo Government with instructions to reduce them by £100,060. He hoped to see such a motion made before the discussion closed. He intended when the Property Assessment Bill was before the House to move that the 'property tax cx 'option should be reduced to £2ro. rite Hon. Messrs B'yce and Richardson, an | Mr boss having spoken Sir Jul us Vogel replied. He thought there was no greater proof o p the soundness of the colony Ilian the siuee>sful manner in viiich it. had survived all the attacks made on it by public men who should have taken a different view. He denied that (lie colony Was in such a deposed stain as was represented. There was no doubt a tempo"ary depn ssion.owing to a falling off in the gi-du and wool tiade. He wished to say that when he prepared his former Hsiiun'is wheat was rising, an I if it h d c ni ilined to rise his estimate would have hi-mi correct, As far as he could a.micipate there would be a surplus at the end,of the year. Referring to the remarks of the Member t‘< r Gt ra 1 - dino he regretted (hat the Posts, Report was not down. It had been delayed through extra work in the Department, hut, would he ready in a few days. The motion (tint progress he reported was then pur and lost, and the consideration of the Estimates were then proceeded with. The following,items were agrr d to ; General Post Office, £7764 ; Ohiei offices and suh-offices, £118,992; maintenance, repairs,, and mi-crdlarmous, £39.702 ; telegraph cable subsidies, £6350; conveyance of • mails by sea, £78,908; conveyance of inland-, mads, £27,700; carriage. ; of mails by mil way, £lOllO., Stamp Deparnmnt, £7291 ; laud and deeds registry,’ £ I •<835. customs officers and services, £43,94* ; nl one and harbors, £34,933. After a long oi«cussion on “ miscell menus-service.-.” £BOO9, Mr Guinness moved to stiik< • nthe neui £BOO9 for .tier's, is..Hinemoa. He pnin'od on; that the V -te was increas u by £2090 from that of Inst year. ; i The Hon, Mr burn u b pxpl lined U>a' (be increase was owing to repairs to the ilinemon, without which the ste m r would he useh-'S. The air-eiidinent \v.<s lost by 42 U) 3, and -the item carried. Progress-was remir ed and the House adjourned at 12.45 a m. The House met at 2 30 p. m. on Thu -- nay. i

. Replying; to questions, Ministers staM 71),at the suggestion ili it 11 e 'Exhibit n n should be" kept open for two i or? ■ ’ 'Sundays would be 1 referred ! o ; the Ex-, it five Committee of 1 lie Exhibition to i*-n with ilnii Government proposed to take some steps dea'ing with the Native Hesei ves■ tlou eight .engine, drivers on the Hurti'mi-B iiIT line had been transferred to smaller eognes, but had nob .bud. 'heir pay reduced. :■ ' , ~, i Tiiel' Hutu Sir Julius. Wogel gave,police to introdnoe the Dis’nct Railways Purchasing Bill. Mr H'itrh moved tliat : a return be 'aid before tin’s House- showing the amount of fees deceived by the- officiali assignees 'tind-r the Bankruptcy i Act. ; / ■ i 'MriFfkser m- vdi tli6 seeded readme of tbe -Thaimls Haihor Board .Empowering Bill, winch merely proyidc.d'-fhr tinting to carrV-btit.improvements to the harbor. Adjourned for a foruight. The House went into 0 mmittbe on tie Suith Rakaia Domain Board Empowering BiR, oyhich passed'iwittid jf'amend.uient, Tlrtj-Ho&se went intadomniitbeeiim the Giabmpi? Bill,, ti?e* debase on uhii it was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. ' On resuming at 7;3o'the House went ■into Committeerbn . tin- Honrs of Rolling Bill. ■ On this a stormy -discussion look place.. The liolira at which pulling bool Its shall close was altered from 8 !o 6.3 '. ■ Progress having ■ heehi reporre/t, the House i went into Committee: on the Licensing Act Amendment Bib, in which no Bferaiions were ; made who'llilu-'Jlo >--9 tose at li 4.0 .«• "t> • , ■ / j ‘ RopO-U OJf ,f.OUMS.”.~ Ask. '; )■ W'lj's* “ ! 'ougji or C ,!■'•*. 11 1 , . ’ok 1 dii’f, Co Me, p'ornaneot curs, . C -'uf > ' ;•», bun oca, ffi mid- orb-, Prosser and Co.,‘‘ AgeoG, Ond ft.-hu’ch, , , 3 'The IfuTWy ’si-ilibh "fit Gt'm oidville, 'Hawke's B'ty, 'was broken into 6" Wodnes. dav nign l , mid two bags containing £7 ia c .sh were stolen.