GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1541, 5 August 1886, Page 1

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. On Monday, On the motion of Dr Pollen it was decided that a return of the number of cadets appointed to tiro Civil Service during the past three years, other than those skilled in medicine, law and navigation, bo furnished. A Bill to lessen the expenses of litigation in Maori suits or actions was ro id a first time. Tire Settled Land Bill was considered in committee ; several amendments of no great importance were agreed to, and the Bill was reported witlr amendments, Mr Reynolds’ motion to allow access to a Committee of the House to inspect the Journals of tbo jjOouncil relating to the Government Loans to Local Bodies Bill was-agreed to.

The Administration Extens’on Bill wax read a second time. A message from the House stated that the Parnell Cailiedral Site Bid had been passed, also that the Council’s amendments to the First Offenders Probation Bill had been agreed tu. The Otago Harbor Bridge Bill was considered in Committee, and reported with amendments. The Civil Service Reform Bill was further considered in Committee, and r new danse, moved as an amendment by Dr G;ace, that cadets he appointee by competitive examination yearly was added. The Port Chalmers Fire Brigade Site Bill was read a third time and passed. Several other hills were advanced a stage in Committee. The Clhistchmch Municipal Officers B'H, and the Camara Haibor Board Lo n Bill, were further considered in Committee, and agreed to without amendment. At 9.40 the Council adjourned. In (he Legidaiive Council mi Tuesday, Mr Peacock moved — ll That in the opinion of this Council the Prisons Regulation?! he altered so that the treatment of persons confined for safe custody and commuted for trial he m ale as liule oppressive as possible.”—Agreed to. The Loan Bid was receiv'd from the House and read a first time. The Self led Land Bill was read a third time and passed. The Public T: nst Office Bill no.s read a second lime. The Harbor Board Act Amendment ihl was fmv her considered in commitf-, progress reported, and leave granted to sit again. The Council adjourned till next day. HOUSE) OF BSPRESKHTATIYE*. The House met at 2.30 p.m. on Monday. Mr BaHnnco moved that the amendments made in the Native Land Administration Bill by the Legislative Council be accepted.—Agreed 10. On the morion of Mr .Ballanc 1 ?, the amendments made by the LegisTdve Council in the Native Lands Court Bib were agreed to. Sir Julius Vogel moved the second reading of the Dercs and Instrument" Registration Bill, the object of which was to facilitate the registration of deeds and instruments. Under the Bill distrior agents may be appointed for transmitting instruments for registration under tire Deeds Registration. A further provision of the Bill was that all perpetual leases under the Land Act may be registers'*. After a debate lire Bill was read a second time by 49 to 10. The Public Trust Office Amendment Bill, which adds the Minister of Native Affairs and the Surveyor-Genera! to the Board, was read a second and third tiim , and passed. On the motion for the third reading of the Loan Bill, Major Atkinson said some tiring like £609,000 of the loan would practically not he applied to railways at all, but to make good the £BOO,OOO liability. It would simply be misleading the British public to ask for this loan on the ground 'bat it was for railways only. Mr Wakefield said the best thing 'hat could happen for us would be to stop borrowing on interest. The railways already made did not pay, and never would while they wore worked as a public convenience and not as n commercial undertaking. He deplored the passage of the Bill in the shape it had assumed, and concluded by moving that the Bill be read that day six months. The debate was continued by Messrs Joyce, W, F. Bnckland, Hursthouse, Peacock, Mo<s, O’Connor, Hobbs, Montgomery, Bryce, Dr Newman, and Colonel Triable. The result of a division was—Ayes, 55; noes, 7. The uoes were Messrs Hamlin, Hurst, H nrstlrouse, Kerr, Levestam, O’Connor and Wakefield. The Bill was read a third time and passed, am! the House rose at, 12.35. The House met at 2.30 p.m. on Tneiv day, Mr Ballance brought up the report of the Commit'err on the motion for searching the Journals of tire Legislative Council with reference to the rejection by the Council of the Government Loans to Local Bodies B !!. Sir Judus Yoge* said be shoo’d introduce tiro Bid again on Wednesday hy message, and he hoped the House would pass it through. tn reply to questions it was stated that Government could no! pul u sum on the Estimat s for capitation for honorary volunteers ; that the Minister for Public Works Had issued instructions that skilled labor was to be paid at ordinary current wages in other parts of the coony, but as to uu-killed labor, t Hat 6s per day sbmid be paid to all men subsequently taken on by Government : that the advisability of providing funds for the payment of ex penses of witnesses in criminal cases in the Supreme Court would bo considered during the recess, and that cases of rca' hardship would receive special consideration. The Government Insurance Bill was received by message from the Governor. Sir Julius Vogel moved that the Bill at present on the Order Paper be discharged, which was agreed to. The new Bill was read a first time. On v.ho question of going into Com miltoo on the Fisheries C nservation Amendment Bill Mr Hurst, opposed the Bill. After some discussion the debate was adjourned till Thursday on the motion of Major Atkinson. The House went into Committee on th • North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Appropriation BUI, when a long debat took pi ’co on theelauses providing for taking £ L 00,060 of the loan for purchase nt Native laud. Major Atkinson and ethers strongly opposed the proposal. Op thBill heir g Committed, Mr Sutter move. that the clause setting apart £IOO,OOO

i—m iMeaSifeytMU for the purchase of Native Land bo struck ont. This was negatived. Major Atkinson moved that clausa 5, setting apart land so bought for railways and other reserves, be struck out.— Negatived. Another amendment proposed by Mr Beethara having been negatived, fcba Bill was reported. The Deeds and Instruments Registration Bill passed through Committee without amendment. The Boer Duty Act Amendment Bill was further consideied in Committee and passed with amendments. The three Bills were then read a third time anil passed. The House rose at 12.55 a.m.