HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2975, 28 August 1878, Page 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

: WBLLINGrTOm ! » * • \ '■>->■ m vv. -v\v „■ v :;r Tuesday.!. • ' " HOUSE ADJOTJBKMENT. j la the this afternoon Mr Bas;t ; . tings gave notice to move that the^ House, sit next Monday and rise on ;Wednesday, the.4th; at 5.30 p.m.* until the-10th of September.'';-"'^ 1 •■-■ •■<■■•■■ '■•■'■■ ■•■"'"' >\!- [ |'" ' •- PTJBMC WOBKB BTATBMBKT; ' r < Mr Macandrew announced that <he wouldinakethe PablicWorks Stitement this evening: '• . „.-,.- ; LAND. TAX ElLli."- ■ " \^ .","•, '" In' reply to Major Atkinsoni .we c Hon. «£ Ballahce said the^ Gbvernment: proposed to* take, the, second reading of tTxe^Lind Tax Bill on Friday next/when they,would take the debate on the financial proposals geneaally of the Government., \ THE JAPANESE COMMHSIONIBS. ! , ; /The \YLg&; j. Ballance read a telegram from Victoria to t)aej effect that the Japanese Commissioners left there some, time ago; . ' 1 SALABIES OF BTJPBEME COUBT JUDGES; In reply tb Mrßoweb, the Hon. J. Sheehan said the Government did not intend this session to introduce a bill dealing with the salaries of Judges of the Supreme Court. i CIVIL BEBVICE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The; House went on with the report oh the Civil Service Act Amendment Bill. Mr De Latour endeavoured to' get a clause inserted to make* all- Besident Magistrates and Clerks of Besident Magistrate's and District Courts appointed before 1866, and who are now, and have been, continuously in the Government service, inclnded-under the: Civill Service Act, 1866. After a good deal 'of discussion, the clause was rejected by 4A to 22, and the bill passed. The other business was tttiimpOrtant.